tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post588528279643535846..comments2024-03-28T15:33:27.300-07:00Comments on Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row: NEW BETHESDA SANDY SPRING BANK BRANCH EMPHASIZES IT'S LITERALLY A NEW TYPE OF BANKRobert Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-4084967562582300872014-12-12T19:00:13.391-08:002014-12-12T19:00:13.391-08:00OK, I went there earlier this week.
Essentially t...OK, I went there earlier this week.<br /><br />Essentially they replaced the row of tellers, behind a cage or plexiglass with two staff operating ATMs that were in nicely designed lecturns, for customers who were too lazy/un-electronic-savvy to do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-79716670353737297852014-12-11T06:58:12.872-08:002014-12-11T06:58:12.872-08:00I am not an old person (30's), but I still go ...I am not an old person (30's), but I still go into the bank and have waited at capital one bank in line before. I have not had to wait recently, but it just depends on the time of day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-83133256488492071892014-12-11T05:46:37.299-08:002014-12-11T05:46:37.299-08:00Isn't the whole idea of actually going to a ba...Isn't the whole idea of actually going to a bank branch, so that you can get FULL service? What's this "innovative self-service technology"?<br /><br />Why will old people who don't use ATMs, want to deal with this touchscreen mumbo-jumbo?<br /><br />Why does Dyer hate old people?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-5652605406986785392014-12-11T05:32:26.743-08:002014-12-11T05:32:26.743-08:00Seriously puzzled by the business model here. Jus...Seriously puzzled by the business model here. Just wondering what they can offer in this environment of really expensive overhead that people cannot get better from an online bank?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-60985819318461483172014-12-10T21:34:33.287-08:002014-12-10T21:34:33.287-08:00And how would they guarantee that? 20 people show ...And how would they guarantee that? 20 people show up at one time and what do they do? Or do they mean because they have those touchscreen devices it counts as not waiting for a teller? Some clarification would be nice if that is the one thing they are claiming that makes them special. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-9512168279802396032014-12-10T20:51:46.807-08:002014-12-10T20:51:46.807-08:00Where in Bethesda has anyone had to wait in line t...Where in Bethesda has anyone had to wait in line to get to a teller? In the past 10-20 years?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-51432777665822223132014-12-10T17:28:20.553-08:002014-12-10T17:28:20.553-08:00That would be nice but how does that make it a &qu...That would be nice but how does that make it a "new type of bank"? Just a more efficient one perhaps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-79129447189585015092014-12-10T15:13:59.463-08:002014-12-10T15:13:59.463-08:00Who uses tellers, anyway, besides old people?
The...Who uses tellers, anyway, besides old people?<br /><br />The only time I've used them in the past several years is when the ATM check scanner won't scan my check.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-73934781490505677272014-12-10T15:00:34.311-08:002014-12-10T15:00:34.311-08:00They claimed there wouldn't be a line to get t...They claimed there wouldn't be a line to get to a teller.Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-68453132239429049172014-12-10T13:18:02.354-08:002014-12-10T13:18:02.354-08:00Pretty office. Stopped by today and had a cookie,...Pretty office. Stopped by today and had a cookie, coffee, and met some nice folks. But what's so different about them again?Flynnnoreply@blogger.com