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Remember when banks would give a customer a free gift if they opened an account? And it was something useful like a VCR or a food processor. I haven't seen anything like this in years. Why aren't banks giving gifts for new accounts any more?

By debodun Asked Aug 12 2009 9:31AM
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by centsless on Aug 12, 2009 at 9:36 am Permalink

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You bring back memories. A toaster used to be the most popular gift that I can remember, and there was quite a bit of joking about it. I guess now we have to settle for free checking.
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Avatar SpoonerIsGoingGreen Aug, 12 2009 at 09:39 AM
When I was in secondary school a guy from the local bank came to our school. He told us that if anyone opened an account today the bank would put £50 into it right away. We all signed up, that was 20 years ago and I'm still with the same bank today. Unfortunately they stopped giving away money.
Avatar debodun Aug, 12 2009 at 10:43 AM
Yeah, no more free samples!


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