The House Of Puroy Enterprises

I never thought I could have some complain… after all I was satisfied with the service so far. Save for the long waiting time (even in a very short line), their customer relations is commendable. Until one time I deposited a check intended for another branch’s account.

It used to be that I deposit cash when I have to pay suppliers with BDO account in other branches. And because I’m depositing cash I pay for service charge since this is an interbranch deposit. Being a former banker, I can understand that. Cash carried by the branches in their vaults carries costs for insurance, hence additional cash could cost additional insurance.

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We went to PNB (Philippine National Bank) today to open accounts. My sister in Canada who’s helping me migrate there is sending money for me to use in the processing of my papers. Unfortunately, her choice of bank is PNB. Why unfortunately? You’ll see why as you read on.

We came at around 12:00 noon, there were few clients, so I guess we would have no problem. We will be opening two types of accounts - a regular savings account with passbook and a time deposit account. As we approached the counters and inquired, we’re fortunate to approach the right person to open our time deposit. For the regular savings account however, we were told to approach another clerk!

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