Meh, the bank I use in town doesn't accept physical cash by hand any more. They have a machine where you can deposit coins and notes.

Not a big deal as cash isn't a big deal here, and I would expect in Norway, as it is right next door.

Paying with direct bank transfers is completely free, and easy. Your buddy loaned you 300kr for drinks at the bar, or 5000kr for rent? Just transfer it to his account when you have the money. Takes less time then going to deposit it, no need for cash.

Ah, I see, he was looking to deposit dollars, and the machine couldn't do that. Well, there are Bureau de changes all over in Europe.

bdub77: "OK then I'd like a check to me for all the money I have in my bank account. Bye bye."

Of course, sir. With the $75.00 counter check fee plus the $600.00 account closing fee and a $4,000 convenience fee, here is your check for -$10.00.

When you add the $35.00 overdraft fee and $50.00 bad check fee, your total amount comes to -$85.00.

Teknowaffle: Your buddy loaned you 300kr for drinks at the bar

I loan my buddies 200czk for an entire night of beers... or as you would call it in Sweden, a single beer

See, instead I prefer to pay cash and then every month just directly send visa and mastercard a check for 3% of every transaction

That's just a weird attitude--that it's perfectly okay that your customer can't do his transaction with the bank right now. His problem. Too bad.

Twilight zone weird.

My metavariant demands credsticks!

The Italian Farker: My credit union only has loan officers and customer service people in the open. If you make a deposit inside it's just like the drive-thru. You send the money or whatever in a tube to a teller that is hidden somewhere, same thing for a withdrawal.

That would drive me nuts. I'm one of those people that watches the teller like a hawk when they're counting my money.

They is taking away ours freedom ... time to launch operate Norway FREE America

TravisBickle62: They is taking away ours freedom ... time to launch operate Norway FREE America

Terrorist use cash.

Cajnik: See, instead I prefer to pay cash and then every month just directly send visa and mastercard a check for 3% of every transaction

Pay cash if the store offers a cash discount.
If there is no cash discount, break out the Visa card and at least get some points or something out of the transaction.

/noticed a lot of gas stations are doing the cash discount thing again

HempHead: TravisBickle62: They is taking away ours freedom ... time to launch operate Norway FREE America

Terrorist use cash.

I thought they used the Discover Card.

Teknowaffle: Meh, the bank I use in town doesn't accept physical cash by hand any more. They have a machine where you can deposit coins and notes.

Not a big deal as cash isn't a big deal here, and I would expect in Norway, as it is right next door.

Paying with direct bank transfers is completely free, and easy. Your buddy loaned you 300kr for drinks at the bar, or 5000kr for rent? Just transfer it to his account when you have the money. Takes less time then going to deposit it, no need for cash.

Wouldn't it be more lucrative to withdraw 23000kr out of his account?

"Nordea's Sevang said he understood it wasn't optimal for the customer to have to ask a friend to deposit the dollars in another bank before having the money transferred to his own account."

Did he mention the names of the banks that aren't run by incompetent morons?

LOL, how do you take your money out and put it in a tangible form?

What if we have another 1930 style banking crash? What if no one will honor your cashier's check?

Corporate Self: LOL, how do you take your money out and put it in a tangible form?

What if we have another 1930 style banking crash? What if no one will honor your cashier's check?

Then we're screwed.

How many people pay their rent/mortgage in greenbacks? utilities/premiums? auto payment/repairs? furniture/appliances? We've already moved away from cash for so many things. At least the non-impoverished among us.

Whatthefark: HempHead: TravisBickle62: They is taking away ours freedom ... time to launch operate Norway FREE America

Terrorist use cash.

I thought they used the Discover Card.

No, why they were never caught is a mystery.

european banks are a bunch of coonts.

i use societe generale in france. most non-ATM transactions can only be done using the branch listed on your checking account, including withdrawing cash. however many branches don't have cash on hand. so if you have a problem with your bank card you are generally farked beyond belief. thank goodness for western union.

Only terrorists use cash. All transactions must be logged for your safety.

/I'm living in Animal Farm circa 1984

Raptor_1.4G: Only terrorists use cash.

And whores. Won't somebody please think of the whores?!

Raptor_1.4G: Only terrorists use cash. All transactions must be logged for your safety.

/I'm living in Animal Farm circa 1984

Neigh, everything is fine!

I want heads to roll


/is that wrong?

Cheesus: The Italian Farker: My credit union only has loan officers and customer service people in the open. If you make a deposit inside it's just like the drive-thru. You send the money or whatever in a tube to a teller that is hidden somewhere, same thing for a withdrawal.

That would drive me nuts. I'm one of those people that watches the teller like a hawk when they're counting my money.

what do you plan on seeing?

/ was a teller for a while, back in the day. if you are that concerned about the teller, just count the money once they've given it to you.

TravisBickle62: They is taking away ours freedom ... time to launch operate Norway FREE America

Norway does have oil wells... hmmmm...

Soon, Federal Reserve Bank will be a server sitting in a rack at a data center, running Ubuntu, with Open Office spreadsheet that shows how much money is in each account, and who owes what.

But, they will still have millions in administrative costs.

Pick: But, they will still have millions billions in administrative costs.