I have encountered ATM machines in the USA that happily give you
amounts
with a $1 granularity. (For additional hate: I once ended up
getting $2
Wow. I've never seen such a thing – back in the dirt poor days, I
used to know where all the machines that gave out $5 bills were, in
case I didn't have $20 in my checking account, but have never seen
one that gave out $1 bills.
"oh, no, you already used this machine today, you'll have to wait
another
day"). Of course, that still doesn't mean you should have to type the
trailing 00s.
Ooo... that is hateful. My bank just won't let me take more than a
certain amount (I think $500) in one day, but it doesn't care how
many times I use it.
Many Dutch machines also carry EUR 5 notes, so I presume getting
an amount
of (10k + 5) EUR for some k is possible. I'll try next time I get
money.
I always liked the fact that European (for German values thereof)
gave a mix of notes – never understood why US machines don't.
Probably would confuse the poor machine since the notes are all the
same physical size or something. It's also (IMO) why the $20 note
got the name "Yuppy food coupon" and why retail places tend to get
annoyed if you give them $50 or $100 notes – no one uses them much.
Tangent: have USians noticed that the $10 bill isn't as common as it
used to be? Take a look at the cash registers while shopping –
you'll see a lot more $20 and $5 notes that you will $10. Odd.
Darrell
