I managed to get to te the bank today …..
By Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (5657)
United Kingdom
October 6, 2025 2:37pm CST
So I had some money to deposit and also a cheque ….yes, some people still use cheques.
It’s not very often I go into the centre of town as I’m off work, but I have bills to pay and needed to transfer money.
I always like to go to a cashier and not use the machines.
You practically have to push your way through the people at the door, wanting to know what you are doing there ….can they help …. Do you want to use the self service machine.
I hate this …..I know what I want to do …..I don’t want to tell people in the doorway where everyone can hear my business.
I don’t want to use a self service machine …..if any notes I’m trying to deposit are creased the machine chucks it back out at me ….
I don’t trust machines …
Anyway, after just a short wait I was able to complete the transaction.
Yay …..the bills can be paid.
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11 responses
@LindaOHio (202680)
• United States
7 Oct
My banking gets done by cousin #3. Once in a great while I have a check that needs to be deposited. I use checks all the time. I hope they don't discontinue them.
@Traceyjayne (5657)
• United Kingdom
7 Oct
Cheques are rarely used here now. Mom doesn’t do online and rarely goes into the middle of town where the banks are so she will give me a cheque to put in my account then I get the cash out for her.
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@LindaOHio (202680)
• United States
8 Oct
@Traceyjayne I use checks to pay the cousins and any contractor that comes and does work for me, co-pays for specialist doctors, etc.
@Traceyjayne (5657)
• United Kingdom
7 Oct
That’s great , but like I mentioned, in our machines if a note is just slightly creased it doesn’t always work and I end up going yo the desk anyway …..I haven’t got time to faff about. Also at the moment with the use of one arm/hand it is easier to go to the desk.
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@porwest (108764)
• United States
6h
@Traceyjayne I definitely agree with you. Most of the time I want to deal with real people. Just not in this case.
@Traceyjayne (5657)
• United Kingdom
6 Oct
All the banks do it here …..in most branches where we used to have five or six cashiers there may be one or two if you are lucky……
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@Orson_Kart (7828)
• United Kingdom
7 Oct
I do all my bill paying and banking online, even, on the very rare occasions I get them, paying in cheques. It’s a good job as banks are closing their branches at such a rate. I do carry a bit of cash, just in case the systems are down and internet banking isn’t available. I’ve never paid-in cash, but if I had to, I’m not quite sure how I would do it? I know post offices provide some banking services, so that might be the route to take.
@Traceyjayne (5657)
• United Kingdom
7 Oct
Many post offices have closed down now though haven’t they …..we have only one left and we have to drive to it. It’s not close enough to walk to, especially if I’m sending parcels. The closest one is in town, a couple of miles away, and again a drive is needed to get there.
@JudyEv (363910)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Oct
Banks here are no longer user-friendly at all. They just want to get rid of you as soon as possible.
@Traceyjayne (5657)
• United Kingdom
7 Oct
I do agree with that. In the branch I went to there are more staff standing around talking to each other than on the desk. They mainly send you to a machine, there is little customer care these days.
@thedevilinme (4418)
• Northampton, England
7 Oct
Cash and cheques are even more secure now as digital trade is being hammered by crime
@Deepizzaguy (114896)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 Oct
I am happy for you that you are able to pay your bills today.
