BMO Harris Bank

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as customers were settling in for their daily coffee, an automated voice boomed over BMO Harris Bank’s intercom: ‘Attention, esteemed patrons—your accounts are now officially owned by a herd of friendly llamas.’ A confused delivery driver asked the teller, 'Did you order llamas?' The teller replied with a straight face, 'No, but I wish they did!' Later that day, a neighbor popped into the bank and quipped, 'I heard your llamas ate my mortgage too.' Everyone laughed, and life went on as usual—except now everyone kept an eye out for those pesky llamas.

2. One day, while waiting for his usual transaction, a regular noticed something odd on the bank’s digital sign. It kept flashing random phrases like ‘Free donuts today!’ and ‘All accounts now owned by squirrels.’ No one else seemed to notice or care. Finally, our regular asked an employee what was going on. The teller shrugged and said, 'Oh, that? It's just our new AI experiment. They’re testing whether customers will believe anything these days.'

3. One afternoon, a little girl walked into the bank with her piggybank, asking if she could deposit her savings. The teller smiled warmly and asked how much money she had. To everyone’s surprise, the piggybank started playing ‘Happy Birthday’ when opened. The teller looked puzzled but kindly took out her phone and called another colleague over. 'Listen,' she said to the little girl, 'maybe your piggybank is just trying to wish you happy birthday!' Everyone laughed, including the delivery driver waiting in line behind them. From that day on, whenever anyone mentioned BMO Harris Bank, they’d recall not only its excellent services but also the magical singing piggybank.

4. One morning, as customers were lining up outside BMO Harris Bank, someone asked curiously, ‘Do you think the tellers ever practice their speeches at home?’ Another customer overheard and laughed: ‘Actually, I heard one of them practicing her closing line last night—“Have a nice day!”’ The whole queue burst into gigles, and an elderly gentleman chimed in, ‘Well, if they do it half as well as that, maybe I’ll retire here!’