# Do grocery stores now run a net outflow of cash? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 28, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-grocery-stores-now-run-a-net-outflow-of-cash/191539 "2003-07-28T23:00:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-grocery-stores-now-run-a-net-outflow-of-cash/191539/21 "2003-07-29T17:20:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by troub \* > \*\*Don’t any of you know where _your own_ bank’s ATM’s are? Or are there some crazy banks out there that actually charge you to use their own ATMs? I’ve only paid one or two ATM fees in my life, when I happened to be in a city/town that didn’t have a branch of my bank. \*\* There are many, many banks that charge you if you use another bank’s ATM and many, many banks that charge you to use their own ATM if you’re not an account holder. So if I have an account at Bank A and want to use the ATM at Bank B, I could incur a charge from Bank A (for not using their ATM) and from Bank B (for using their ATM). ---
**Author:** ![Ottoerotic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6de8d8/32.png) [@Ottoerotic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ottoerotic)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-grocery-stores-now-run-a-net-outflow-of-cash/191539/22 "2003-07-29T17:23:53Z")
Nope, grocery stores still sell cash to the bank. At the end of everyday, Pick N Save in SE Wisconsin still sells about 20-40 thousand everyday. The only place I’ve ever seen buy more currency than it brings are the banks around here, who more often than not, buy $2000 straps of 20’s from the grocery stores, when their supply’s run low. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@Mr\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-grocery-stores-now-run-a-net-outflow-of-cash/191539/23 "2003-07-29T18:40:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sunspace \* > \*\*(Does anyone use a credit card to buy food? That’s pretty uncommon in Canada, I think; I seem to remember that food stores weren’t allowed to accept credit cards until relatively recently, but I might be making that up…) \*\* ? I work in a grocery store in canada and credit cards are very common. People use them to collect points (for every 1000 pts on your PC financial mastercard you can redeem them for a $1) and to avoid ATM fees. Most cashiers hate them cause you have to print out the slip and get them to sign and check the signature but it’s far smarter in my opinion. Sidenote: we (as a medium sized grocery store) do except cheques. For how long I’m not sure as the other grocery store in town which is owned by the same company as us (National) won’t anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Rex\_Fenestrarum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rex_fenestrarum/32/7265_2.png) [@Rex\_Fenestrarum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Fenestrarum)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-grocery-stores-now-run-a-net-outflow-of-cash/191539/24 "2003-07-30T02:48:53Z")
> [@](#): > > Don’t any of you know where your own bank’s ATM’s are? Yes. There are several in the Boston metro area, there are two in Colorado and there’s one in Atlanta. I live in Charlotte. Don’t be a smartass. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-grocery-stores-now-run-a-net-outflow-of-cash/191539.md?page=1)