Short version: Westpac Banana video

[donellahimenez]

great clip .. keep it up thanks

[KG84C]

So as well as bananas, they also could not afford a decent air conditioning system with redundancy, and probably had some bozo who was clueless about support utilities, or to tight to fix/bolster them.

Gail Kelly, you clown.

[phildobbie]

Sorry @Aussie77 - I did mean PROFIT. In their latest results they made $3.052 billion in PROFIT. So I was braining, and less of a dumbass than you might have thought.

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Westpac suspended my business credit card with no warning whatsoever, all over a $10 payment. My account with them was $60,000 in credit.

Die Westpac and all other large greedy corporations.

[GoggleEyedOne]

once upon a time there were lots of greedy shareholders in the banana smoothie company. the executive board of the smoothie company felt short term profits to shareholders were more important than long term loyalty to their customers, and they also liked making fat profits every quarter, so they decided to charge even more for their overpriced smoothies.

[sjenkin1]

retarded comparison, bananas and banana smoothies have a dollar value, banks charge interest, a percentage of what you borrow.

Banks are fucked, they are the soul reason for the financial problems the world has.

they continue to mark a larger percentage than they have each year from previous years and still, put retarded "the bank is your friend" ads on tv.

[oooooookkkkkkkmmmmmm]

@sjenkin1 Banks only exist because they are able to make a profit- that's why all businesses exist, even banana selling businesses. In this way they need to ensure that they have enough revenue to support over one hundred thousand Australian jobs, and to continue existing so they can provide you with your mortgage. It's a service- like a doctor or a lawyer is a service-, not a public charity.

[TheDucttapeuser]

ONCE UPON A TIME i shoved a banana down this cunts throat until he turned blue and then died...and then i dragged hes body into a westpac branch and called out the managers and staff..I then peeled a banana and shoved it up hes ass and penetrated hes ass with the banana while drinking a banana smoothie.

[sdalcorn]

I bank with HSBC and it costs me absolutely NOTHING - there are options out there for people who take the time to investigate for themselves. But it seems that Australia's favourite pastime is to sit around and whinge.

We have the big four, because that's what we deserve. We have two major retailers, because that's what we deserve! I see nothing at all wrong with the video. You whinge about it being patronising, yet most of you can not even spell!

[healthpracticesucces]

And the billions of dollars profit...what's that for...a rainy day?

[gavhb]

its called being a business.. u run a business to make money. not to lose it! if someone like westpac closed 40,000 people would lose there jobs!!!

[controlmonkey]

Only a lack of competition allows them to get away with this. Since all those non bank lenders and smaller banks got bought out, banks can do whatever they want.

What they say is true, but the money market surely has loosened up enough by now. I'd accept their argument until a few months ago, but now they just want more proft.

[matso63]

Bullshit

Banks and Bastards= Bananas

[tubester4567]

In the old days we had banks and could make a little interest on our money. Then they closed branches and put ATMs everywhere. We were told banking will be cheaper because of that but they have more fees and charges now even though i do most things online and rarely step into a bank. Banks suck the most closely followed by Telstra

[tubester4567]

Yeh right. If i have a storm and cant pay the mortgage for a few months you take my house. If you have a storm from your own bad practices, you get bailed out and then charge more. That sounds fair.

[jsilland]

"We caused a storm, we're too small to fight it ourselves but we're too big to fail, your government paid us to survive it and now we're making you pay it a second time! We are thrilled to have you as customers."

[themayanfox]

The smoothies are still cheaper elsewhere, explain that. Condescending tools.

[teplungor]

I hear what you are saying - I have an account with HSBC in the the UK. the second they try and new invented bullshit charge I say reverse it or me and my x thousand pound are moving - those 25 pound charges go away very quickly.

[hwns]

i would just like to say i work for an australian bank * not westpac* & have to deal with tools such as yourself and other dickheads commenting on this link. & from a bankers perspective can i just say WE DONT GIVE A FUCK about your sad pathetic threats about taking your money out of the bank go for your life your being replaced that very second by 50 fold take your pennys and fuck off, try reversing a fee like that more then 2 or 3 times and see how far you get, id tell you to fuck off myself

[teplungor]

they obviously do - otherwise they wouldnt reverse the charges, you fucking tool. BTW I work for a hedgefund in Manhattan - Its me that deals with fuckwits and tools like you on a daily basis. I think you're not a banker, maybe a call centre bunny shitting himself that his job wil go to India in the near future.

[craignmish]

Just wait until the other banks do a rate rise out of cycle..if you dont like it you dont have to bank with them

[themayanfox]

@craignmish

the problem is Craig, (and I'm sure you know) that once you have a mortgage with them (Westpac and most other banks), they make it extremely hard to leave them.

[gavhb]

you can leave them whenever you like! But the difference in price between westpac and nab in a 300k mort. is $51 per month. is it really worth paying all the set up fees with nab??? i dont think so, they will put them up! and then everyone can get of westpacs back... there a business (multinational) and as a business you have to make money!!, no point running a business at a lose.

[hwns]

THANKYOU CRAIG someone with some rational reason, and for themayanfox dont talk about somthing you know nothing about, if your on a variable rate just payitout discharge the mortgage and leave how hard is it? i do it on a daily basis for customers, people need to stop bitching and starting making changes in order to wake up the big four which i happen to work for one of them, so i KNOW coming from a customer and employees end of the situation

[teplungor]

your a 22 year old kid that couldnt even wipe his own arse. You know jack - little boy.

[neilious01]

patronizing gits

[beno7398]

I was considering going to the westpac for a personal loan within a few weeks, Guess I wont be now because they have too many storms, I like smooth sailing.

[CrashCat65]

pleeeeeaaaasssse - this bank sucks - no ifs no buts....do they think we are all morons? I dont need to be patronised by a bank that makes HUGE profits and gives sign on bonuses of $20,000 to useless bankers! Gpo check out the facts - join a credit union!

[cunnamullafalla]

How come Bannas cost less from the other banks? Lets face the real facts, Westpac got greedy, & got caught! Australia has woken up to them. I urge all Australians banking with Westpac as we did, to LEAVE WESTPAC NOW. Lets show them what a REAL storm looks like % leave them watching their banna Video. No one cares that Westpac is Australias oldest bank SO WHAT!. Come on Australia! dont be treated like fools, walk out on this bank for a few hundred $ in fees and teach them a lesson!. Die Westpac!

[zultaurus]

We're not monkeys, we're not that stupid. Scammers!

[peteyessdee]

Surely they could have got the CHK CHK BOOM chick for this video.

[phildobbie]

Great explanation, although it doesn't cover off how, if its so bad, they managed to make $3.45 billion in profit for the year to September 09.

[Aussiex77x]

@phildobbie Because they didn't make 3.45 billion in profit, they made 3.45 billion in revenue. Profit is what's left over after paying costs. Costs include all of their employees, office costs, etc. What's left over is used to protect the bank from future collapse through future, and to enable them to lend more money for mortgages- this is the initial money that the advertisement explains is lent.

Learn to brain dumbass