Here's the sound of me screaming in frustration:
[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
That is the result of my noon visit to my local branch of my very lame bank, Washington Mutual.
Once upon a time, a very long time ago, major banks offered a wide range services and had trained employees. Unfortunately this state of affairs is now a fantasy...
The sad reality is that the folks at my local branch of a major, national bank had no clue, including the manager, on where one could go to have a bank or cashier's check cut in Euros.
Yes, Euros, the currency that has surpassed the US Dollar in strength and investment cache.
Back in the day when the great dinosaurs still roamed the earth... oh about 10 or 12 years ago, my local major California bank (Security Pacific) could make checks in British Pounds. Wahoo. Guess who Washington Suck Mutual bought out?. When Security Pacific couldn't do a banking event for you, the nice teller would recommend a local bank that could.
Not the case any more under the not so benevolent rule of WaMu. When I minorly lost my temper with usually nice, but unhelpful teller, I stated, "You know, there are more nations and currencies in the world than just America. And as a major bank, if you can't provide the service, then you should have a reference for someone who can."
Hey Washington Mutual, Please stop taking over good banks and making them medicore.
Funny thing... On the Downtown Disney property in Anaheim, they have a currency exchange place that can also cut one a check in Euros. The Maus is progressive or just savy enough to realize that local people, just not international guests, would like to occasionally bank in other currencies. Funny that.
