Hmm. Well, with the exception of the 888 Rewards points it does sort of appeal to me. I've had mail victimised by inept postmen, or drenched by the rain. And I can look it up in any place that has a computer and an internet connection. And I'll be saving trees. Mmm, how about a hug, tree?
And that's the problem right there.
Barring old Webzilla here at home or the PC at the office, there aren't a lot of times I can get my hands on a wired computer - which also applies to a lot of people. What about computer glitches? Like power outages, they have the predatory instinct to pounce when they're least expected.
The "Go Green" exhortation is also misleading. You need electricity to get connected, and electricity burns coal or gas. How much CO2 will I be burning while checking my swanky, clean and earth-saving monthly e-statements?
Let's not forget that the PC and electronic hardware industry is a major polluter. Mercury, dioxins, plastics, you name it. The gold contacts on your RAM? You don't want to know how they pull the stuff out of the ground.
See? I can look at the bright side.
But the eternal question remains. Pollute or denude? Talk about a rock and a hard place. Maybe I should just cancel the card... .
I used to think like this bank. Going green meant saving paper.
ReplyDeleteI've been using Maybank and so have always relied on internet banking. Don't worry, powercut or what not won't screw up your account.
Cut the bank some slack. They are doing anything within their means. This is the first step.
Yvonne: I wire my payments to Citibank now - it's a lot easier than writing cheques. While I think e-statements are a good idea, it's not foolproof. Like most bloggers, I'm too lazy to argue both sides of a story 8-)
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