This was a thing when I was growing up, and even my local bank and credit union have them now. But I was watching Rick and Morty and Rick makes a comment about pneumatic tubes “like banks used to use in the 70s.”
So are these still in use through much of the US, or just in the bubble I’m in?
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Yeah those are still super common, at least in my area.
They still exist where I live. It’s the only way to complete a transaction if you’re using the drive-thru.
My local US Bank still has them at two locations here. 5/3rd bank has them too
Yeah, as so do our pharmacies
They’re around here and there where I’m at, but when I was a kid in the 80s it seemed like literally every bank had them.
I met a guy who made those, but not just for banks. He didn’t think that the industry had much of a future.
Yeah, I know a few banks that have those.
The last of these near me were removed over the last few years at least at the banks I go to. I hadn’t seen anyone actually use it for longer. The lights were usually red.
Some locations have them but they’re far from universal.
Two banks near me have them still. I cannot tell you the last time I saw somebody use them.
They are even inside . No more face to face with a teller. Makes it real hard to rob a bank that way.
No but my pharmacy does 🙂
yeah I think so? I don’t use the drive through though, easier to go in.
Very common
Yes
Yup
Every bank around here has them.
Still in use around me
Yes. Not many people use the teller drive-through though.
Only the older banks. And I don’t know of any that still use them in my area of the state.
Not in Manhattan. They might have a few around the outer boroughs, though.
My pharmacy has one! But yeah, bank tubes are still really common.
Yes. Our pharmacy and Costco still do. The bank that had the last remaining one burned down though.
Im so old I remember when Costco used them to send paper checks from the register to the back
I’ve never seen a bank with a drive up teller that didn’t have pneumatic tubes
No, bank of America near me doesn’t use them . They have drive up ATMs where you can deposit or withdraw cash. I personally wouldn’t trust depositing large cash amount at an ATM.
You have to go inside if you want to interact with a human.
I haven’t seen one in years
Nope not in California anymore. They used to be at every bank. They’ve all been replaced by ATM’s now.
Yes! Some pharmacies have them as well.
Our bank is now walk in only. It used to have them. CVS and Walgreens still do for prescriptions.