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acdha on July 23, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Buy on Google is now open and commission-free

They were free because banks wanted to stop paying tellers. Giving you a financial incentive made years of habit evaporate quickly.

jeffbee on July 24, 2020 [–]

Our incentives were aligned then. I haven't spoken to a bank teller in decades, and it's not like I miss it.

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