following Kintore's recent saga with the Clydesdale Bank lately has been interesting, though not funny for them I imagine.
when the CB closed in Kemnay it was met the same disdain as other rural places, some, like New Deer, have solved their problems by taking the initiative buying the building and reselling to another bank, now Kintore are holding them to ransom over the ATM.
We are "lucky" here in Kemnay that we have had someone buy and keep running our Post Office, so we can keep up with some of the traditional banking practices.. but it (the preverbial) is about to hit the fan. One ATM has gone, another doesn't work very reliably the other is "up for sale". Once there's only one left, will there be a charge for using it seeing as it's a retailer service rather than a bank convenience?
Internet banking is fab, it's a convenience offered by our chosen bank - but when you go to get a very small change float for a charity night/car boot sale, or try to take a small child in with their piggy bank takings to be changed to notes do you think for one minute you (or they) want a thorough investigation as to where your personal account details are so the charge can be passed appropriately?
GET A GRIP! - past and present opinions still account for your future surely, internet or no internet?
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ATMs
I have to agree with Clair, we very lucky to have such a good post office in Kemnay. We must make sure we use it as often as possible to ensure that it stays that way.
We are also able to get money out of the CO-OP stores. I am not adversed to going into one of them and buying something that we always need, like milk and then whipping out the bank card to get my cash back. This means at least there is the possibility of getting money out in the village up until 10pm. Although it doesn't help when you are short of a fiver for the 05:55 bus into town and both cash machines aren't working (again!)
Cheers, Gedge