Today, I went to an ATM to see how much money I had in my account. I put the card in. It never gave it back. FML
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Today, as soon as I put my card into an ATM, the words "Out of Order" popped up and it would not return my card. Since I was at the bank, I got a free replacement. Trying to draw money again the second machine did the same thing and a third card costs more than what I have in my account. FML
Today, I withdrew $120 from the ATM at the hotel I'm staying at, only to have no money come out. When I talked to the concierge, who witnessed the whole thing, she said it had been happening all day and that the machine was broken. My bank says it's the hotel's problem, and the hotel says it's the bank's problem. Either way, I'm out $120. FML
Today, I canceled my ATM card, because it had been lost. Then I found it. Then I found out I can't reactivate it, because I asked for a replacement card. I'm from CA, and I'm in Mexico with only 20 bucks. FML
Today, I went to have a drink with my friend. On the way I withdrew 20 bucks and when I arrived at the bar I realised I had taken my credit card but not the banknote. FML
Today, I went to the bank to find out why I still haven't gotten my refund for when the ATM gave me a cash dispenser error and cancelled the transaction, but the money was taken out of the account anyway. The error happened on Friday of last week, it's Wednesday. FML
Today, I went to withdraw 200 dollars. At the ATM, I noticed a suspicious man standing really close to me. I was nervous about entering my pin number, and worried he was looking at my account information. In my panic, I got all the way home before realizing that I'd left the cash in the machine. FML
Today, as a joke, my friend put my bus money in the vending machine. Not only did the machine not return my money, it wouldn't give me an item in return. FML
Today, on my holiday in Thailand I was using the ATM to withdraw $500 worth of Baht. While doing this the ATM crashed and decided to restart. After 5 minutes it spat my card out and nothing else. When I returned to the hotel to use the Wifi, the ATM had deducted the money from my account. FML
Today, I withdrew €40 at the ATM to pay for dinner later tonight. It wasn't until I went to pay for it that I realized I'd taken the receipt, but left the cash in the ATM. FML
Today, at the bank, I went to get some coffee from their machine. I gave it my money and pressed the buttons but nothing was happening. After banging on the machine for ten minutes and calling a teller over, a little boy reached up on his tippy toes to press the giant green START button for me. FML
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Top comments
Ambient25 25
Call the number on the machine dude! They all have a sticker with it...it takes like an hour for someone to arrive. I do have to say though, if you're "broke" (as mentioned in the name) because it ate your card, then maybe it's a sign that you shouldn't take money out so much...
Bumblebrea99 14
ATM's need to eat too! Sometimes its rough for them, with people always taking their money and never giving it back... :(
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Comments (102)
KayleeFrye 39
Not a big deal, OP. Call or go to the bank ASAP. Problem solved. That happened to me once. It was fixed within 10 minutes.
Bumblebrea99 14
ATM's need to eat too! Sometimes its rough for them, with people always taking their money and never giving it back... :(
winston5 6
I guess you won't be buying something anytime soon.
doodlecloud 27
Did it say it was because you had no money? Because thieves can put fake fronts on the outside or the card reader so it keeps your card, then they go and retrieve it later. I hope it was just the bank but you might wanna check...
LowExpectations 30
I hate ATMs that take your card. Why do they still let those types of ATMs roam free.
chuka81 27
Where I come from, it's a miracle to have the card come out immediately. You put the card in, expecting the greedy machine to hold on to it. Just call the bank, they'd fix it as soon as they can.
ZY1431 24
I didn't know it was possible. I'd call the bank asap.
suri23 11
Had this happen to me right before going on vacation a few years ago. All because the stupid bank wanted me to switch from an ATM card to a debit card.
perdix 31
The machine took one look at your balance and realized you couldn't afford the card-having fee, the balance-looking-at fee, the receipt-preparation fee, the receipt-do-you-want? fee (if yes, a receipt-printing fee), the electricity surcharge and the card-return fee. So, it kept you card ... for free!!
Sports_guy3 28
perdix just made my day.
cheshirecat13242 32
It kept the card for free? Wow, it must've waived the "card reclamation fee"
aubama_fml 15
You didn't have enough on you account to draw some money :)