TL/DR: I lost again.
I received a paper check in the mail. After posting it to the wall for action for ten days, I launched myself to the credit union to make a deposit at the ATM. After processing it all, pressing the right buttons, and answering their questions, the machine told me with an exclamation point, “Invalid Transaction!”
“How the fuck is that an invalid transaction,” I muttered at the screen. It didn’t answer.
Well, one failure is a fluke. Two is a coincidence. Three is a trend as a failure. I did it four times. Fed the check into the machine four different ways. Always came back, “Invalid Transaction!”
It’s not me, I consoled myself. Has to be the machine. Still, it did sting to walk away a failure.
Michael Seidel, writer 
Machines can be tricky little things at times …
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I sometimes suspect they’re pranking me. After seeing “Invalid Transaction”, I swear I heard a soft, metallic snicker. Cheers
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Can you take it to a real bank with people? It might not be you, it might be the machine. then again, if the check is a dud, they might just charge you the amount on the check. why they do that, I have no idea, but i’ve lose money before that way…
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Yes, I can do that, Judy. I instead later rallied myself and went to a different ATM. Some credit union, different location, and it worked fine. We’ve encountered this before at our CU, where machines at one location works fine and machines at another location fails to perform. Cheers
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Can’t you take a photo of it and deposit it that way? That’s what I do!
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No, neither of my credit unions have that capability yet. They’re doubtful of newfangled tech like that. Cheers, M
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