diff --git a/code/datums/storage/storage.dm b/code/datums/storage/storage.dm
index 0b0a92611e7..583bac0a9f4 100644
--- a/code/datums/storage/storage.dm
+++ b/code/datums/storage/storage.dm
@@ -475,6 +475,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(cached_storage_typecaches)
 	to_insert.forceMove(real_location)
 	item_insertion_feedback(user, to_insert, override)
 	parent.update_appearance()
+	if(get(real_location, /mob) != user)
+		to_insert.do_pickup_animation(real_location, user)
 	return TRUE
 
 /// Since items inside storages ignore transparency for QOL reasons, we're tracking when things are dropped onto them instead of our UI elements
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/_machinery.dm b/code/game/machinery/_machinery.dm
index 949950b1499..f5afeb98f5f 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/_machinery.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/_machinery.dm
@@ -409,8 +409,9 @@
  * * object (obj) The object to be moved in to the users hand.
  * * user (mob/living) The user to recive the object
  */
-/obj/machinery/proc/try_put_in_hand(obj/object, mob/living/user)
+/obj/machinery/proc/try_put_in_hand(obj/item/object, mob/living/user)
 	if(!issilicon(user) && in_range(src, user))
+		object.do_pickup_animation(user, src)
 		user.put_in_hands(object)
 	else
 		object.forceMove(drop_location())
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/civilian_bounties.dm b/code/game/machinery/civilian_bounties.dm
index 22ea6994ee6..913223fded7 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/civilian_bounties.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/civilian_bounties.dm
@@ -286,14 +286,12 @@
 	return TRUE
 
 ///Removes A stored ID card.
-/obj/machinery/computer/piratepad_control/civilian/proc/id_eject(mob/user, obj/target)
+/obj/machinery/computer/piratepad_control/civilian/proc/id_eject(mob/user, obj/item/target)
 	if(!target)
 		to_chat(user, span_warning("That slot is empty!"))
 		return FALSE
 	else
-		target.forceMove(drop_location())
-		if(!issilicon(user) && Adjacent(user))
-			user.put_in_hands(target)
+		try_put_in_hand(target, user)
 		user.visible_message(span_notice("[user] gets \the [target] from \the [src]."), \
 							span_notice("You get \the [target] from \the [src]."))
 		playsound(src, 'sound/machines/terminal/terminal_insert_disc.ogg', 50, FALSE)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/tables_racks.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/tables_racks.dm
index a71b4293f6a..479c9fe2086 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/tables_racks.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/tables_racks.dm
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
 /obj/structure/table/proc/table_place_act(mob/living/user, obj/item/tool, list/modifiers)
 	if(tool.item_flags & ABSTRACT)
 		return NONE
-	if(!user.transferItemToLoc(tool, drop_location(), silent = FALSE))
+	if(!user.dropItemToGround(to_drop = tool, silent = FALSE, newloc = get_turf(src)))
 		return ITEM_INTERACT_BLOCKING
 	// Items are centered by default, but we move them if click ICON_X and ICON_Y are available
 	if(LAZYACCESS(modifiers, ICON_X) && LAZYACCESS(modifiers, ICON_Y))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/inventory.dm b/code/modules/mob/inventory.dm
index db5bb011fd3..e96c6d1c5bd 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/inventory.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/inventory.dm
@@ -334,26 +334,26 @@
  * * If it was, returns the item.
  * If the item can be dropped, it will be forceMove()'d to the ground and the turf's Entered() will be called.
 */
-/mob/proc/dropItemToGround(obj/item/I, force = FALSE, silent = FALSE, invdrop = TRUE)
-	if (isnull(I))
+/mob/proc/dropItemToGround(obj/item/to_drop, force = FALSE, silent = FALSE, invdrop = TRUE, turf/newloc = null)
+	if(isnull(to_drop))
 		return
 
 	SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_MOB_DROPPING_ITEM)
-	var/try_uneqip = doUnEquip(I, force, drop_location(), FALSE, invdrop = invdrop, silent = silent)
+	var/try_uneqip = doUnEquip(to_drop, force, newloc ? newloc : drop_location(), FALSE, invdrop = invdrop, silent = silent)
 
-	if(!try_uneqip || !I) //ensure the item exists and that it was dropped properly.
+	if(!try_uneqip || !to_drop) //ensure the item exists and that it was dropped properly.
 		return
 
-	if(!(I.item_flags & NO_PIXEL_RANDOM_DROP))
-		I.pixel_x = I.base_pixel_x + rand(-6, 6)
-		I.pixel_y = I.base_pixel_y + rand(-6, 6)
-	I.do_drop_animation(src)
-	return I
+	if(!(to_drop.item_flags & NO_PIXEL_RANDOM_DROP))
+		to_drop.pixel_x = to_drop.base_pixel_x + rand(-6, 6)
+		to_drop.pixel_y = to_drop.base_pixel_y + rand(-6, 6)
+	to_drop.do_drop_animation(src)
+	return to_drop
 
 //for when the item will be immediately placed in a loc other than the ground
 /mob/proc/transferItemToLoc(obj/item/I, newloc = null, force = FALSE, silent = TRUE)
 	. = doUnEquip(I, force, newloc, FALSE, silent = silent)
-	I.do_drop_animation(src)
+	I.do_pickup_animation(newloc, src)
 
 //visibly unequips I but it is NOT MOVED AND REMAINS IN SRC, newloc is for signal handling checks only which hints where you want to move the object after removal
 //item MUST BE FORCEMOVE'D OR QDEL'D
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index becae6fb181..d0b09229304 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -1512,8 +1512,8 @@
 
 	return ..()
 
-/mob/living/carbon/dropItemToGround(obj/item/item, force = FALSE, silent = FALSE, invdrop = TRUE)
-	if(item && ((item in organs) || (item in bodyparts))) //let's not do this, aight?
+/mob/living/carbon/dropItemToGround(obj/item/to_drop, force = FALSE, silent = FALSE, invdrop = TRUE, turf/newloc = null)
+	if(to_drop && (organs.Find(to_drop) || bodyparts.Find(to_drop))) //let's not do this, aight?
 		return FALSE
 	return ..()
 
diff --git a/code/modules/vending/_vending.dm b/code/modules/vending/_vending.dm
index 70ecf091c07..9bc279a9bd1 100644
--- a/code/modules/vending/_vending.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vending/_vending.dm
@@ -1469,6 +1469,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(vending_machines_to_restock)
 		vended_item.set_greyscale(colors=greyscale_colors)
 	if(usr.CanReach(src) && usr.put_in_hands(vended_item))
 		to_chat(usr, span_notice("You take [item_record.name] out of the slot."))
+		vended_item.do_pickup_animation(usr, src)
 	else
 		to_chat(usr, span_warning("[capitalize(format_text(item_record.name))] falls onto the floor!"))
 	SSblackbox.record_feedback("nested tally", "vending_machine_usage", 1, list("[type]", "[item_record.product_path]"))