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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;vwap, post: 280663, member: 10114&quot;]I was buying the $200 in halves that they had -- barely worth the trouble, it was just that I was going to be in the area. However, many banks that I&#039;ve contacted have their halves, even small amounts, in their vault, as none of the tellers really enjoy counting them every day, which is why I always ask. I&#039;m still not sure how my question could be construed as asking when their vault is open, and what the schedule is. It feels like most banks I&#039;ve been to, the merchant teller or vault teller can get into the vault at any time. There&#039;s only been one that&#039;s been on a time-lock, and they told me this outright <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>The main banks I bank at, the tellers know me, and all it peachy. However, oftentimes I&#039;m visiting banks for their (usually) customer-returned halves, and as I&#039;ve cleared halves out of all the banks in my area, I&#039;ll call up banks in places I don&#039;t usually go, but where I&#039;ll be later that day (or the next). Many times, I don&#039;t have an account there (more on this in a moment). Because of the number of banks I try to visit (and where they&#039;re located), there&#039;s no realistic way for me to get to know the bank(ers). </p><p><br /></p><p>Until now, this has never been a problem. I&#039;ve been to banks in both seedy and upscale areas, none of the tellers/bank managers/etc. I&#039;ve ever dealt with have had any problem with the question &quot;Can I come by now...?&quot; Many volunteer info like: &quot;we&#039;re on our lunches, can you come by around 2 or 3, and we&#039;ll be able to get them from the vault for you.&quot; Perhaps I&#039;ve gotten lucky and been spoiled.</p><p><br /></p><p>Probably 75% of the banks thank me (and a good percentage of those are ecstatic) for taking their halves, even when I&#039;m not a member (and most don&#039;t ask). This lady was pretty angry (after she&#039;d already sold me the halves and I was leaving) that I wasn&#039;t a member. I&#039;ll chalk this up as one bank I&#039;ll never become a member of.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been thinking on this for a night, and honestly can&#039;t think of much I&#039;d change. My girlfriend suggested: &quot;Can I come by now or do need some time to get it ready?,&quot; but that&#039;s really about it. My phone calls are rather short, and in my mind, not really confrontational... Once again, I can see how different experiences could lend to the lady&#039;s response, and while yes, she did what she thought was necessary, in my mind, she vastly overreacted..[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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