Here’s a memorable bank anecdote that highlights both the quirks of customer expectations and the realities of how banks operate:

A bank teller once recounted an unusual request from a customer. The customer insisted, “Can I see my money?” The teller clarified, “You’d like to check your balance?” But the customer replied, “No! I want to see the money! The $100 bill!” It turned out that when the customer opened their account the previous year, they had deposited a single $100 bill, which they had marked with a red marker. The customer wanted to see that exact bill again, convinced it would still be in the bank’s vault. The teller had to explain that banks don’t keep each customer’s specific bills, but the customer was adamant, saying, “My pastor told me to mark all my bills to check that the bank isn’t hiding my money!”