The banks are having a rough time. Bad publicity about layoffs despite unquestionably handsome profits. Chief NDipper Jack Layton slamming those $1.50 Interac fees. Scurrilous bloggers taking well-aimed potshots.
But there's a golden opportunity to turn things around: Vegas-style cash machines.
Imagine . . . every 500th customer gets an extra $20 bill with their withdrawal.
You're the 10,000th lucky stiff in the queue? A cool $100.
And if you happen to be that most fortunate one millionth button-pusher, get set to walk away with a thousand bucks!
These little prizes would amount to pocket change for the big banks. And, heck, everyone would be so enthralled that the cigar-smoking brandy swillers could quietly jack up Interac fees to $3 a pop.
