Line at San Francisco Fire Credit Union to open accounts
Today I was depositing some rent checks at San Francisco Fire Credit Union, where I conduct my personal and business financial affairs. I was impressed that there was a line formed in the lobby by people opening accounts.
There was a folding table set up with clipboards holding account applications. Every seat in the lobby was taken with future customers filling out the paperwork.
I overheard a staff member offering bottled water to people while they waited. I was so pleased that Bank Transfer Day is still delivering results, two days after the actual day.
The only thing I would do differently would be to offer guests tap water served in reusable glassware, since bottled water is a product I don’t approve of except for true emergencies. Perhaps they don’t know Ikea sells durable drinking glasses for USD $.59 each. If they kept a few dozen in the back, they would never need to offer bottled water again, even on busy days like today. I bet they already have a dishwasher in the lunchroom, so they can wash these glasses easily. Since a bottle of water costs about half the price of an Ikea glass that will last for years, it makes no financial sense to stock bottled water.
