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In article >,
says...
> Nancy2 wrote:
> > On Nov 13, 11:44 am, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> >> The thread on grocery stores has taken a little drift over to the
> >> self checkout subject.
> >>
> >> We need to stop and think for a minute about what business is doing
> >> to us.
> >>
> >> 1. ATM'S are a labor saving device - they are designed to have the
> >> customer do the data entry for their transaction thereby eliminating
> >> teller-labor-costs.
> >
> > Yup, I'm still trying to figure out why banks charge $1.50-$3.00 per
> > ATM transaction....I think the answer is, because they can. The best
> > of both worlds - no salaries, no benefits, plus a charge for a
> > mechanical function.
>
> I don't pay for ATM transactions because I only get money
> from my bank's machines. I do my best to avoid fees. What
> really frosts me is that they charge me $10 bucks a year for
> the card. $10 for each of us. No getting around it.
>
> nancy
>

Sometimes though your banks ATM's might be precious few where you work.
Both my co-worker and I have accounts with Sovereign and there are no
closeby ATM's for them near our office. There is however a Citizens
Bank.

The banks claim it's to cover the cost of the transaction but it should
be more like 5 cents or so per transaction, not $1 or more.