BMO

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A delivery driver pulled up to BMO one morning, frowning as he struggled with an oversized box. Suddenly, the box started talking to him in a deep, booming voice. ‘What do you want?’ asked the confused driver. The box replied, ‘I’m here to remind you that your deposit is overdue.’ With that, it vanished into thin air. Later that day, everyone in the neighborhood saw the same box outside their own banks—each saying something different but always friendly and helpful.

2. A customer asked the teller one day, ‘Why does our BMO branch have more security cameras than a casino?’ The teller smiled and replied, ‘Well, sir, you see, our customers are just that valuable.’ A delivery driver chimed in, ‘Yeah, and they’re worth keeping safe from those pesky overdraft fees!’ Everyone laughed, realizing the joke was on them all.

3. One afternoon, an elderly gentleman approached the BMO drive-thru window and asked the cashier, 'Excuse me, why is it that every time I withdraw money here, my balance always seems to be exactly $17 dollars short?' The cashier smiled warmly and replied, ‘Sir, you’re noticing something most people don’t: our bank rounds your balance down to the nearest dollar for easier calculations.’ The old man nodded thoughtfully, then ordered a bag of chips from the snack menu before driving off with a friendly wave. Since then, whenever anyone mentions being short a few bucks, someone else always jokes, ‘It’s probably BMO rounding again!’

4. In the early hours of a Monday morning, a delivery driver pulled up to BMO, puzzled by something odd in his truck bed. Among boxes and packages lay a small, dusty teddy bear wearing a suit and tie. The delivery driver laughed it off, thinking maybe someone had pranked him. Later that day, as employees were setting up for business, they found another identical bear, this time sitting on top of the vault door. By Friday, the whole neighborhood was bringing their own bears dressed in different costumes—each one leaving a note explaining why their bear needed a job at BMO. The bank became known for its quirky sense of humor, and everyone loved stopping by just to see who’d left the newest bear costume.