Big Orange Can Kiss My Rosy!
Well, one of the reason's besides the holidays that I haven't blogged on is that I've been having a whoo-ha fest with the savings account people who like to throw the color orange about - (NOPE, I'm not even giving them free advertising while I gripe about them.)
I was locked out of my accounts for many days as I was later told we had 'too many' accounts (see unlimited doesn't really mean unlimited number of accounts - they do have their limits). It took them about five or six days to figure out the problem and only after I'd made about three phone calls.
I was told "You NEED to consolidate." No, I don't NEED to, you NEED me too. There is no beneficiary contigent to their accounts. It was a pissing contest of sorts because I was named as joint owner on all The Hubster's accounts and both of the kids at home numerous accounts, as well as my own. Good thing I waited to open the ones I was going to for the nine grandkids and one great-grand-kid heh?
I was also VERY RUDELY told that I "should talk it over with my husband". Now, I don't know about you girls, but at my house I make 99% of all the financial decisions and to be told in the year of our Lord 2006 that I need to discuss it with the man of the house just ripped it for me.
I had been hanging mostly with the orange people because of having all my accounts set up there - savings and CDs and even their IRAs, but let me tell you I couldn't move OUR money fast enough after that little statement. OMGosh that did it -- hello orange people -- there are plenty of others out there who pay better interest and happen to live in THIS CENTURY -- not the dark ages.
So, goodbye orange. Take your men CSR's and give them a little sensitivity training, would ya? No, we are not high-rollers and you probably won't miss our money too much, but I'll be happier with it somewhere that knows that a majority of all household financial decisions are made by the lady of the house THESE DAYS.
So, yes, I've been gone celebrating the holidays AND though time consuming also liberating my family's dollars from the female-bashers and putting it somewhere else where they appreciate those of the fairer sex.
Kiss Off Big Orange! Why Yes,YES you CAN kiss my rosy!
That sounds fair doesn't it?
Big Orange Can Kiss My Rosy!
December 30th, 2006 at 05:19 pm
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December 31st, 2006 at 01:32 am 1167528737
I mean its the main reason why I don't do joint anything.
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December 31st, 2006 at 02:21 am 1167531689
It wasn't just the rude remarks it was that on top of being locked out of my accounts w/no one knowing why, and no one bothering to call me back with an explanation when they did discover why although I'd already called twice and emailed several times. It was also about -- that according to them it was MY fault that they say they have an unlimited number of accounts available, when in fact they really do have a limited number AND they didn't offer any other option than that I MUST consolidate. There were no options only what I must do. So, consolidate I did, but just somewhere else where they pay higher interest and offer beneficiary or POD (payable on death) labelling on your accounts so you don't have to be a joint holder.
Ohhhhhhhhh...and I didn't say in the above entry, but one account where I keep my house taxes and house insurance had about 1400.00 in the week before and I had drawn in down to only .92 cents to pay them when the jerk tells me....'Good grief lady, you got one account here with 92 cents in it.' "Uh yeah, but it had 200.00 at the beginning of January last year and had money added it to it monthly and just sitting all year long growing to the 1400.00 until I pulled it out to use it for what I was saving it for." The premise for them is supposedly all about 'what they can do to help you save'. uhhhhhh...I save for specific things then I spend it where I've allocated it. Sheesh, people, that means I'm going to be drawing it out from time to time.
And sometimes it isn't even the things that they say, but the way that they say them. Call me silly but voice tone matters to me. And 'good grief lady' is not one of the tonier things I'm wanting to hear from someone who holds over $15,000.00 of my family's savings.
December 31st, 2006 at 03:38 am 1167536290
I would have to say that in this day and age the CSRs remarks were way out of bounds and I would lodge a complaint with the company!
Best of luck with your new saving account company!
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