In Nigeria, people have started sleeping in front of banks. When the cash machine is loaded up in the morning, they want to be among the first in line to collect notes from it.
In a nation where 40% of people lack bank accounts, a scarcity of freshly designed naira notes has caused a cash shortage and increased concern among individuals who are scrambling to get their hands on their money.
Even the Supreme Court got involved and issued an order extending the deadline for turning in old notes, but it didn't really make a difference.
Long lineups of automobiles snaking out of the gas stations due to occasional gasoline shortages are nothing new to the locals.
But as the nation prepares for a presidential election at the end of the month, huge lines of disgruntled, bewildered, and furious individuals have now become a typical sight outside banks.
Abraham Osundiran, 36, who is in one of two lines at a bank in the neighbourhood of Ikoyi in the capital city of Lagos, declares, "I haven't eaten today."
He has been forced to skip a second day of work at a construction firm because he lacks the funds to cover the cab ticket. Many Nigerians still largely rely on cash, while some have adopted digital payments.
"I have no cash on hand. I had to forego breakfast in order to make it here, so I'm not sure what I'll eat the rest of the day.
Many more people are in a predicament like this.
"It is hurtful. They demand cash, so I can't go to the market. Buses demand payment, therefore I must now walk everywhere "Lilian Ineh, a 26-year-old hairdresser, tells the BBC from her business.
"I have fewer things to sell since there isn't enough money to acquire stock. There are even fewer clients. On a Saturday, I often have a minimum of five."
She had only two on last Saturday.
Last October, it was announced to Nigerians that the old notes will be replaced by new ones, and they were urged to deposit whatever cash they had saved in the bank.
"We are unable to access the money they forced us to deposit into our accounts. It's intolerable "says 40-year-old Osarenoma Kolawole. She works in telesales, but since she was paid last week, she hasn't been able to access her pay.
Not the food, but having to buy what I didn't want to because the banks won't allow me retrieve my money, pained me a lot the last time I went shopping. I had to buy eggs instead of fish.
The 200, 500, and 1,000 naira notes were developed, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to replace the filthy money already in circulation, to combat inflation, stop counterfeiting, and advance a cashless society.
It anticipated that the revamp would encourage people and businesses to reinvest some of the cash they were holding in reserve.
In certain ways, the reform has led to the creation of a cashless society, but not in the way that the CBN had envisioned.