One of the banks in town has a change machine now. I know that they are probably everywhere else now, but where I live it takes a while for new things to get here. Brand new movies show up about two weeks after they debut.
Anyways, I'm waiting in line with a TON of other people and a guy walks up to the change machine with a bucket of change. So, bored with looking at the back of the head of the person in front of me, I watch the machine.
There's two buttons on the front. The screen reads "Please push 'A' for english or 'B' for french". The guy pushes 'A'.
The screen reads "If you have an account with [this bank], you will not be charged for using this machine. If you do not have an account with [this bank], you will be charged a 10% fee for using this machine. Push 'A' to accept these terms or 'B' to cancel this transaction."
The guy pushes 'B'.
So, the machine goes back to the first screen.
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So the guy starts again, push 'A' for english, push 'B' to cancel.
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And he does this for TEN BLOODY MINUTES!!!
Then he FINALLY gets frustrated and goes to the front counter for help in using the machine. The teller walks up to the machine, pushes 'A' for english, then asks the guy if he has an account with the bank. "Of course I do! What kind of a stupid question is that?" is his answer. She pushes 'A' and the machine starts whirring as she starts pouring the change into the bin.
Yes, I (or another in the line) could have helped, but it was more entertaining watching him try to figure it out (besides, I knew the guy, he's a bit of a jerk whenever I have to deal with him...).
It took him TEN MINUTES to figure out how to use a machine with TWO BUTTONS! And he needed help!
Stay in school, kids!
Anyways, I'm waiting in line with a TON of other people and a guy walks up to the change machine with a bucket of change. So, bored with looking at the back of the head of the person in front of me, I watch the machine.
There's two buttons on the front. The screen reads "Please push 'A' for english or 'B' for french". The guy pushes 'A'.
The screen reads "If you have an account with [this bank], you will not be charged for using this machine. If you do not have an account with [this bank], you will be charged a 10% fee for using this machine. Push 'A' to accept these terms or 'B' to cancel this transaction."
The guy pushes 'B'.
So, the machine goes back to the first screen.
...
...
...
...
So the guy starts again, push 'A' for english, push 'B' to cancel.
...
...
...
And he does this for TEN BLOODY MINUTES!!!
Then he FINALLY gets frustrated and goes to the front counter for help in using the machine. The teller walks up to the machine, pushes 'A' for english, then asks the guy if he has an account with the bank. "Of course I do! What kind of a stupid question is that?" is his answer. She pushes 'A' and the machine starts whirring as she starts pouring the change into the bin.
Yes, I (or another in the line) could have helped, but it was more entertaining watching him try to figure it out (besides, I knew the guy, he's a bit of a jerk whenever I have to deal with him...).
It took him TEN MINUTES to figure out how to use a machine with TWO BUTTONS! And he needed help!
Stay in school, kids!
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