I love coinstar machines!

jordylass

aj3001 wrote:

Personally I just pick up all the change, and then stand at self service checkouts putting coins into the machine, you don't lose anything in commision that way, you spend your change and don't annoy any shop workers by paying it all in pennies

I do this now too, fill one of the pockets of my bag with change, and go when it's not too busy and there's not going to be a queue forming behind me and feed the machine all my change.

bobbadog

My local post office refused to change up £5 of 2p pieces recently It was a saturday, but very quiet. I told them they were ridiculous.

Natwest did it. Good Natwest.

climbgirl

tyllwyd wrote:

I don't really see the logic of saving coins because of the hassle of bagging it up and so on. When my purse starts filling up with coins I start making more of an effort to use the exact change when I'm buying milk etc at the corner shop, and it goes down pretty quickly, and makes the notes last a lot longer.

I'm with you, I've never really understood why people will break a note to pay for something when they have a purse full of change....And even if you are saving, it makes far more sense to save in a bank account, than a jar.

Uniscots97

Many of the banks where I live charge more than the coinstar machines for banking change so for many the coinstar is the cheaper option. Yes I too try to spend as much of the change as I have but its not always possible not to split a note. Also what about those of us saving £2 and 20p coins?

climbgirl

unixgirluk wrote:

Many of the banks where I live charge more than the coinstar machines for banking change so for many the coinstar is the cheaper option. Yes I too try to spend as much of the change as I have but its not always possible not to split a note. Also what about those of us saving £2 and 20p coins?

But that's kind of the point, I really don't get the whole coin-saving thing. If you can afford to stash away £10 a month in £2 coins, you can afford to cut it off your spending budget and put it in a savings account where it'll earn interest. Thus avoiding the whole problem of bagging and commission-stealing-coin-machines! Far more moneysaving.

Anyway, it's off topic and I guess it's different strokes for different folks!

johnjp

Take it to the bank and ask them to count it, because you want to give it to the charity they support.

Elliesmum

rog2 wrote:

I totally agree with Lynz - we spent all evening countinh the 5p coins that we had saved in a Bell's Whiskey bottle - it took over a year to fill and it came to over £100. I wouldn't like to feel that someone else had got a profit out of our endeavour.
Besides, with three of us sitting at the table counting, we had no alternative but to talk to eachother - made a change.

:rotfl: you have just made me laugh out loud - thanks!

EM x

wuckfit

Stompa wrote:

Yes, me too. If only I knew how to get rid of the ~£50 worth of change I've accumulated!

Here's a simple way:

Firstof all it's important to understand that the banks charge businesses for change orders. So why not go to some of your local small businesses to see if they want to take some of your change. You could end up both saving money that way.

immoral_angeluk

climbgirl wrote:

But that's kind of the point, I really don't get the whole coin-saving thing. If you can afford to stash away £10 a month in £2 coins, you can afford to cut it off your spending budget and put it in a savings account where it'll earn interest. Thus avoiding the whole problem of bagging and commission-stealing-coin-machines! Far more moneysaving.

Anyway, it's off topic and I guess it's different strokes for different folks!

I think it's just easier and less temptation to chuck a few pennies and small change in there than it is to cut £10 out of your budget.. as the pennies etc don't feel like real money until you've counted them up and seen how much you have.

zag2me

Just go to your bank, ask for some money bags and take them home.

Seperate the money, put it in the bags according to the totals on the outside.

Wash your hands.

Go to the bank and bring some spare change just incase you miscounted, deposit it in your account.

Job done. no fee. 8% extra money in your pocket