Charged For Making A Deposit?

The culture here may like cash but banks don't. It costs to handle it, store it, move it, and secure it. Fees for handling cash have become quite common in many countries. Would there have been a charge for depositing a cheque or was it just because the transaction involved cash handling?

Handling cash does cost time and money, but why should the fee be different (greater) when you go to another province?

If you have an account at a branch in Bangkok; it should make no difference if you deposit cash in Bangkok, Chiang Rai, Mukdahan or Songkla -- the work is exactly the same; take the cash and update the passbook.

It's not like they have to send the cash back to Bangkok via elephant once a month.

Preaching to the choir when I say fees implemented by many companies such as banks is many times just to generate revenue/profit even when the work associated with the transaction is minimual to none. And once a fee is in-place it's hard to make it go away because it has turned into a beloved cash cow. Banks and airlines come to mind as two types of companies who have made a real effort over the last couple of years to charge new or higher fees while trying to convince the customer it's still a good deal and just be happy we didn't make the fee even higher.