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Trip



Joined: 28 Dec 2008
PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:42 pm    Post subject: Hana bank money unavailable this weekend Reply with quote
Sorry if this is a repost, it's not currently on the main page.

Hana bank's system will be down from midnight on Thursday until 6:30am on Monday. No ATMs, debit cards, or other things will work if you are with Hana bank.

Get your weekend cash now.
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Ultimo Hombre



Joined: 13 Oct 2008
Location: BEER STORE
PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I heard about this.
Why in the PUCK!?!?!
Is it impossible to stock ATM's for the weekend?
That's what they are for isn't it?
Great googley moogely.

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GB



Joined: 14 Jan 2008
PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Trip: Thanks for the warning.
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ChinaBoy



Joined: 17 Feb 2007
PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Obviously you should take all your money out and go to a bank which doesn't do these outrageous stunts.
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Xuanzang



Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
What a ghetto bank. Always has closures or failures at holiday times.
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schwa



Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Many of the banks here do this occasionally, maybe once a year -- they shut down their machines for a weekend & do some kind of system overhaul. They give ample warnings in Korean to their customers, which of course isnt so foreigner-friendly. Good on the OP for putting this up for others that might be affected.

If you deal with Hana & feel offended, why not let your branch manager know? I'm sure its not an intentional oversight & they'd likely be happy to remedy this problem in future.
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Ultimo Hombre



Joined: 13 Oct 2008
Location: BEER STORE
PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's a good suggestion.
I think I might when they open back up.
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kiknkorea



Joined: 16 May 2008
PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wow, I'm surprised they're not down Tuesday as well.

Kind of like what Nonghyup pulled not too long ago. Evil or Very Mad
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Trip



Joined: 28 Dec 2008
PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hana bank has never done this before. I heard from a friend they are changing some kind of computer system. I updated my bankbook today in case a few million won end up missing on Monday.
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Milwaukiedave



Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
While I never purposely meant for it to work out this way, I ended up with more then one account at more then one bank. I keep money at both banks, while designating one as my primary account (this allows me to take out money anytime w/o the fee) and use the other one as a secondary account. If one of the two banks every did have something like this come up, it would be hard to imagine both accounts being down at the same time. Just something to think about.
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cathal1



Joined: 27 Nov 2008
Location: seoul
PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cheers for the heads up Trip.
Leaving the country on saturday and nearly had all my money stuck here.

You saved me a whole lot of hassel! Legend.
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shinraunit



Joined: 10 Oct 2008
PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I just got royally screwed. Went to the bank to do currency exchange today and it's closed. And of course, the ATMs too.

I am going to Japan tomorrow with 20,000 won in my pocket...
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WendyRose



Joined: 10 Dec 2008
Location: hanam-si, seoul
PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2009 12:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
^ Sad Sorry to hear that.
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buymybook



Joined: 21 Feb 2005
Location: Telluride
PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2009 4:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I used to have a Hana Bank account but after they refused to exchange 10 million Won(back when that amount was the yearly limit they would exchange) without asking to look at my passport, I asked to withdraw all my money. They gave it to me by check, but I said I didn't want a check(not good for a few days at the amount the check was worth) and demanded cash. I walked out of there with a huge bag of cash and an empty account never to return again.
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