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I witnessed, and had a great deal of sympathy with, an elderly lady hitting the automatic checkout machine in our Tesco Store with her umbrella because it wouldn't listen to her. The assistant trying to help was bent over double with laughter as were most of us in the till queue next to her. :D

I hate machines, bring back human beings.

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the thing is,they TALK,and they talk WAY TOO MUCH!!! Probably supposed to resemble a human being? :confused:

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The darned things never work properly and it is often quicker to queue at the normal checkout.

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If you want a real challenge try going in and paying for a single Krispy Kreme doughnut at a self-service checkout. Bet ya can't do it in under three minutes without assistance! :D

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Oh, thought I'd chip into this thread again.... I was in the HBOS branch in Castlecourt in Belfast today, and there was a sign at the end of the queue area, stating that HBOS would no longer allow cash withdrawls of less than £300, oevr the counter in branches.... What a bunch of cretins.... :rolleyes:

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So what happens when ALL the ATMs in the area go down at the same time. :erm:

Agreed it's not happened for a while but it has happened to me. :(

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No idea at all Maggy, all I know is that HBOS closed seven local branches and I now have to travel into Belfast City Centre to do my banking.... :erm:

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Then I presume contingencies will be put in place and the limits would be eased.

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What's wrong with internet or telephone banking?

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I can't pay an Army pension cheque into the bank by either phone or internet. Before you say it, yes I can get the pension payed straight into the bank electronically, but it actually suits me better to have it as a cheque to be payed in when needed....

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Are there no other banks you can pay the cheque into??

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As there is no sensible alternative I still get paid by cheque and I have to visit a branch of my bank in person to pay any I receive into my account.

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But surely the sensible alternative is to have your salary paid direct to your account.

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I do not receive a salary. The cheques are from clients for my artwork.

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Can they not pay by CHAPS or BACS? Why do you have to go to a branch of your bank. Technically you should be able to pay cheques into any bank. Yes, it takes a little longer for it to get to your account, but you have to weight that up with convenience of using a closer bank branch.

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The use of cash or cheques is just the way it is. If one of my clients broached the subject of paying by another means then I would consider it, but I am normally paid at the clients home when I deliver, and have installed, a piece of work.

I am well aware that I can pay the cheque/cash into another bank and, thankfully, can do so quite easily where I live but you seemed to be under the impression that internet banking solved everyone's need to deal with a bank in person and I was just showing that it doesn't. :)

When I was working in the restoration field the antique dealers I dealt with seemed to assume everyone was part of the black economy and would have cringed if I had asked for anything but cash. It's all a case of horses for courses but the banks are trying to reduce the number of options we have access to.