Went to the bank today....

[micmak]

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.

[boxtops]

They're starting to put fivers in ATMs now, people can't always afford to take out more than that at a time.

[jno]

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.

[Dolly1308]

What can you buy with only a fiver?

[micmak]

Dolly, that's what I said to the teller. Thinking about It, 5 items in the pound shop.

[EDDIE51]

Barclays ATMs have £5 notes but only the ones inside the bank.The £5 notes are always brand new.

[sherrardk]

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).

[masma]

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.

[sherrardk]

Hi Masma, been there. Struggling to find 20p on Children in Need day to buy bloody Pudsey toast.

[erin-x]

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.

[ummmm]

I could feed the 4 of us for a fiver if I had to.

[sherrardk]

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).

[micmak]

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.

[masma]

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.