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I actually like the sentiments of why Mr. Griffiths, apparently a local artist, withdrew the money:
"They can lose $110 million with LWR but turn down a normal customer who has never missed a loan payment," he said. "If they don't have the trust in me after 25 years, there's a problem for Westpac."
I would not recommend carrying around that much cash. It can cause back problems
I agree with him in principle. I've dealt with banks where I've taken out loans and never missed any payments for years yet they still put me through the ringer for new loans. Citibank who actually extended me a line of credit without me asking for it, now won't give me a loan. Stupid.
However, I don't see how inconveniencing some minimum wage tellers is going to do any good. He could have just taken all of the money out, closed the account, and that would have done just as much harm to them. Asking for 20's just made people's lives harder unnecessarily.
Not such a great stand when he put it all back the next day.
15 Minutes Of Fame: Guy Who Protested Mortgage Denial And Took Out $190,000 In Twenties Ends Up Putting It All Back In Very Same Bank (http://consumerist.com/5322383/guy-who-protested-mortgage-denial-and-took-out-190000-in-twenties-ends-up-putting-it-all-back-in-very-same-bank - broken link)
The smart way is to get it all in nickels. That way you cannot lose even when we have hyperinflation.
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