Bank of America FREE CHINESE NEW YEAR RED ENVELOPES pack of 10s B&M YMMV

[UWkid]

All you gotta do to get your free 10 pack red envelopes is to ask a teller that works at a Bank of America, and they will more then willing to give you a free pack.

[sampsonti]

did they buy these with the bailout money???

[Lloyd.]

did they buy these with the bailout money???

nah, they're doing this for good luck.

[chi]

did they buy these with the bailout money???
how do these look? do they have a cool chinese design or does it have a big BofA logo?

[dano4o8]

hmm i remember these last year...on the front they have the usual gold design/picture whatever, and on the back it should say BofA near the top...it'll probably stay the same :) clo

[dairymtu]

what are this? red envelops like for Ang Pow lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_envelope

[genisys]

Citibank near Chinatown Chiago gave me 3 packs of 50???. I answered "yes" when they asked if I celebrated Chinese New Year.

[shoangore]

The red envelopes are 'hom-bao's, which are traditionally used to give gifts of money to other people. In my family, they're given to nieces and nephews. Also a familial political gift- we always see how much we got so we know how much to put into the envelopes of the giver's kids, so really, it was just my parents indirectly giving us the money in the end...

[lomafor]

Thx gonna try my luck

[gumbico]

The red envelopes are 'hom-bao's, which are traditionally used to give gifts of money to other people. In my family, they're given to nieces and nephews. Also a familial political gift- we always see how much we got so we know how much to put into the envelopes of the giver's kids, so really, it was just my parents indirectly giving us the money in the end...

It's actually "hong" (o as in bone) bao, where hong = red and bao = package/wrapping. standard way of gifting money (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_envelope) with us Chinese folk. most popular around Spring Festival (ie Chinese New Years) and weddings and birthdays. elders typically give to the younger members of family and friends during holidays. akin to the fruit cake tradition in the west during Xmas, but instead, people actually want these red envelopes.

[trancemode]

yay chinese new year soon. gonna bank up some cash :D hehe

[left4dead]

Chinese New Year isn't only celebrated by the Chinese, but also by other Asian nationalities. Such as the Vietnamese (Vietnamese New Year), Koreans, etc.

[Guyman]

A "slick deal" in the "hot deals" section? I think not. Post in the freebies section please.

[exlhpstudent]

Not to you, but to many others because this is in high demands to Asia folks around this time of years.
Live and learn.

[mingbrasil]

happy moo year

[Seihaku]

Haha that's awesome. I used to get a load of red envelopes w/ money growing up, kind of went away after I turned 18 :(

[phungy]

Was any poster in this thread not Asian?

[hello.monkey]

thanks

[joel2007]

How do I ask?

[thereisonlyu]

It's LUNAR NEW YEAR. Other countries celebrated too.

[serra]

How do I ask?

just ask the teller for a pack of red envelopes.


more and more non-asians are celebrating. i've seen non-asian parents who adopt chinese girls from china wanting to learn about their daughter's culture.

classroom teachers can use these too.

[Nuala'sMom]

Chinese New Year isn't only celebrated by the Chinese, but also by other Asian nationalities. Such as the Vietnamese (Vietnamese New Year), Koreans, etc.

I think you meant to say that other Asian culturtes celebrate LUNAR New Year, not Chinese New year!:lol:

Vietnamese celeberate Tet
Koreans celebrate Seollal
Tiebtans celebrate Losar

And so on. They aren't interchangeable per se..

Anyhoo, if you live in a city that has any kinf od sizeable Chinesecommunity, you should go to your own Bank no matter what the name, and ask for Lunar new year red Enevlopes. Most of them have them at the teller windows and will give up a couple of packs. Here in Los Angeles, Banks often give out linen calendars with the Animal of the year on them and sometimes even posters with the animal. Last year I also got some lovely good luck calligraphy banners as well.

Go ahead and ask - it makes a great toold for Home School lessons about The Lunar New Year.

[adreamtonight]

thanks!

[lo0zerishness]

most Banks do this, my mom always get envelopes for new year, they are typically free

[childsafetylock]

thanks, im gonna try this. i live in the metro detroit area, so we'll see. i hope i do get them cos then i can pass them along to my mom. we've been celebrating chinese new year for the last 5 years or so (we're filipino)

[BosuxRedsux]

they may even have some chinese calendars to give out. if not try some chinese restaurants and businese, stores, groceries.

[Mellorine]

yeah... will people actually use them? Would be nice if people started celebrating new years and giving their kids money.

[Shopper77]

thanks! I'll give it a try :)

[rideondiss]

do you need to have an account BofA to get these free envelope?

Wow. Tet is next week, seem like i have to give out couples hundreds dollars :eek:

[ace587]

we filipinos also celebrate it

[PHISH88]

What's on the envelope?

[lalakersfan88]

Happy Tet! Which is Happy New Year!

[leo037]

does it have money in the hong bao?

[alladc]

thank you

[rosemay]

Actually, almost every banks would have that kind of giveaways before Lunar New Year, not just BofA. You can try Citibank, Wells Fargo, United Commercial Bank, Bank of West...especially the ones in the area where a lot of Asians live close by (says Chinatown). Also, every year end, a lot of these banks give away red lunar calendars too (possibly all gone now). In the past, you need to have an account in the bank to get a free deck of red envelopes and calendars but this year, many of the banks offered it to their customers without asking for proof of a/c. Good luck.

[rosemay]

BTW, the red envelope is called "huang bao" in Mandarin and "lai see" in Cantonese.

[Shopper77]

went to my B of A today which said they do not do this. Only in area's where there is a high asian population.

[MyNameWasTaken]

thanks and repped

[M0T49]

any one want to post a pic? Maybe I'll drop by BoA to see if they one.

[LBJFlight23]

BTW, the red envelope is called "huang bao" in Mandarin and "lai see" in Cantonese.

you mean "hong bao"...huang is yellow and "hong" is red.

this is only cool if they come stacked w/ money inside :(

this is what they look like:
http://jaifengshui.com/images/red%20envelope.jpg

[TattyBear]

:thanks:

[UWkid]

yeah i believe rose is right.. "huang bao" in Mandarin and "lai see" in Cantonese

lol i picked up another pack since i had to withdraw money.. ;p gave the red packs to my parents so they can give money away ;p

[lo0zerishness]

the design on the envelopes probably depend on the bank, sometimes they have more than one design

[Ann817]

Wish I saw this..my mom just bought a bunch of packs lol

[rosemay]

you mean "hong bao"...huang is yellow and "hong" is red.

this is only cool if they come stacked w/ money inside :(

this is what they look like:
http://jaifengshui.com/images/red%20envelope.jpg

Sorry, it should be "hung" bao, not huang, typo.

[rosemay]

Wish I saw this..my mom just bought a bunch of packs lol

I have just checked out 2 BofA today, one in Chinatown and one in Financial District. They all ran out of stock already. Usually, the tellers or the branch managers reserve quite a bit for themselves or customers who always bank there. Some years ago, the customers need to show their bank books or ATM cards to get these envelopes.

[LittleFoot]

O Boy!!!

[lalakersfan88]

its called "li si", in viet i think