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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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 Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:06 pm Post subject: Pad yourself with chuseok cash incase... |
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| In case history repeats itself and your bank decides to shut down their entire ATM network over the coming holiday (remember Woori bank?), take out a large wad of cash several days in advance. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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I still can't believe that happened. 
WHO DOES THAT?
Luckily, I don't bank with them, but I became Seoul Sucker 은행 for a few friends when that happened.
Was it a technical overhaul? Or was it simply because of the holiday? Either way, anything more than 12 hours offline for an ATM system is inexcusable. |
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bobbyhanlon
Joined: 09 Nov 2003
Location: 서울
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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thanks! thats really excellent advice.
i got totally screwed by 우리은행 two years ago. not taking any chances now! |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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I got caught with that as well. However, they did send out many notices that it was going to happen. Only problem was that they were all in Korean.  |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:10 pm Post subject: Re: Pad yourself with chuseok cash incase... |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| In case history repeats itself and your bank decides to shut down their entire ATM network over the coming holiday (remember Woori bank?), take out a large wad of cash several days in advance. |
It wasn't quite like that...
Basically, the banks only get stocked with only so much cash and then everyone comes along at the start of the Chuseok vacation and withdraws it all leaving no cash for the tail end of it...
Make you sure you have some money in your hand, or use your credit card |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:27 pm Post subject: Re: Pad yourself with chuseok cash incase... |
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| just because wrote: |
| mindmetoo wrote: |
| In case history repeats itself and your bank decides to shut down their entire ATM network over the coming holiday (remember Woori bank?), take out a large wad of cash several days in advance. |
It wasn't quite like that...
Basically, the banks only get stocked with only so much cash and then everyone comes along at the start of the Chuseok vacation and withdraws it all leaving no cash for the tail end of it...
Make you sure you have some money in your hand, or use your credit card |
Actually, that isn't what happened. Woori bank shut everything down at 8PM on the Friday night. If you used Woori bank, you couldn't get money out anywhere. I had to use my Canadian card the whole break. It was only Woori bank, and it was terrible. |
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rothkowitz
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Worry bank ,more like. |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I stand corrected |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Just be glad you live here now, in the days of ATMs and cash. Jongroguru and I arrived when Koreans still did everything with barter. We had to haul around 20 pound bags of rice in order to shop on regular weekends. Think what we had to do to prepare for Chuseok and count your blessings. |
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Dan The Chainsawman
Joined: 05 May 2005
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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| How many pounds of rice did a double barber pole shop visit cost? |
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