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Money02 Jul 2026

A Card Left in the Machine

Noi contacts the bank quickly after an ATM keeps her card.

Presto machines used at each TTC subway station in 2019. The machine on the right has numerous functions including selling Presto cards and Presto tickets as well as uploading money to a Presto card. The machine on the left can only upload money to a Presto card.
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Noi uses an ATM outside her bank, but the machine does not return her card. She does not enter her number again. Instead, she notes the machine location and calls the bank using the number on its official website. The employee blocks the card and checks her recent transactions. Noi visits the branch the next morning to request a replacement.

ประโยคและวลีที่ใช้ได้จริงจากเรื่องนี้

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does not return her cardPhrase

ไม่คืนบัตรของเธอ

From the storyNoi uses an ATM outside her bank, but the machine does not return her card.

calls the bankPhrase

โทรหาธนาคาร

From the storyInstead, she notes the machine location and calls the bank using the number on its official website.

request a replacementPhrase

ขอบัตรทดแทน

From the storyNoi visits the branch the next morning to request a replacement.

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