About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, an East West Bank teller looked up from her desk and said, 'I just saw something strange.' A regular customer, Mr. Smith, walked in with a stack of envelopes under his arm. But instead of going to his usual counter, he headed straight for the ATM. The teller watched curiously as Mr. Smith inserted one envelope after another into the slot. After several minutes, he emerged with a wide smile on his face and left the bank without even cashing any checks. Later that day, someone noticed that every envelope contained a different country’s currency. Turns out, Mr. Smith was testing the ATM’s international capabilities—quite an innovative way to check if it could handle foreign bills.
2. In the early afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to the East West Bank's loading dock. As he unloaded boxes, he noticed something odd—a faint, metallic scent wafting through the air. Curious, he followed his nose and found an old vending machine spewing out dusty cans of beef stroganoff. Turns out, it was just an overzealous janitor testing new security protocols. The delivery guy left with a free lunch and a story for his neighbors back home.
3. A little boy walked into the East West Bank one day, completely absorbed in his toy truck. As he approached the counter, the cashier asked him what he wanted. Without looking up, the boy replied, ‘I’m just checking if you’re really from East Asia.’ The cashier smiled and said, 'Well, I can see my ancestors' features quite clearly!' The boy looked up for a second, then giggled and ran off with his truck. From that day on, whenever someone new came to work there, kids would stop by to check their Asian heritage—though no one ever seemed to mind.
4. In the late afternoon, a postal worker parked his truck next to the East West Bank. As he unloaded mailbags, he noticed something peculiar on the ground—a small envelope addressed not to anyone specific but marked ‘Important!’ He opened it curiously and found only a note scribbled in pencil: 'Your account is now overdrawn by exactly zero dollars!' Turns out, someone had accidentally deposited too much money into his account earlier that day. The postal worker laughed it off, thinking it was some prank from a friendly neighbor.