Supermarket change machines

geordie_joe

spiro wrote: »

The reason the banks get annoyed is that we are not supposed to 'hoard' change as it results in the

In that case, shouldn't they be please that people are putting the coins they've hoarded back into circulation?

chelms38

I don't know if people are aware,but postage stamps are supposed to be legal tender.

geordie_joe

chelms38 wrote: »

I don't know if people are aware,but postage stamps are supposed to be legal tender.

No, that's just a myth.

They are sometimes accepted as payment, but this does not mean they are legal tender.

Legal tender actually means coins or notes that cannot be refused as payment for a court enforced debt.

(Actually, to be accurate, legal tender can be refused as payment for a court enforced debt, but if it is the debt can no longer be enforced as legal payment has been offered and refused).

MyRubyRed

Such a simple question from the OP and such a variety of responses!! I love this site

meritaten

I used to work as a barmaid many moons ago - when beer was about a 85pa pint and one old guy always paid in coppers - I hated the sight of him!!! he always picked when the bar was really busy to get a refill and as he had about three refills he was the bane of my life - and I couldnt tell him to pay in proper money as the notice on bar said we only accepted copper up to £1! i wouldnt have minded so much if he had just dumped change on the bar and let me sort it for him - but he insisted on counting every penny slowly and carefully and sometimes would get to fifty and start all over again!
I was convinced he either hated me, the owner, the rest of the customers or it was his only source of entertainment as he was always sat on his own!

A_fiend_for_life

If stamps were legal tender we would be buying them up before a price increase and sticking a fat wad in our bank accounts. They would quickly cease to be legal tender or the amount capped.

chardonnay_2

we've used the self scan machines to get rid of shrapnel (1,2,5,10,20,p's etc) if there are two of you you just keep ramming the coins in fast and it's quite fun.

purpledays

I have used the Coinstar machine in my local Morrisons once and was pleasently suprised to find I had over £8 ! The voucher I got didn't have to be used that day (although I did) and it was a huge help.
Mind you the self service tills sounds an excellent idea....although if there was a queue I would think twice !

shazziere

This thread has just made my day.Kids were moaning so Ive sent them off on a "copper hunt".All over the house we have little stashes of change that never disappear.I have promised them that we will go to one of the machines and will use the money towards our days activities!! They will love using the mchines!