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Bank Employees Searching Rolls ‘Absolutely Ethical’

I saw “Name Withheld’s” letter, and I have to answer: it is absolutely ethical for a bank employee to search rolls. You see, banks are in the business of taking and distributing cash. They’re not under any obligation to provide you (or anyone else) specific access to collectibles.

If the bank teller replaces any money taken for their collection with cash of equivalent value and abides by their employer’s other policies, then I can’t see that there is a real problem.

What’s not clear is the reasoning behind your apparent feeling of entitlement

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