Because nothing can ever be easy...
So I get the call that, finally (about 2 hours after they told me I'd have it), my car is ready. So I go in, get the details (somehow, it ended up being a bit cheaper than they told me...hey, that's an extra $105 dollars I don't have to make up in prostitution), and write the check.
Declined. FTW.
So I call up the place, and they say that even though I have no negative credit history, that I have no history of writing checks of that size, so it's a liability. We go in circles, saying that they'll approve it manually...but everytime they try to run the check, it gets declined again. And I'm like, ok, you can see my bank account in front of you. You can see I have the money. And, on top of that, if I need history to write checks of that size, how am I ever going to get that history if I can't write one to begin with? Does this remind anyone of the fiasco I went through to get my goddamn credit card? (Which, I couldn't use in the first place, because my limit isn't high enough to cover my bill.)
The result being, in the end, I had to walk over to the bank in the rain (ok, well, it's not that pitiful because the bank is just across the parking lot, but still) and find out what the hell was wrong with my account. They say they see no reason why it should be declined, and go ahead and just give me the cash out of my account.
Finally, I have my car, but at this point it's so late I can't get to work on time, so I have to call out and miss that much more work / money.
I have never had a good experience with America's financial institutions. I think I now understand why my grandma keeps so much of her money in cash.
Depending on how much money I've regained, I'm contemplating a trip to Nashville the end of November. Because some people are worth driving 10 hours for to see just one week earlier. :-)
Declined. FTW.
So I call up the place, and they say that even though I have no negative credit history, that I have no history of writing checks of that size, so it's a liability. We go in circles, saying that they'll approve it manually...but everytime they try to run the check, it gets declined again. And I'm like, ok, you can see my bank account in front of you. You can see I have the money. And, on top of that, if I need history to write checks of that size, how am I ever going to get that history if I can't write one to begin with? Does this remind anyone of the fiasco I went through to get my goddamn credit card? (Which, I couldn't use in the first place, because my limit isn't high enough to cover my bill.)
The result being, in the end, I had to walk over to the bank in the rain (ok, well, it's not that pitiful because the bank is just across the parking lot, but still) and find out what the hell was wrong with my account. They say they see no reason why it should be declined, and go ahead and just give me the cash out of my account.
Finally, I have my car, but at this point it's so late I can't get to work on time, so I have to call out and miss that much more work / money.
I have never had a good experience with America's financial institutions. I think I now understand why my grandma keeps so much of her money in cash.
Depending on how much money I've regained, I'm contemplating a trip to Nashville the end of November. Because some people are worth driving 10 hours for to see just one week earlier. :-)
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