The £2.00 Coin Savers Club

recovering_spendaholic

I have been saving £2 coins for ages in a special tin money box which you can only open with a tin opener. The tin holds about 600 £2 coins I reckon and it was nearly half full. I kept it in my hallway in a little recess and to look at it you would never guess that it was a money box and as it was opaque there was no way to tell it had coins in. I ten to ask for £2 in change and when I go to the bank for money I get £10 or £20 in £2 coins. Last night I went to put my coins in and found it had gone, along with my daughter's purse containing about £24 which was her pride and joy as it was unused Christmas money. We have combed the house and can't find it anywhere so I can only assume it must have been stolen. There hasn't been anyone new in the house this week except Gas people putting in a new CH system, but I think that it would be more than their job is worth to steal from a customer don't you? The kids play out and are in and out all the time and the front door is open alot so I guess it could just have been an oportunist but I am GUTTED.

halloweenqueen_2

harrie wrote:

you can tell with the amount you got........you need therapy :eek:

Nooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

halloweenqueen_2

tina68 wrote:

serious therapy
"i'll get you my pretty and your little dog too" ah ah ah aha ah :eek:

Tina x

"theres no place like home!!" I'll get the bucket of water!!!!!!!!!!

halloweenqueen_2

recovering_spendaholic wrote:

I have been saving £2 coins for ages in a special tin money box which you can only open with a tin opener. The tin holds about 600 £2 coins I reckon and it was nearly half full. I kept it in my hallway in a little recess and to look at it you would never guess that it was a money box and as it was opaque there was no way to tell it had coins in. I ten to ask for £2 in change and when I go to the bank for money I get £10 or £20 in £2 coins. Last night I went to put my coins in and found it had gone, along with my daughter's purse containing about £24 which was her pride and joy as it was unused Christmas money. We have combed the house and can't find it anywhere so I can only assume it must have been stolen. There hasn't been anyone new in the house this week except Gas people putting in a new CH system, but I think that it would be more than their job is worth to steal from a customer don't you? The kids play out and are in and out all the time and the front door is open alot so I guess it could just have been an oportunist but I am GUTTED.

Bloody hell - I'm so sorry for you.

tina68

halloweenqueen wrote:

"theres no place like home!!" I'll get the bucket of water!!!!!!!!!!

Dorothy!!! Dorothy
Tina x :rotfl:

tina68

recovering_spendaholic wrote:

I have been saving £2 coins for ages in a special tin money box which you can only open with a tin opener. The tin holds about 600 £2 coins I reckon and it was nearly half full. I kept it in my hallway in a little recess and to look at it you would never guess that it was a money box and as it was opaque there was no way to tell it had coins in. I ten to ask for £2 in change and when I go to the bank for money I get £10 or £20 in £2 coins. Last night I went to put my coins in and found it had gone, along with my daughter's purse containing about £24 which was her pride and joy as it was unused Christmas money. We have combed the house and can't find it anywhere so I can only assume it must have been stolen. There hasn't been anyone new in the house this week except Gas people putting in a new CH system, but I think that it would be more than their job is worth to steal from a customer don't you? The kids play out and are in and out all the time and the front door is open alot so I guess it could just have been an oportunist but I am GUTTED.

silly question but you did call the police didn't you
Tina x

NWLass

Just an update

£110 saved - £100 of it banked
:beer:

Budget

Dear All

Just to let you know I went out today and spent some money for the first time all week. AND... I got a £2.00 coin in my change. Yes!!!!!

Budget

recovering_spendaholic

tina68 wrote:

silly question but you did call the police didn't you
Tina x

yes - I phoned and told them ad they said that they would send someone round to get a statement from me. They also said that I may be able to make a claim on my household contents insurance but when I rang the insurance they said that I needed to get a crime reference before they would let me make a claim. I will have to see what the police say and it may not be worth making a claim as a) I am not too sure how much was in there and b) my contents insurance has £150 voluntary excess on it so it might not be worth blotting my copybook to make a claim...... Oh well I will get another tin tomorrow and keep it locked away!!

kazzzyliz

Hi i have joined the savers club, got £8 yay!