The commenters can't agree whether the punchline is horrifically outdated or not

[conuly]

So I thought I'd make a poll!

Poll #29595 Luann comic

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 70

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Does your bank still (if it ever did) use pneumatic tubes and capsules?

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Yes
31 (44.3%)

No
39 (55.7%)

Comments

[conuly]

First, you should absolutely go over there and leave that as a comment. I don't know if anybody is still reading new comments, but if they are, they'll appreciate it.

Secondly, do you know why they're doing that?

[melannen]

Nope! They're a small local credit union, so I think they might mostly be trying to save money by replacing a teller window and an ATM with one tube station, as more people are using apps/non-bank ATMs for routine stuff? I'm not sure! But the one that was most recently renovated (admittedly about five years ago) went from having two drive-up ATMs and one lobby ATM, to one drive-up ATM, one drive-up pneumatic tube station, and two walk-in tube stations. (And no no-tube tellers.)

They have now added back a lobby ATM because people did not want to have to deal with a tube just to deposit a check and did not want to have to always do the drive-through, but all the live tellers are still tube-based.