I couldn't find the original message, but someone mentioned that, for a small fee, you could order an unc. bundle. I was interested in getting the new 5's as soon as they are available as well.
Well, I asked at the Royal Bank (Main Branch here), and they said they couldn't do it. Does anybody know anything about this?
I was talking to a retired banker friend of mine today, and he said he didn't know for sure (retired 10 years) but that it should not be all that difficult.
No, it should not be that difficult. I've gone to the Royal Bank here a couple of times, and they've had the bundles in stock, so they didn't even charge me a fee. I dropped my 500 bucks, took the bundle, and off I went. Just call first to see if they have them in stock.
It's possible. You're just getting crummy service from the bank. (Not surprising, they don't want to do anything they don't get $20 bucks for). I used to order silver dollars all the time for a business I worked for from CIBC downtown. We gave 'em as change at a company party for kids. Always a big hit. Ordering crisp new bills is no different. Just call banks until you find one who offers real service, then drop this post on the desk of those who don't.
Thanks for the info guys. I will give it a try next time. I think that they are saving new bundles for themselves at the tellers. The tellers' machines can only spit out 50 bills at once, and old bills tend to get stuck from what I've seen.
Has anybody got any definite info on the release date for the new 5's?
End of March (I think).
Goto This site Quite a bit of info. They're due Late March, i can't wait.
Ah, Mmmbeer; always the font of information.
About a week ago I went to the nearby Bank of Montreal to get a bundle of fives, not the new fives, not uncirculated, just a bundle of old fives. I had called around in advance and was told this branch has bundles in stock, so I went. Once there the teller had no idea of what she was doing, even after I told her that I had called ahead and so a bundle should be waiting for me. No way! She went and asked the other tellers if they had any fives they could spare. She was acting like the entire bank was bankrupt of fives! I was so pissed off! After all that she could only summon half a bundle and she wanted me to leave my name and account number and come back tommorow for the other half. Really now! She knew me from before so she did not need my personal info. I went back to this bank the next day for another unrelated transaction, and of course she wasn't there! Quelle surprise! Maybe next time I'll drive over to Ottawa to get my business done, the rest of Canada does not know how Quebec operates over here. Crazy, crazy, crazy place.
Anyways I went elsewhere (Royal Bank) to get the rest, No problem. Next time I will ask for the commercial teller and not leave with anything less than I asked for.
yaa, i find Royal Bank is good. I went there to get my bundle, no problem at all. All other banks i tried were no help…
Welcome to the world of personal banking. Tellers have been providing little/no service for so long, that I think they actually go out of their way to p___s customers off. No wonder they are being replaced by vacuum cleaners… Seriously, though, if I don't get service from a bank they never see me again. On those few happy occasions where I get good service, I tell them I appreciate it and I tell all my friends.
I had no choice but to deal with Caisse Populaire(sp)for the six months I lived in Quebec. I thought it was their version of the Credit Union. They could have been Nazis!
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