Sick of being done in the arse by outrageous bank fees? Want some of that money back?

[Woodman]

Had my motgage and insurance slush account set up perfectly to the dollar or so i thought, but had forgotten about the bank fee which put me into OD by $5ish so they charged me $10 for an unarranged overdraft fee Rang up and they said that i could get text alerts when this was going to happen for a another fee of $5 per month. Bloody rude when their own fees put you in OD especially when it is only one of a few accounts, and the others are quite healthy.




Sent using my left hand.

[Akzle]

ahh. society. aren't you glad you signed up for it?

sent from my tinfoil lined bunker wearing my armadilla hat...

[mashman]

It's standard business practice and the fees in other country's pale the fees here into significance. You should really be greatful for that and stop complaining. We have it so much easier here.

Sent from miniature keyboard using the tiny feet of the girls that usually toe my arsehole and walk up and down my spine whilst they're on a break.

[steve_t]

Rang bank last week to complain about a unauthorised payment - the payment had put that account into OD. The bank then charged me $15 for it going into OD. When I called them and made a fuss to talk to a manager they then charged me another $15 for the phone call...

Already signed up...

Da fuq?! I'm with ASB. There's no way a phone call cost $15. What if you didn't bank with them? "No, sorry, you can't speak to anyone until you pay us $15"??. Post a screen shot of your statement and prove my skeptical arse wrong

[Usarka]

ASB charged me one of these overdraft fees once.

I didn't pay it, and my account is now set up so that it can't go into overdraft. They resisted making that change - I'm cynically assuming because it's such a cash cow for them.

Da fuq?! I'm with ASB. There's no way a phone call cost $15. What if you didn't bank with them? "No, sorry, you can't speak to anyone until you pay us $15"??. Post a screen shot of your statement and prove my skeptical arse wrong

I would have charged him $50.

[Disco Dan]

Da fuq?! I'm with ASB. There's no way a phone call cost $15. What if you didn't bank with them? "No, sorry, you can't speak to anyone until you pay us $15"??. Post a screen shot of your statement and prove my skeptical arse wrong

Was not ASB...

[Akzle]

fun story about a bank who shall remain nameless: (from dem days when i was a corporate slave to the banking masters)

had an AP set up on an account, account balance was say 10$, (other account was fucking flush), AP was for 20$...
they didn't let the AP through "becuase the account would have gone into overdraft",
BUT they took the failed AP fee (15$) out of the account, putting it in overdraft, then charged an unarranged overdraft fee (50$ or something).

good fucking deal.
i emailed them with lots of abuse and they reversed it. but fuck them. assholes.

[Zedder]

It's standard business practice and the fees in other country's pale the fees here into significance. You should really be greatful for that and stop complaining. We have it so much easier here.

Sent from miniature keyboard using the tiny feet of the girls that usually toe my arsehole and walk up and down my spine whilst they're on a break.

Now what's the story here Masho? You're defending the evil business sector and also the bankers who are contravening a principle of contract law and ripping people off? I can't believe what I'm seeing.


I'm not even going to add a "sent from etc" thingy 'cos I'm disgusted.

[mashman]

Now what's the story here Masho? You're defending the evil business sector and also the bankers who are contravening a principle of contract law and ripping people off? I can't believe what I'm seeing.

I'm not even going to add a "sent from etc" thingy 'cos I'm disgusted.

sorry, was that the wrong place to trot out the KB strap line?

Sent from my iLOLd

[Zedder]

sorry, was that the wrong place to trot out the KB strap line?

Sent from my iLOLd

Time and place Masho, time and place...

Incidently, are those girls you use naked?


Sent from a bemused mind using a careless click of a mouse.

[mashman]

Time and place Masho, time and place...

Incidently, are those girls you use naked?


Sent from a bemused mind using a careless click of a mouse.

I know... always seem to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Of course they were. Why was the spelling all fucked up?

Sent from my faulty time machine

[Zedder]

I know... always seem to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Of course they were. Why was the spelling all fucked up?

Sent from my faulty time machine

Well you did seem kinda distracted so I put it down to the girls.


Sent from a device connected to "the system" maannn.

[superjackal]

It's standard business practice and the fees in other country's pale the fees here into significance.

You're dead wrong there. Banking is a lot cheaper and comes with better interest rates in most other developed countries. I like to think of NZ as having pretty awesome banking rates for a "big Fiji". I was horrified when I moved back to NZ from the UK. There's charges for Africa here - it's out of hand - hence the lawsuit.

[Asher]

It's standard business practice and the fees in other country's pale the fees here into significance. You should really be greatful for that and stop complaining. We have it so much easier here.

Sent from miniature keyboard using the tiny feet of the girls that usually toe my arsehole and walk up and down my spine whilst they're on a break.

so you're basically saying its ok that they are fucking us up the ass but only sticking half their shaft up there when they are going balls deep with someone else...

[mashman]

You're dead wrong there. Banking is a lot cheaper and comes with better interest rates in most other developed countries. I like to think of NZ as having pretty awesome banking rates for a "big Fiji". I was horrified when I moved back to NZ from the UK. There's charges for Africa here - it's out of hand - hence the lawsuit.

I seem to remember paying 20 pounds for overdue notices/overdraft notices/the manager scratching his arse etc... and my comment was ever so slightly laced with sarcasm, but hey, it seemed like an appropriate comment to make.

Sent from my desk in the office where my employer wishes I lived.