ATM etiquette

[spritefairy]

When there is a queue, please have your card ready. I don't need to see you go through your wallet twice, all your trouser pockets and your jacket pocket before you find it in a different pocket somewhere on your person.

If you get to the machine and there is a queue, please be as quick as you can. No need to check your card twice, your girlfriends card and then your card again. That notice isn't going to change. There is no money in your bank.

If there is a queue for only one machine when there are two, don't sigh, tut and walk over to the other machine and swear loudly when you realise it is out of order. We are not queuing for the fun of it.

Surely I am not unreasonable to expect this?? Any more rules I can add.

I always wonder why I do my transaction in 15 seconds but everyone else seems to take ages. Biggest hate....people looking over my shoulder and filthy outside cash points (that said, I always try and use one inside). I've used ATM machines far less since signing up to on line banking though, if I need cash I ask at the till when shopping.

A few years ago I went to ATM early morning before work, one guy came to stand about a metre behind as though waiting his turn. I took my from ATM and turned to walk to the side so I did not hold him up.

He then ran towards me, snatched money out of my hand and was gone off down the road before I could work out what had happened.

I now stay by the ATM, put money and card in purse, purse in bag and zip up bag before I move away so sorry OP if I make you wait but it scared the shit out of me and I dont want it to happen again.

*took my money

Some of you really do take ages those ATM machines. Good knows what some of you are doing. Getting your millions out. Just try turning around and acknowledging us with a "sorry I wont bd too long". Manners really do make all the difference. Honestly.
mind you I've got zero patience and if I'm waiting for more than 30 seconds. I feel the viens coming out of my beck.

Oh and indeed. Please do not stand too near to me. I find that very very threatening

People that tut at how long you are taking when there are clearly machines free inside of the bank, that does make me chuckle!

I wish there were 'fast lane' ATMs...

I ALWAYS seem to get stuck in a queue behind people who have seemingly never used a cash machine before in their lives. Drives me nuts.

Exactly, people should not be made to feel uncimfortable using them, if they have more than one transaction so what! Op are you the ATM Police! Only thing is, people should stand a respectful distance away from the person using it so as not to breath down their neck or see their pin and account details.

give it a swish in the Penis beaker first

I couldn't really give a shit, some people do things more quickly than others. Nobody should feel under pressure at an atm and there's not really that much faffing you can do at a cash machine anyway.

If there are two cash machines or two tills then there should be two queues not one. Sorry but I don't agree with people on this. We don't do it in supermarkets when there are several till opens.

They do round here... Supermarkets have one queue and a row of tills. When you are at the front of the queue you go to the next machine or till that comes free.
It's not rocket surgery...

Alpacapicnic- I think you mean rocket science.

I am quite patient, but some people are at the cash machines obviously doing something I didn't know they could do...
I'm sure some people are there for five minutes or so,
I do find I have slightly more patience for older folk, but I avoid the cash machine if there's a queue.

You can top up phones, donate to charity even transfer to other accounts at some machines. I don't mind people taking a little while but yes please be mindful if there's a queue. But yes the worst thing (as another who's had their money snatched away) is people who stand too bloody close! Same at tills when I'm paying.

Unreasonable 'Rocket surgery' is a well-known and amusing mash up of rocket science and brain surgery, two activities commonly used as a metric of complexity.

I notice in London the gap is maybe 1m or a couple of feet but in other towns it can be double or treble that. So much in fact I sometimes have to ask if they are in the queue as, to me, it's not clear lol

This is 3 years old!

Reminds me of the suggestion of 'pro lanes' in the pub. To qualify you must order beer/cider/wine and spirits without mixers. Any Guinness requests be placed first. Strictly no coffee, tea, cocktails, beer tasting. Payment in cash or contactless only.

If you can't comply, you belong in the slow lane.

Maybe something similar for cashpoints?

Everanewbie same goes for airport security - fast lane for frequent flyers who know the drill and have all electronics/liquids/watches/empty pockets ready to go and those who can't do this for whatever reason, in another lane. If you're listening Heathrow please can you implement this soon!

Didn't notice it was a zombie thread!