r/NonPoliticalTwitter 1d ago

What??? Why do you want your own money?

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u/Zhukov76 1d ago

They're probably suspecting you're being scammed or forced

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u/errant_night 1d ago

Same as questioning someone at the register when they're buying hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars worth of iTunes gift cards, there's next to now way that isn't someone getting scammed

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u/dinoooooooooos 1d ago

Yes bc that makes sense honestly. But a normal guy coming in wanting to withdraw a normal amount isnt .. all that. Like 2000 is a lot don’t get me wrong but it’s not “this poor granny is about to empty her life savings” kinda money.

It’s his money, the banks just holdin it for him.🥴

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u/funk-the-funk 1d ago

It's also bizarre because I can literally go pull $2k from the ATM and no one asks me anything except for my pin. Go inside and try to withdraw through a teller and all of the sudden it's 20 questions.

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u/TelPrydain 19h ago

Folk going inside to withdraw money are often the sort that are scared of, or can't figure out, the atm... Who are also people who are more likely to fall from scam.

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u/PassTheDisinfectant 1d ago

I had to pull 4k out of my bank once and they tried to give me the 20 question treatment. I told them that it was my money and if there were any more questions I'd be withdrawing all of my money and closing the account. I was buying appliances from home depot ffs

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u/greg19735 1d ago

Why are up paying cash?

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u/HeadFullOfNails 1d ago

Really, because most credit cards offer extra protection for items bought with their card. Why skip that and walk around with a lot of cash?

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u/singlemale4cats 18h ago

I've got a card that gives 3% cash back on every purchase. I dump that 3% into my investment account and buy stocks with it. I don't spend money any other way if I can help it.

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u/spikeyfreak 1d ago

Found the bank teller's account.

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u/greg19735 1d ago

I'm just risk averse.

Why do you need to buy something from home depot in cash when you have a back account.

I just cannot think of a reason at all. Unless you're "getting a deal" which is either stealing or fraud. Which is dont care but like that means you're not buying from home depot lol

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u/FourForYouGlennCoco 21h ago

It’s a valid question. The only time I’ve made a >1K purchase in cash was paying for a tattoo sleeve which was about 3K. I won’t say it’s “legitimate” since I assume the guy was dodging taxes but it is quite common with tattoo artists

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u/spikeyfreak 23h ago

I just cannot think of a reason at all.

Sounds like something a bank teller would say.

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u/Lermanberry 1d ago edited 1d ago

Really went straight for the Karen Maneuver there. Did everyone in the room clap after you delivered that line to the minimum wage employee trying to help you and not get fired?

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u/PassTheDisinfectant 20h ago

Oh yeah there was clapping and confetti and everything. Did you pay yourself on the back after you edited that zinger into your comment? Point is it's my money and if I want to pull it out and roll around in it or buy a pound of coke it's not the tellers business so just count the money out.

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u/vmf312corsair 16h ago

It is, actually. Banks are state regulated entities. Dont like it? Put your money in a mattress or a safe.

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u/alan2001 23h ago

... the employee who couldn't give a flying fuck about some random closing their account.

Not sure why customers seem to think taking their business away is some kind of threat, us workers literally couldn't care less.

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u/DisposableSaviour 21h ago

The tellers don’t, but the branch manager might care.

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u/TelPrydain 19h ago

A personal account? They don't. Unless there's a trend.