whole bunch of coins

[M2d]

I see that coinstar now offers no vig if you redeem coins for gift cards to certain retailers. I think starbucks, albertsons, hollywood video and maybe others are included. I don't rent from hollywood video, so that's out. I don't shop at albertsons much because I get mileage plus miles from safeway. do I really want ~500 bucks worth of starbucks credit? is the program really juice free?
I'm thinking of taking the time to separate my loose change into piles and giving everyone I know a $25 starbucks card for xmas. either that or piling it all into the car and heading to reno some weekend. too bad they don't take pennies and dimes in reno.

[Dynasty]

Why don't you just go to your bank? They should have a machine which will count the coins quickly for you (or at least be able to transfer it to another branch which does).

[M2d]

do they do this? I tried it a while ago (long time ago) with another whole bunch of coins and was told that they couldn't do it for me.

[whiskeytown]

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do I really want ~500 bucks worth of starbucks credit

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Not really - that's what, 10 cups of coffee at their prices? - /images/graemlins/grin.gif

RB

[Boris]

Many banks will not do this anymore.

[Dynasty]

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do they do this? I tried it a while ago (long time ago) with another whole bunch of coins and was told that they couldn't do it for me.

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Your bank sucks. I guess a lot of banks must be like that since Coinstar exists.

I've brought in large amounts of coins twice. Once it was close to $100 in pennies. The other time, it was mixed coins.

[Boris]

I'll buy $100 worth of pennies from you.

[lighterjobs]

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Many banks will not do this anymore.

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mine used to. now they will just give those paper sleeves to roll your change in.

[M2d]

give them to him $.79 at a time and tell him you're on a payment plan.

[J.A.Sucker]

Go to your bank and have them count it. They will tell you one of two things:

1. That they don't even count the coins anymore. Too bad. This is total BS since they have the machine in there since they have to move change, to and from merchants usually.

2. They will have you roll it. This is also BS, since they count the coins out anyway.

I suggest that you respond to either of these questions with a not-so-idle threat that you want to cash out your account. Their laziness over a few minutes of work is terrible. In fact, I feel like some conflict soon, and I will go down to Wells Fargo myself. Maybe I'll do it on Saturday morning, so all of the old ladies in there can listen to me reaming out the manager. Plus, I will drink their free coffee and eat all of their sugar cookies, even though I hate sugar cookies.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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Go to your bank and have them count it. They will tell you one of two things:

1. That they don't even count the coins anymore. Too bad. This is total BS since they have the machine in there since they have to move change, to and from merchants usually.

2. They will have you roll it. This is also BS, since they count the coins out anyway.

I suggest that you respond to either of these questions with a not-so-idle threat that you want to cash out your account. Their laziness over a few minutes of work is terrible. In fact, I feel like some conflict soon, and I will go down to Wells Fargo myself. Maybe I'll do it on Saturday morning, so all of the old ladies in there can listen to me reaming out the manager. Plus, I will drink their free coffee and eat all of their sugar cookies, even though I hate sugar cookies.

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Get a sucker too.

[M2d]

I go to wells, too. which branch are you planning your assault for? I may have to observe the power of the 'fro.

[slamdunkpro]

My favorite:

I have one of those little coin counters on my dresser, Every month I take the rolled coins to the bank and either exchange or deposit them. The last time the teller told me that I couldn’t exchange or deposit them them because there were “too many” (I had about $100 worth) She then told me that I’d have to take them to this “clearing house” and they would count them, total them and then transfer the amount into my account for 5% - this would take one to two weeks.

I went ballistic and demanded to see the branch manager. She said there was no such policy, fired that teller on the spot and exchanged my coins.

It’s illegal for any bank to refuse cash deposits of any amount. The pennies are not real money argument only applies to debts between private individuals or companies in unrolled amounts over 25, event then it’s at the creditors options whether to take them.

[RacersEdge]

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Many banks will not do this anymore.

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True. They make you roll them.

[RacersEdge]

Man, can't you control your change build-up a little better? I thought I was bad taking about $40 to Coinstar. But now I just use the change as a tip (or part of the bill) for the pizza guy, take some with me to work to buy breakfast, etc.

[Blarg]

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Why don't you just go to your bank? They should have a machine which will count the coins quickly for you (or at least be able to transfer it to another branch which does).

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I haven't seen a bank do this in all my life. I've seen some of them charge you a fee to exchange coins you've rolled yourself! Often it's hard even to get coin rolls from them, even if you're a customer. At least that's my experience.

It's been decades since I've seen banks being consumer friendly.

[theredwave]

I went to a Wells Fargo branch a couple weeks ago and they counted about $400 in change for me. Of course this branch was in Nebraska...

I've always banked at a Credit Union and have never had a problem getting my coins redeemed.