After months of absence, the ATM is back in the Dorpsstraat. According to retail property owner Rolf Sluiter, shopkeepers and visitors to the Dorpsstraat Steen en Been complained about the absence of the flappetapper. “I wanted to change something about that.”

After the closure of the money size automatic in June last year, people could only pin money at Bruna in the Dorpsstraat. But you can only withdraw cash there during the opening hours of the store.

New -build apartment

Geldmaat decided to cancel the machine last year due to the construction of a new apartment above Restaurant Zaytoona. “Due to the safety of residents, money size does not want an automatic in the same building,” says Rolf. “Money size also looks at whether a certain location is interesting enough for an ATM. The number of pin transactions turned out not to be that high in Dorpsstraat. “

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The new cash machine in the Dorpsstraat. Photo: Indebuurt Zoetermeer

Non -working ATMs

Rolf heard from both shopkeepers and visitors to the Dorpsstraat that they miss the ATM. “At broken ATMs in stores, people have to get cash elsewhere. And some prefer to pay in cash than they use pins or their mobile for that. The alternative is therefore the ATM in the Bruna, but in the evening and on Sundays that store is not open. Quite awkward if you then need cash. I wanted the machine back in the shopping street. “

Just like at festivals

Rolf contacted a company that provides cash machines at festivals and events. In addition, they place fixed ATMs in other places in the Netherlands than money size, “says Rolf. The opening of the previous ATM in the facade of the building was still present. Last week the company placed the new cash machine on the square opposite lunchroom De Zoetelaar. PIN!

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