Girls and ATM machines... WTF are ye doing??

twinytwo

nipplenuts wrote: »

Reverse in? Can one reverse out?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFiNXII6dU8

WTF???

useful_contacts

Ah hello there its not just women so id change that title if i was you!!!!:mad:

Was at an atm with my bf few days ago we were next in the queue (yay!) and the guy at the atm took ten minutes- put in three different cards and rang up someone while standing at the ATM asking them "how much did you want me to withdraw"

A man behind me went up to him and told him to "****ing move it or hed deck him" , heres how it went

Slow man - "I am taking out money for a few friends that cant get down here, I can stay here as long as i want its none of your business
Man 2- "Wel you will have to stay here when iv broken your legs and you cant walk home
Slow Man "ill call the cops"
Man 2- "Go ahead
Me(yelling in backround) Feck this **** im going inside

When i came out after withdrawing my money from inside they were STILL outside holding up the line giving out

Spas!!!

mollypop

nipplenuts wrote: »

Reverse in? Can one reverse out?

OMG that's priceless. I'm a woman driver in my mid twenties & I have to say I find myself on a daily basis shouting at other women drivers on the roads. 95% of the time they're 30+ driving SUVs that they have no idea of the dimensions of. It's terrifying driving through carparks in Dublin. I can't count the number of times a woman has almost backed her oversized monstrosity into me trying to back out of a space.

On the ATM thing, my pet peeve is the people who spend forever taking out their money then spend equally long counting it. I'd love to know what they plan on doing if it's wrong. Do they think there's a little person inside the ATM to complan to!? Step aside!!:rolleyes:

Rb

useful_contacts wrote: »

Ah hello there its not just women so id change that title if i was you!!!!:mad:

Was at an atm with my bf few days ago we were next in the queue (yay!) and the guy at the atm took ten minutes- put in three different cards and rang up someone while standing at the ATM asking them "how much did you want me to withdraw"

A man behind me went up to him and told him to "****ing move it or hed deck him" , heres how it went

Slow man - "I am taking out money for a few friends that cant get down here, I can stay here as long as i want its none of your business
Man 2- "Wel you will have to stay here when iv broken your legs and you cant walk home
Slow Man "ill call the cops"
Man 2- "Go ahead
Me(yelling in backround) Feck this **** im going inside

When i came out after withdrawing my money from inside they were STILL outside holding up the line giving out

Spas!!!

That sounds like it really happened.

Really girls, this is just desperate.

useful_contacts

Rb wrote: »

That sounds like it really happened.

Really girls, this is just desperate.

excuse me?

Capt'n Midnight

jobucks wrote: »

I wouldn't mind but €100 is €100 no matter what feckin language its in!

Don't you get 10% more when you do it through Irish ?

Capt'n Midnight

astrofool wrote: »

Totally agree, card's are going to totally replace cash eventually, and we should see queue's flying along.

eh no

in Korea mobile phones can be used instead of laser / credit cards , all the banks and mobile phone companies use the same standard and you can use them small transactions as well , non of this €5 minimum charge

L31mr0d

lmtduffy wrote: »

M= machine

sorry,
If your allowed complain about these people then Im allowed complain about this

It's actually not uncommon for Acronyms to become words in their own rights over time (i.e. radar, sonar, scuba, bios... etc)

The same is true for the likes of LCD Display, Windows NT Technology, AIB Bank, PIN Number, PDF Format, VIP Person... etc. I personally choose to always recognise the acronym but don't have a problem when other people don't

But in regards to queues at ATM's, I have noticed that woman, especially 20 something women, tend to spend a lot more time than usual hitting the 5 or 6 buttons required to complete the transaction. But they are not alone, older men and women tend to take as much time also.

If I see 2 queues for 2 ATMs I will always join the one that has the most men in it, even if there is more people than the other queue I nearly always get to the front before I would of in the other queue. I apply the same practices to joining queues in fast food restaurants and supermarkets and it has rarely failed me.

Imo, the easiest way to solve this problem would be to put the ATM's in the toilets. That way women can queue to get access to the ATM and toilets like they are used to and men can quickly get in and out and get the job done without queuing like they are used to

Tallon

Sharpshooter wrote: »

What annoys me more than the waiting for these people to finally finish at the ATM ,is when people insist on standing really close behind me when I am withdrawing cash.

I F**** hate that!

Ebonyellie

they should come with a session timeout, say max 30 seconds, any longer and your card is swallowed in a way that you have to go to the trouble of getting a new one but that it wont block the machine for other users, upon swallowing the card the machine should ring a very loud alarm bell and therefore force the offender to do a walk of shame -

that will learn them

SGTdewdew

Ye folks are doing it wrong!
Ye need to find the map to all the SECRET atm's (around dublin at least),
I use several and there's NEVER a queue... at ANY time.
Don't queue EVER! - find another atm or............ get
yer cash hours/days before ye need it. Why queue and
freeze and run the risk of upsetting someone who'll resort to violence.

stealthyspeeder

SGTdewdew wrote: »

Ye folks are doing it wrong!
Ye need to find the map to all the SECRET atm's (around dublin at least),
I use several and there's NEVER a queue... at ANY time.
Don't queue EVER! - find another atm or............ get
yer cash hours/days before ye need it. Why queue and
freeze and run the risk of upsetting someone who'll resort to violence.

If the girls cant use the ATM's quickly they're not goin to be able to use a map are they!?

Dudess

Ebonyellie wrote: »

they should come with a session timeout, say max 30 seconds, any longer and your card is swallowed in a way that you have to go to the trouble of getting a new one but that it wont block the machine for other users, upon swallowing the card the machine should ring a very loud alarm bell and therefore force the offender to do a walk of shame -

that will learn them

Ah no, that's a bit harsh. Give them, say, one minute.

I really can't understand why anyone would defend inconsiderate people at the ATM.

Local-womanizer

Old women are terrible:mad:

I solved the problem of waiting though,old women fall over surprisinly easy when you push them.

I dont take their money though,I do have some decency,I just throw the card and money at their face and go about my business.

Dlite

Steo46 wrote: »

They Should have men-only atm's for people who are in a hurry.

Maybe us women do this on puprose, for all the time we lose in the car because you MEN can't/won't/kill me first/ ask for directions:D

Rb

Dudess wrote: »

I really can't understand why anyone would defend inconsiderate people women at the ATM.

Fixed that up for ya, Dudess.

star-pants

tommmy1979 wrote: »

I nearly froze to death at an ATM machine last night while waiting...

It's not just girls you know - it's just certain people. I never take ages at ATMs. And I have my card ready in the Q so I don't have to go searching for it.

AlmightyCushion

useful_contacts wrote: »

Was at an atm with my bf few days ago we were next in the queue (yay!) and the guy at the atm took ten minutes- put in three different cards and rang up someone while standing at the ATM asking them "how much did you want me to withdraw"

I absolutely hate those ****.

newmills

Ebonyellie wrote: »

they should come with a session timeout, say max 30 seconds, any longer and your card is swallowed in a way that you have to go to the trouble of getting a new one but that it wont block the machine for other users, upon swallowing the card the machine should ring a very loud alarm bell and therefore force the offender to do a walk of shame -

that will learn them

Hell yeah i'm with you on this. In fact f*ck it - the atm should have a large clenched fist at face level. If you prick around for ages then you get a warning buzzer and then without any pre-set time the fist punches the person in the face!! Same goes for supermarkets - the till operator should be a huge ex kgb russian bodybuilder. If the operator believes you are taking too long or have not a method of payment ready to complete the transaction then BANG - one in the guts. Person following can step on said offender as they writhe on the floor in agony!!

dead air

Ulster Bank ATMs seem to take an unusual amount of minutes between pressing a button and the fecking thing responding. Especially that one in Connolly Station, very very irritating.

Red Sleeping Beauty

I queue behind fellas rather than women at ATMs, always have.

dr.bollocko

alan dunne 27 wrote: »

I queue behind fellas rather than women at ATMs, always have.

/raises eyebrow.
Nuff said....

Calibos

dr.bollocko wrote: »

/raises eyebrow.
Nuff said....

Oo'er missus! (or mister as the case may be)

Queue behind blokes myselfe too....at tescos I would like to clarify:D

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

mollypop wrote: »

OMG that's priceless. I'm a woman driver in my mid twenties & I have to say I find myself on a daily basis shouting at other women drivers on the roads. 95% of the time they're 30+ driving SUVs that they have no idea of the dimensions of. It's terrifying driving through carparks in Dublin. I can't count the number of times a woman has almost backed her oversized monstrosity into me trying to back out of a space.

On the ATM thing, my pet peeve is the people who spend forever taking out their money then spend equally long counting it. I'd love to know what they plan on doing if it's wrong. Do they think there's a little person inside the ATM to complan to!? Step aside!!:rolleyes:

Should always count your money after you take it out. Being at the ATM, under the camera will help

Dudess wrote: »

Oh can't I...?

I'm referring to people who wait until they're actually at the machine to take their card out rather than having it ready, who perform the operation really slowly and keep making mistakes - it's extremely simple FFS, who take money out with more than one card (they don't HAVE to take money out of different accounts in one go) etc. And balances can be checked via telephone/internet banking.

Pointless analogy - the function of a checkout is for those who have a large amount of groceries, nobody objects to people using something for what it's intended. If, however, those with lots of groceries take them out of the trolley really... slowly leaving the sales assistant just sitting there... then wait until the sales assistant gives the total before spending ages trying to find their money/card and then start putting the groceries in the bags really... slowly... then they're being inconsiderate *****.

I have a problem with people moaning about people moaning about inconsiderate annoyances they've every right to complain about.

I am sure people do not purposely use the ATM as slow as they possibly can. The atm is used as inteded. You may not use all the ATM's options, that's fair enough, but people should be allowed to use the machine as they see fit. Spending 15 minutes at one is pretty bad though. I doubt it happens often, did you guys and girls time it or was the 15 minutes just a guess? I would think the later.

People should be allowed to use the facility without being harrassed. Being threatened, saying "I will break your face (or legs)" for someone taking longer than you think they should, is not cool... It is idiotic.

We are aware of the options that are available at the ATM, expect them to be used. I used to top up my phone check my balance and then take out money. Not this procedure all the time. If someone told me to hurry I would find other uses, more things to do at the ATM.

Some have differant accounts, business accounts, etc etc. You think they should only be allowed to withdraw from one account?

Making mistakes is human, so that is not a viable argument.

Not everyone has online banking or phone banking. Some do not trust it. They are not obliged to use this service. Some are stuck in their ways and nothing anyone can do about that.

It is not the people at the ATM that are inconsiderate. It is the whiners in the queue. Let the person do what they have to do, if it's so bad then go into the bank or find another ATM. Be patient ffs.

Red Sleeping Beauty

dr.bollocko wrote: »

/raises eyebrow.
Nuff said....

I walked into that one...

To clarify - yes, I think that (on observation) men are quicker at ATMs than women in the 10years I've been using ATMs.
Exceptions and equality and all that aside.

Ainm

tommmy1979 wrote: »

What about the ould ones that dump the contents of their purses purses onto the counter counter for you to count? Does that piss you off too? it seems incredibly rude to me!

T

Actually that doesn't bother me really. I'd rather that than watch them take forever trying to count out the exact change themselves. It's painful watching them with loads of change in their hand going 'ooh aah I think I might have it here hold on, you don't mind me giving you loads of change do you? Sure there's only about 6 people waiting behind me!'
If they just dump it on the counter I'd have it counted out in about three seconds and the leftovers scooped into their hands about 2/3 second later! :rolleyes:

Alicat

midlandsmissus wrote: »

ooooh don't get me started on debit and credit cards!!!! I hate them! Use them to buy things online, do NOT use them to buy things in shops and especially supermarkets!!!!

There is nothing more galling than standing behind somebody who has a massive trolley full of shopping, counting down the seconds numbed with boredom as all their stuff is packed away. Then when you think it might just possibly be your turn, the (have to admit it is usually a woman) person takes out their bag, roots around for their purse, finds their purse, and i'm thinking 'please let it not be a f*cking card' and she pulls out a card!

Why can't people have a bit of consideration and just take the fcking cash out! What good does a debit card do anyone - only severely frustrate shoppers beside you, and make you spend more money than you think you are.

I use my card in the shops so I don't have to wait in an ATM queue outside (usually in the rain) and listen to moaners such as yourself sighing behind me, even I'm super quick. It is more hassle for me to go find an ATM, preferably without a queue, and guess how much money I'm going to spend. YOU have a problem with debit cards, not my problem and I certainly won't be made feel guilty at the till just because you can't be considerate enough to have some patience.

I am not an old lady. I usually have my card ready. I don't have kids so I don't have big trolley full of shopping but I still come across grumpy impatient people such as yourself who make a point of sighing loudly and shifting from foot to foot.

midlandsmissus wrote: »

It is not! I'm a woman and this is my absolutely top pet peeve! I ahve contemplated murder standing in some queues at atms behind MEN and women. I always have the exact money ready when I'm at the till. I am ALWAYS conscious of people behind me.

You always have the money ready for every single transaction at every single till? What if you're buying 20 items? What about people who've got a big family to shop for and have a trolley load of stuff, do you expect those women to work all the prices out and count it all out perfectly just to suit you?

Being unnnecessarily slow certainly is a nuisance but queues are called queues for a reason :rolleyes: Just wait your goddam turn! If you don't like it then tough, leave the stuff behind and go about the rest of your business.

You are just as inconsiderate for trying to rush people along to suit YOU.

CDfm

dr.bollocko wrote: »

/raises eyebrow.
Nuff said....

Its an Oxymoron and a paradox

Tradnuts

drunkmonkey wrote: »

aib atm machines temple bar, 2 machines, 1 line of people, wft...

I reckon 1 line for 2 machines is actually far more efficient? Then when some eegit is taking ages, the Que still moves along, and not just one side is punished....:)

who007

I like dvd s that feature women and ATM though

Rb

who007 wrote: »

I like dvd s that feature women and ATM though

Hells yeah

UnderpantsGnome

WTF? Where's this thread going ATM? TBH I find it hard to decipher IMHO. I'm LMAO trying to figure it out without knowing everyones ASL. OMG I just realised. And BTW, LOL!

Acronyms FTW!

who007

UnderpantsGnome wrote: »

WTF? Where's this thread going ATM? TBH I find it hard to decipher IMHO. I'm LMAO trying to figure it out without knowing everyones ASL. OMG I just realised. And BTW, LOL!

Acronyms FTW!

I haven't LOL'd as much in ages as I did at that!!! Thanks!

Sage'sMama

Tiesto wrote: »

worse is when there is a queue for the ticket machine for the Luas.. and then once they get to the machine, they stand there trying to find change..
WHY DIDNT YOU DO THAT IN THE QUEUE!!

This drives me mad as well and i'm a girl and it's both men and woman that take ages. I hate it when your paying for car parking i always have my ticket money and keys ready to get the f*ck out of there and theres a muppet in front of you fumbling for the ticket and then putting 10c coins in to pay! :mad:

kingtut

ah lads, never mind ATMs. Do we ever know what women are doing?

Granny Lover

i hate being stuck behind slow ATM users so i timed myself one day from putting my card in to entering my pin, selecting cash withdraw selecting other amounts typing in €10 getting my card back and then getting my cash it took me 22.4 seconds so people that send at least 3-5+ minutes at an ATM WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING because you are annoying a lot of people learn how to use it or decide what you are doing before you go the the machine

Euro_Kraut

In Austria there is just one 'brand' on ATM Machine. When you take out a sum of money it asks you what combination of notes you would like it in. Magic.

I remember taking out money for deposit on my room in an ATM in Eyre Sq. The €400 came out in €10 notes. :mad: <== me when the notes came out

I recognize this story is only marginally relevant to thread. Still its good to get these thing off ones chest.

CDfm

Sage'sMama wrote: »

This drives me mad as well and i'm a girl and it's both men and woman that take ages. I hate it when your paying for car parking i always have my ticket money and keys ready to get the f*ck out of there and theres a muppet in front of you fumbling for the ticket and then putting 10c coins in to pay! :mad:

But only after rooting in your bag. A guy who takes time fumbling for his change in his pocket is not looking for change.

Give him space and pass him a tissue.

CDfm

Granny Lover wrote: »

i hate being stuck behind slow ATM users so i timed myself one day from putting my card in to entering my pin, selecting cash withdraw selecting other amounts typing in €10 getting my card back and then getting my cash it took me 22.4 seconds so people that send at least 3-5+ minutes at an ATM WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING

Not all people are as fast as you and there is a school of thought that some people like to pose for them camera while getting their money.

Some couples arent really couples at all and really are just thre to complete a *ahem* transaction requiring money so need space.Give them their privacy.

Then spare a thought for clubbers who need somewhere sheltered from the Irish weather and a dust free surface and some crisp notes to get the modst of their evening. They are only withdrawing money for their friend Charlie.

mac_attack

I can't stand when people take their time at the cash machine, especially when I have to do my pre pub trip to the cash machine while the others wait on me. I always make a note to do my atm perfromance which includes tapping in my code as fast as I can and having my finger hovering over the button I know im goin to press once the screen has loaded all the while druming my fingers impatiently during the free bits.

Joseph

If I need to do business at an ATM I'll take however long it bloody well takes me. Christ it's not the end of the world if someone behind me has to wait 120 seconds longer so I can be careful with my funds.

humbert

Deaddude wrote: »

If I need to do business at an ATM I'll take however long it bloody well takes me. Christ it's not the end of the world if someone behind me has to wait 120 seconds longer so I can be careful with my funds.

What if everyone thought like that, in all queueing situations??

It's not like you get better value after fanning around for your extra 120 seconds.

I hope after reading this thread you recognise the error of your ways and never ever take more than 22 seconds at the ATM again.

CDfm

humbert wrote: »

What if everyone thought like that, in all queueing situations??

Then mac_attack (above post 141) would never pay for another round ever again

CDfm

Granny Lover wrote: »

i hate being stuck behind slow ATM users so i timed myself one day from putting my card in to entering my pin, selecting cash withdraw selecting other amounts typing in €10 getting my card back and then getting my cash it took me 22.4 seconds so people that send at least 3-5+ minutes at an ATM WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING because you are annoying a lot of people learn how to use it or decide what you are doing before you go the the machine

Some people make multiple withdrawals on seperate cards and buy phone credit and stuff.

Orla K

I think what most of you are forgetting is when your waiting time appears slower. You also might think your fast but your 30 seconds may seem like 2 minutes to the person behind you, where in reality it's more 1 minute.

Is what you do really that important that you get annoyed when the person is 30seconds slower than you think they should be.

The only time that I can remember waiting longer than normal is when I was stuck behind a guy in a suit. I had my card in hand ready, he checked his balance and took out money, I stopped leaning against the wall and then he took out another card, he did this quite a number of times, so much that a number of people behind me wandered off. The only reason this stuck out in my head is because I had to get a bus and I needed money for it first.

As for old women at the checkout, I always think that they have lived through two currency changes and now need glasses to be able to see the coins. This thought normally gets the time to pass normally. The odd time if they have a load of shopping I'll ask them if they need a hand with it, it's not a big effort on my part but delights them. Thinking about this, I've only started doing it recently probably because of going shopping with or for my granny.

mac_attack

CDfm wrote: »

Then mac_attack (above post 141) would never pay for another round ever again

Hmm there may be benefits to this after all and come to think of it, if the others give up waiting for me, they usually have a pint waiting for me inside anyway. Maybe waiting at the cash machine isn't the end of the world after all.

mac_attack

Orla K wrote: »

As for old women at the checkout, I always think that they have lived through two currency changes and now need glasses to be able to see the coins. This thought normally gets the time to pass normally. The odd time if they have a load of shopping I'll ask them if they need a hand with it, it's not a big effort on my part but delights them. Thinking about this, I've only started doing it recently probably because of going shopping with or for my granny.

Fair play to you, I worked in a village shop and the management actively encouraged this behaviour as it encouraged customer loyality when they could easliy go to the shop down the road. Maybe you should pitch that to your boss.

stovelid

tommmy1979 wrote: »

Girls and ATM machines... WTF are ye doing??

Trying to change channels?

CDfm

mac_attack wrote: »

Fair play to you, I worked in a village shop and the management actively encouraged this behaviour as it encouraged customer loyality when they could easliy go to the shop down the road. Maybe you should pitch that to your boss.

Fair play to you and Orla K - its really nice when people do that.

Im not old but go to a small shop where they take my coins if I have a bunch of them and it alone is very friendly.

Joseph

humbert wrote: »

What if everyone thought like that, in all queueing situations??

It's not like you get better value after fanning around for your extra 120 seconds.

I hope after reading this thread you recognise the error of your ways and never ever take more than 22 seconds at the ATM again.

Obviously it doesn't apply to all queueing situations. This is regard ATMs, I'll take my time to make sure noone is watching / I type the PIN in right / check balance / get cash in correct amount / get receipt for withdrawal / take card out / pocket the card before moving away as with cash+receipt.