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Janet

In article >,
says...
>
> On Fri, 26 Mar 2021 18:26:04 +0000, S Viemeister
> > wrote:
>
> >On 26/03/2021 18:18, Boron Elgar wrote:
> >> On Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:09:48 -0600, US Janet >
> >> wrote:
> >>> On Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:14:52 -0400, Boron Elgar
> >>>> I made a lot of money talking to people who had never heard of a PIN
> >>>> and were still wary of using one, let alone an ATM.
> >>> still haven't used an ATM. We don't carry much cash. Don't need cash
> >>> anymore.
> >> I pay for gas and the occasional lottery ticket with cash. I do not
> >> miss it.
> >>
> >> I cannot recall the last time I used an ATM. Checks are deposited by
> >> cell phone app and everything else is done online.
> >>
> >I use ATMs to transfer funds from my US banks, to my UK one - it's the
> >most economical way I've found to do it. Pop the cards into the machine
> >at my bank, withdraw their daily max, go up to the counter and deposit it.
> >Unfortunately, the Royal Bank of Scotland closed our local branch, and
> >the nearest bank is 40 miles away.
> >That's pretty much the only thing I use ATMs for.
>
> That is a good idea!
>
> For some reason, the more online banking is pushed, the more banks get
> built in town.

Not here; I don't think I've seen any new bank branches built in
Scotland. Lots of small branches (of large banks) closing.

Janet UK