I know what you mean. My boss got drawn into some petty office politics where I work and he asked me to stop stamping at work. No problemo- there's plenty of ways to stamp bills, and I still spend my marked bills at work, since he can't stop that. But at one point the bank was making noise about it, and I went directly to them and took 'em up on it. My own bank needed a little educating too. My point is, and I don't know why it's this way, banks often think we are there to serve them, instead of the other way around. I think it's time we demand the service we are paying for. Just check out the profits banks rake in. Don't get me wrong, profit is good- only banks better provide the service they charge for, or we need to start taking them to task for it. It's a shame, but I've found if you allow someone to walk over you, they will.