Banks used to give their customers canvas bags to carry money. A small business owner or an employee would walk down the street to the local bank, money bag in hand, and not worry about getting robbed. There was usually a long line on Friday afternoons when people came in to cash their paychecks. After inching around the velvet ropes, people would wait their turn until the teller said, "Next, please." Banks accepted rolls of change in little paper wrappers along with stacks of bills and checks from their customers.
Oh, and if you opened a new account, you could get a free toaster!
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You got a free blanket when you opened a savings account with Marine Bank in the fall of 1970.
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DeleteThese bags really came in handy.
ReplyDeleteI remember using them when collecting for my paper route when kids actually delivered the newspaper (imagine that).
The bank bags were perfect to help you keep all your collection money in one place and made it easy to make change for your customers.
I still have my Marine Bank zippered small bag that I keep my checks in. My aunt was a VP there.
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