Tuesday, October 14, 2008

I got four tenners out of an ATM last night when I asked for €40


Is this a real sign the recession is here?
I can't remember the last time an ATM let you have tenners.

10 comments:

Noel Rock said...

That's actually a great little piece of social observation there... very interesting.

On another note, in Paris, ATM's have to be fully stocked in all notes and when you ask for, say, €40, you'll generally get one €20 and two €10 notes. Quite considerate.

Neil said...

Was it the ATM on Dame Street perchance? Cause the same thing happened to me!

UnaRocks said...

It was the one opposite the Sugar Club on Leeson St.

cw said...

This is fairly common if you're using an ATM of the bank your account is with.

UnaRocks said...

@cw: is it? I'm with AIB and never get tenners from AIB machines. The ATM I used last night was Ulster Bank, I think.

Ro Ro said...

I LOVE LOVE when you get tenners. Has happened me once or twice lately...you can give the money back to people you owe(cause of the recession like) without needing to ask for change.

Declan Cashin said...

I took out e100 last week (oooh Money Bags!) and it all came in tenners too. When the ATMs start spouting fivers, THAT'S when you know we're all f*cked!

Gardenhead said...

When we're all running 'round with wheelbarrows full of 500quid notes. THAT'S when we're all fucked.

Deesies said...

One of the pound shops in Dalston has re-branded itself the 98p shop. That's when I felt the cold chill of an economic downturn.

UnaRocks said...

@ gardenhead: tru dat, but I don't think we're going to go all Zimbabwe just yet

@ Deesies: do you know what, that IS a total sign of the credit crunchsies!

I hope more €1 shops open instead of €2 shops. I love them so much. So full of tat, even though the Aquafresh I buy there sometimes won't come out of the tube. SO ANNOYING.