Now days how often do you actually have to walk into a bank? I don't do it that often personally.
So I don't know if this is a new trend or if it's just because this location is new - but the waiting area here looks like some fancy Dr's office or something. There's a TV inset into the wall, tuned into a 24/hr news station. Below that are 4 rows of back-lit shelving that go across the wall to hold magazines and newspapers. People. Fortune. USA Today. Are you serious??? I mean, I know Banks already are making too much money for them to know what to do with, but who decided that they should spend it on 30 magazine subscriptions and back-lit shelving?
Gotta say, the wait in line on a Saturday, which would have been otherwise pretty icky as can be expected, was totally improved by that TV. Everyone in line was watching it. No deep sighs at the wait. No frustrated looking at the watch every 2 minutes. Hmm... Maybe that was money well spent? Heck, if they're going to blow their money, it's nice that they're at least wasting it on making their customer's lives easier.