Receiving and undressing an ATM

ATMs are everywhere these days. We see them in many places that are not banks: convenient stores, fuel stations, bowling alleys, restaurants and bars to name a few. 

How did they get there? Many people just see them in a location all shiny and stuffed with cash or with a sad,’out of service’ sign taped to the front. Either way, the unit was brand new at one time and here’s the story of how they arrive.

A truck pulls up for delivery, either to a loading dock or with a lift gate. In this case, our office in Dewitt has an exterior door and is at street level, so we requested a lift gate delivery. The driver loads the unit onto a hand cart dolly and brings it off the truck into our office.

Here it comes - though the door!

The crated box is left for me to handle. I unpack the straps, remove the sign strapped on top like a hat and then slide the cardboard box off the unit.

Hello, new ATM.

With it’s cardboard box removed, we experience the awkward moment of having to undress our new ATM from it’s plastic bag. Here, is the unit changing clothes and preparing for programming. Perhaps I should have done this in a dressing room?

For underwear, the unit is wrapped in plastic wrap to protect it from dents and scratches. Once the cardboard box and plastic bag cover and plastic wrap is removed, we’ll be ready to program and test our unit before shipping it off to it’s final destination.