Bag Lady

I just read an article about the owner of a 7-Eleven who accidentally left the bank deposit bag on top of his car and then drove off down the highway. When he realized what he did, he doubled back and found a bunch of people on the side of the highway who'd found some of it. That's just...odd.

When I worked at the bank we used to have dozens of retail shops deposit their money with us. At no point did any of them seem comfortable enough with that responsibility that they could just forget the money on top of the car. Half the time they were trying their best to get to us as fast as humanly possible without getting robbed.

Some weren't the brightest lights on the tree. They'd actually walk to the bank in their fast food uniform carrying a bag full of money that basically said "Rob Me!" on the side of it. The seasoned vets knew better. One manager of a fast food place acted like he was making a heroin run across the border. He used to come in there wearing the bummiest street clothes while carrying a soda and what appeared to be a bag of food. Inside the bag, underneath two sandwiches was a Ziploc bag with the money and deposit slip. That's depositing "like a sir" right there.

Still, the craziest was the lady from the gas station down the street. She actually got robbed in front of our bank on her way in the door. I guess they'd been watching her and timing when she made her deposits. After that she would only come to the drive thru and, even then, wouldn't stay still long enough to get a receipt. She'd shove a brown paper bag through the window with her information on it and drive off. We'd hold the receipt until the next drop. I can't blame her though. Fear is fear.