Comments on: Wrongfully Tolled http://wp.sedulousmind.net/2005/10/07/wrongfully-tolled/ Hey me! Talk to me! Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:48:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: James http://wp.sedulousmind.net/2005/10/07/wrongfully-tolled/comment-page-1/#comment-702 James Sat, 08 Oct 2005 03:32:08 +0000 http://wp.sedulousmind.net/?p=766#comment-702 Yes, it would seem that way. That's why they and other banks such as HSBC and HSB have less and less branches and are now packed with customers almost constantly. Just a couple of days ago, a bank in this area was still completely packed with customers at around 5:30pm! That would presumably mean that there was a long line up outside the bank before closing time at 5:00pm Yes, it would seem that way. That’s why they and other banks such as HSBC and HSB have less and less branches and are now packed with customers almost constantly. Just a couple of days ago, a bank in this area was still completely packed with customers at around 5:30pm! That would presumably mean that there was a long line up outside the bank before closing time at 5:00pm

]]> By: tin_the_fatty http://wp.sedulousmind.net/2005/10/07/wrongfully-tolled/comment-page-1/#comment-701 tin_the_fatty Fri, 07 Oct 2005 23:51:18 +0000 http://wp.sedulousmind.net/?p=766#comment-701 When I was a college student in the U.K. many moons ago, punters pay for each cheque book requested and for each cheque transaction. (Students get these services free thou.) I suspect that most cheque transactions are of the amounts a small fraction of the HK$5,000 BOC wanted on account. They didn't want to recoup their cost---they wanted to solve their capacity problem by driving people away. When I was a college student in the U.K. many moons ago, punters pay for each cheque book requested and for each cheque transaction. (Students get these services free thou.)

I suspect that most cheque transactions are of the amounts a small fraction of the HK$5,000 BOC wanted on account. They didn’t want to recoup their cost—they wanted to solve their capacity problem by driving people away.

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