At Last I Can Withdraw Cash

Santa Maria di Castellabate

Well, 3 years 2 weeks & 3 days after my PIN 

for my Carta BCC Cash was issued, I finally

got round to going into the Bank to collect it.

And, for the first time I actually used the

Bancomat.

Hubby tried to withdraw some cash at the Bancomat

in La Torretta on Monday

but the machine wouldn't let him. 

He didn't really register the message that

came up before it told him to remove his card,

so wasn't sure if it was a problem with 

the card or if the Bancomat had run out of cash.

The next day he tried at the Bancomat near the

Poste in town - that was out of order.

He tried again at La Torretta on our way to 

Campania Marcianise yesterday morning - 

still no luck, but now he was almost certain

that the message was telling him it wasn't possible

to withdraw cash on his card.

So this morning we were up, dressed & in town by

9 am, where hubby tried once more - definitely

a case of not being able to withdraw any cash on the card.

Our friend Angelo had agreed to meet us at the Bank

to see if we could resolve the issue.

And it was quite simple - hubby had withdrawn the

maximum monthly limit allowable on his 

card. He could go to the sportello & get cash 

over the counter, could still use his card to pay

for purchases, he just couldn't make any further 

Bancomat withdrawals until tomorrow.

That's when we told the rather nice guy in the Bank

that I had a carta but no PIN. He took my card, entered

the details onto his computer & then smiled as he

asked how long had I had the card - 3 years & 3 weeks.

'Your PIN was issued on 14th October 2010' he said.

I knew that, but by the time it arrived in branch I was

back in the UK & just somehow I've never got

round to going to collect it.

But now, I have my PIN, know how to 

use the Bancomat following the Italian instructions

rather than English AND I have cash! (Well, I did,

briefly, until I had to hand it over to hubby).