yellerkat Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Got £100 out of a machine last night, saw some paper stuck in the dispensing slot, put it in my back pocket and just retrieved it: ACCOUNT BALANCE: £46.88 AVAILABLE BALANCE: -£0.87 WITHDRAWAL: £10.00 Ten quid? On a Friday night? (20:16 to be precise.) Is this usual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executive Sadman Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 wondering what happened to my reciept! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libspero Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Was it TMT buying his kettle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Absolutely standard when I was at college and money was tight. If you took out £20 and spent it all that might mean missing some meals the next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveinHope Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I was distraught when cash machines stopped giving out £5 notes Rarely take out more than £10 at a time I find that If I have cash money in my wallet I tend to spend it, so safest not to have any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBell Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Some bloke in front of us at the bank wanted to put in £1.37 to make his money up to a fiver to take out. She took ages convincing him he could just take the change out, it didn't need to be a whole £5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erat_forte Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Got £100 out of a machine last night, saw some paper stuck in the dispensing slot, put it in my back pocket and just retrieved it: ACCOUNT BALANCE: £46.88 AVAILABLE BALANCE: -£0.87 WITHDRAWAL: £10.00 Ten quid? On a Friday night? (20:16 to be precise.) Is this usual? No it's damned profligate. You can get beer & crisps fror under £1 at Aldi, so unless he was having a bunch of mates round I really don't see how this could be condoned as responsible behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btl_hater Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 No it's damned profligate. You can get beer & crisps fror under £1 at Aldi, so unless he was having a bunch of mates round I really don't see how this could be condoned as responsible behaviour. No wonder he can't afford a 300k 3 bed semi if he's spending that much money on nights out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 No it's damned profligate. You can get beer & crisps fror under £1 at Aldi, so unless he was having a bunch of mates round I really don't see how this could be condoned as responsible behaviour. You can make your own for half that. Waster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I don't think it's sad to read people's cash machine receipts and make conclusions about their lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bora Horza Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 A possible example of low paid Britain - but also in my experience the average person has little self-control with money. I've seen people blow £800 on a TV and then scramble around trying to borrow cash to enable them to pay their rent just a week later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longgone Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Got £100 out of a machine last night, saw some paper stuck in the dispensing slot, put it in my back pocket and just retrieved it: ACCOUNT BALANCE: £46.88 AVAILABLE BALANCE: -£0.87 WITHDRAWAL: £10.00 Ten quid? On a Friday night? (20:16 to be precise.) Is this usual? i can get nearly six pints for that in sw london £15 quid i can have a really good night with a doner kebab at the end of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I don't think it's sad to read people's cash machine receipts and make conclusions about their lives. No! And even better, we can leap to conclusions and be judgemental! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bora Horza Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 6 pints for £10 in London!? The cheapest pint I can find in London now is around £2.80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longgone Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 6 pints for £10 in London!? The cheapest pint I can find in London now is around £2.80. edwards wimbledon 5pm to 9pm everyday half price drinks i have been paying 1.75 for a pint of amstel or on a thursday the slug next door does the same too , my thursday night out this week cost me £20 finding a travel card was the cherry on top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libspero Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 No! And even better, we can leap to conclusions and be judgemental!I'm totally on board with that.. especially if the person in question was likely out of the house enjoying themselves on a Friday night while I'm stuck inside nursing a baby.What a complete smug barsteward! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bora Horza Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 edwards wimbledon 5pm to 9pm everyday half price drinks i have been paying 1.75 for a pint of amstel or on a thursday the slug next door does the same too , my thursday night out this week cost me £20 finding a travel card was the cherry on top Wow, you're lucky. 1hr 15min tube journey for me. Wish it was nearer! I went into a late night bar a few weeks ago and got charged £7 for 1 pint of 1664 :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longgone Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I went into a late night bar a few weeks ago and got charged £7 for 1 pint of 1664 :-( must of been a good vintage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMark Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I have noticed people trying one card, then another. But only in the last few years. I don't recall seeing this regularly before then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormymonday_2011 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Is this on a par with trying to guess people's income and lifestyle from the contents of their basket at the supermarket check out ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail the Tripod Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I saw Jude Law try and fail to use a working cashpoint once. Quite hard to believe he was either so skint or sufficiently stupid to fail to extract money, but it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinAndPlatonic Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 "Is this usual" Why do you ask. Canvassing opinions to find out if what you feel is normal.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sPinwheel Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 When I was addicted to hookers I had problems keeping a positive balance too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R K Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 First cash machines I used only dispensed £10 in the form of 10 x £1 notes folded into a plastic clip. Machine took 1 notch out of your 10 notch cash card. happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 First cash machines I used only dispensed £10 in the form of 10 x £1 notes folded into a plastic clip. Machine took 1 notch out of your 10 notch cash card. happy days. Oh yes! I had a card with holes in it! The machine took your card, and it dispensed ten quid! Then the bank posted the card back to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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