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micmak | 18:25 Mon 05th Dec 2011 | ChatterBank
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Gave the teller my debit card and asked for £500. Put my pin in the machine and she gave me £5. When I question her she apologised and said "I thought you said £5. So my question is (other than children) do people queue in the bank to take out £5.
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They're starting to put fivers in ATMs now, people can't always afford to take out more than that at a time.
well, I use plastic - but credit cards rather than debit cards; I've got along fine with them for years. It helps to have a spare just in case one plays up, though. (And I pay by direct debit, so the payments are never late - I got caught like that once when the Christmas rush meant my payment arrived late.) I still withdraw cash from ATMs from time to time, but mostly for petty cash.
What can you buy with only a fiver?
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Dolly, that's what I said to the teller. Thinking about It, 5 items in the pound shop.
Barclays ATMs have £5 notes but only the ones inside the bank.The £5 notes are always brand new.
There's a cash machine around here where the only option is £10, £20, £30 or £40.

The cash machine that robbed me of £20 18 months ago (and the machine operator wouldn't give it back to me) gave me £20 extra a couple of weeks ago, but I still don't like using it (it makes a horrible whirring noise, like it's struggling to find any money).
It's not very often folk on here make me cross ..... Some of us (me) would be very grateful to have a fiver in their purse right now.
Hi Masma, been there. Struggling to find 20p on Children in Need day to buy bloody Pudsey toast.
The cash machines at Asdas give out fivers... and I agree with Masma. You can make a fiver stretch quite a lot more if you really need it.
I could feed the 4 of us for a fiver if I had to.
I'll see you and trump you Ummm, I could feed the seven of us on a fiver for a day (the food would bea bit crappy but I have done it).
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Masma, if that's the case and I have offended you I sincerely apologise. There was a time when we had no money, thankfully those times are gone.
I could never, in my wildest dreams, imagine going into a bank and being able to withdraw £500. You haven't offended me micmac, just made me a wee bit sad for those of us who work very hard and still end up with nowt.

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