Am I the only person who finds it hard to get rid of shrapnel (ie, 20c and smaller)?Around the house I have a couple of containers overflowing with small change. Last night E was cleaning out a cupboard and got a little chizzy as she found another container full, from some time past.
There are two causes for this. The first is that I don't want to keep people waiting. So rather than dig around in the coin bit of my wallet I'll break another $5 note. The second is that I get embarrassed handing over a hand full of small change when I get a coffee or something. I don't think this is unwarranted either-- I'm sure the person behind the counter has rolled their eyes at me when I've tried.
Anyway, then when my wallet bulges and starts to give me back pains when I sit down (like George Costanza), I surreptitiously unload the hefty wad of coinage into one of these containers, a dirty little secret that I won't return to, though I kid myself that I will.
I bet if I added this all up there would be a hundred bucks or more. It's crazy. So is it true that if I took a big bag of money into a bank that they would count it up and give me a nice new note? I would do this but I sense there would be a fair whack of eye rolling and sighing as they did it.
Anyone ever done this? Anyone have the same dumb problem? Any tips of how to use it up?
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They would give you some little plastic coin bags and ask you to count it yourself....
wait til little e is big enough and then she can take it into the bank.
she won't get eye rolling or groaning and nor do they expect her to count beforehand.
So I should take a day of work then Drew..
Hi Milika, thanks for stopping by. You propose a good idea. Why do what you can get your offspring to do for you. Good thinking.
Ben,
You must come to England. At our local supermarket there is a very nice machine where you can place all your unwanted coins and exchange them for nice notes. Very handy!
wow kate, that's the best invention ever!
Cobber..I think you'll find that eye rolling would not be the order of the day the coffee shop, newsagent etc. I always ask if they mind if i get rid of some change and they are relieved to in fact get some. Imagine thirty poeple come in and don't want to give anything but notes....If the coffee costs 2.80....where do the twenty cent pices come from? I think you'll find it is more appreciated than not..
As far as the excess change, the banks have a machine where they ppour the money in, it sorts, counts and bags it for them.
Walk away with a crisp lobbie and a smile!!!
wow the bank has that sweet invention too? Cool. Maybe I can buy one for personal use..
ok, bro I will make it a resolution to do it at the cafe.
In my child-hood career as a hard-working busker, I've often gone to the bank with a saxophone case FULL of change - sometimes over $100 worth - and they happily shove it in the coin-eating-monster-machine and give you the bills. I recommend it - both busking with a sax, and taking coins to the monster-eater.
Here in the States we have the Coinstar machine in stores, where you can exchange your change, or any bank will do it, they have the same machine. I've gone in with lots, or even just a little. Why would they roll their eyes at something that is part of their job? You're their customer, they should be happy you're bringing your money to them!
Peter, this is good news. I will follow yr lead. Maybe not the busking though..
Hi Beth- Wow those machines sound very common over there.. You should keep a close eye on them; they may band together and try and overthrow the humans.
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