If you can pull money out of almost any ATM why can you not deposit money into almost any ATM?

Question

If you can pull money out of almost any ATM why can you not deposit money into almost any ATM?

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Answer 1

Some ATMs *do* let you deposit cash and checks – you’ll see them especially often at banks, for use when the bank is closed (holidays, night, etc). They just pull the money out in the morning and double check.

For the rest: nowhere near as many people need to do that, or anywhere near as often, so ATM operators save space and cost by not adding expensive machinery to every ATM.