Somebody left a Cash Withdrawal receipt sticking out of the ATM in the local Morrisons. £86,398 in their account...

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I'm a few miles from Glasgow. Nobody can tell me that wasn't done deliberately to elicit envy.... Well, it worked. I could really do with just the £398 right now, nevermind the £80 Grand.....😆

Some savings accounts have debit cards to let customers withdraw cash.

Sounds like it could have been an elderly person. The fact they were getting cash in the first place. The fact they left the receipt behind. And the fact they had all that money presumably in a current account, I’ve known older folk have over £100k in current accounts from pension payments not spent.

Having said that I’m sure some savings accounts have cards where you can make cash withdrawals.

A bag of chips then!

Loads of people have large amounts in current accounts - I recently learnt that in a certain religion (I think Islam) it is frowned upon to earn interest

I remember hearing a story about Mark Zuckerberg, while he was on holiday in Italy.
He was using an ATM, but didn’t withdraw any cash, but the person in the queue did withdraw cash.
Frank Skinner reckons Mark just wanted to see his bank balance - just for funsies!

When I withdraw cash and get a receipt it never has my balance on it, just the sum withdrawn. I only get my balance when I ask for a balance request to be printed.

Only the elderly use cash?

I’m 54 (elderly to my kids I will admit) and use cash all the time.

His back balance is probably much more normal than we think!

This sums up MN! I should be the tagline 🤣

Your reaction to the OP is stranger! Obviously a lighthearted post.

My mum had about £50k in her current account for quite a long time, til she had a financial review and the financial adviser told her off!

I once had 120k in mine but the next day it was transferred to the mortgage. Some people just move money but it’s not just spare so to speak.

My mum is 77 and she mostly uses contactless. Anyone can leave a receipt in an ATM. People do it all the time

Mumsnet “always a sour aftertaste”

Has a ring to it.

I think so too.

I once had a lot of money in my account due to an inheritance and i left the receipt in every time i took cash out.

The money didn't last very long so it was a fun game for a short time 😂

So if you were transferring money from one place to another how would you do it?

You can't infer anything from the fact that someone had that amount there for a moment in time

People get inheritances, drawdorm pensions, sell things etc that could explain it

I certainly wouldn't judge someone who'd had an inheritance, presumably they rather the person was still alive

It might be have been an account that pays interest.

I was once behind an elderly lady at a co-op ATM and the screen emblazoned out that she had over £40,000 in her account. She was being slow, I think because of her age.

I caught up with her in the shop after doing my transaction and had word with her. She was very grateful and said she would try to be more aware.

The thought of the wrong person being behind her.

Could be any number of reasons why someone has that much in their current account.

I had £120,000 in mine for a couple of weeks when preparing to make a house purchase.

And it 80k not 800k.

Doesn't even need to be a house deposit, could literally be a new kitchen and bathroom.

LOL @LoyalMember can I have my receipt back please 😂😂😂😂

My Dad is a bit of a wheeler and dealer and often does cash jobs in his semi retirement. I was visiting him and my mum a few years back and opened a small lower drawer in a corner of their kitchen...and came across (the equivalent) of over 12,000 pounds in cash. When I asked him about it he said - 'yeah thats my cash drawer!'

I went out and bought him a safe the next day, but I don't think he even uses it. They don't even lock the house half the time when they go out!!

Still better than all of ours, i’ll wager!

Haha I am sure!