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A Joke About A Bank That Stole The Sale

Posted October 24, 2014

A young man walks into a bank wearing a hoodie and tries to cash in a bunch of change.

The Teller asks him if he has an account.

He replies “No”

The Teller informs him that there’s a fee if you don’t have an account and asks a simple question “Would you like to open an account”

The young man says “Sure” and immediately transfers $5,000 from his account at a competing bank. The conversation then transitions to business banking because the young man in the hoodie is also a young entrepreneur. Go figure.

He tells his dad about this (his dad is a good looking bald sales trainer by the way) and as fate would have it, his dad is unhappy with his bank and sets an appointment to move his business account and one of his personal accounts.

So, Where’s The Joke You Mentioned In The Title Of This Post?

The joke is on the bank’s competitors who . . .

Didn’t remain dedicated to their sales process (if they even have one)

Perhaps the joke is also on the people who lacked the balls to ask for the order?

The joke is also on the people in that bank who prematurely disqualified my son as a potential customer or even having parents who could be.

Oh, and the joke is also on YOU if you’re a tad guilty of doing these things too!

The joke is on ME if I don’t do what that bank so brilliantly did.

So let me ask you;

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