Great 'Coins Down the Back of Your Sofa' Hunt

davidjwest

Found a £1 coin, a hair grip and a pen down the back of my sofa, thanks!

pjsmiffy

This reminds me of a chat I had with an old farmer.
He told me of a time he was doing a house clearance and as part of the job he moved a large arm chair they checked down the sides to find a slim cigar case (the sort cafe creme come in) in side was some hundreds of pounds. They honestly retuned it it the owners daughter and declined a reward just taking the rest of the lose change found down the sides. :beer:
This was a few decades ago and the amount was New car level and was in effect doing what Martin advises against (hiding it under the bed)

mchllbo

I have 3 sofas so thought I might be lucky - but sadly here is the list of findings:-

3p - woo hoo!
12 assorted pens/pencils/crayons/felt tips
1 plastic flute
various sweet wrappers
1 nintendo ds game (Bratz Ponyz)
1 nintendo ds stylus pen
2 hair bobbles
1 cute doggy earring
2 fluffy jelly beans (one half chewed)
3 bangles
1 plastic beetle
1 pair of safety scissors
6 nick trumps cards
3 unidentifiable sticky blobs

I am suitably embarassed and disgusted (and yes I washed my hands before I typed this) :rotfl:

pjsmiffy

mchllbo wrote: »

3p - woo hoo!
12 assorted pens/pencils/crayons/felt tips
1 plastic flute
various sweet wrappers
1 nintendo ds game (Bratz Ponyz)
1 nintendo ds stylus pen
2 hair bobbles
1 cute doggy earring
2 fluffy jelly beans (one half chewed)
3 bangles
1 plastic beetle
1 pair of safety scissors
6 nick trumps cards
3 unidentifiable sticky blobs
:rotfl:

The joys of parenthood!!!!

Aesop

Nada! I hoover and clean under my sofa cushions everyday! And apart from that, DH empties all his loose change into his loose change pot. And I have emptied every purse, handbag, cardigan, trouser pockets, etc. Definitely no money hiding from us....

brewerdave

aureol212 wrote: »

Nada! I hoover and clean under my sofa cushions everyday! And apart from that, DH empties all his loose change into his loose change pot. And I have emptied every purse, handbag, cardigan, trouser pockets, etc. Definitely no money hiding from us....

Hoover and clean the sofa every day:rotfl:
Life is too short!
(a retired house husband)
PS Cash found so far - 87p

golddustmedia

I decided to bank the coins I've been putting in a small change pot at home for the last year.
I banked £64.50 and treated my girlfriend and I to a massage at a hotel spa

Also decided to clear out the spare room which still had boxes of "junk" from moving in last December (been very busy!). In one box I found an old gold ring which I've already been offered £50 for but am going to shop around and get the best price I can!

Aesop

brewerdave wrote: »

Hoover and clean the sofa every day:rotfl:
Life is too short!
(a retired house husband)
PS Cash found so far - 87p

LOL I agree, but with small DS in house, who sneaks his food onto sofa when not looking... need to hoover under cushions everyday.

hermanmunster_3

buster1955 wrote: »

All well and good, but it is a ridiculous thing to state..how do they (whoever they might be) know how much money is down the back of people's sofas?

Perhaps it is the difference between how much is in the banks / current circulation and how much has gone out from the mints. I am not sure that there is that much in coins in daily circulation - mainly notes and cards these days - the change gets shoved in pockets and shops never seem to have much change....

Carlakoala

Good place is under the drop zone of any fast wheelie wizzie thing you find at fairgrounds - or as we did 3 weeks ago at the Sonisphere festival under the area where people turn upside down,fast, from a long arm attached to a motor from a very great height - apparently this is fun. Money rained down. we did offer to hand back but with several people on each ride who did it belong to - we waited but no takers. Except for the hat - that was returned to one happy owner.