Getting over the embarassment

inkie

No need to be embarrassed. In fact you should be proud that you are a savvy shopper. I can't believe the amount of money my friends waste on things that they could get cheaper elsewhere. They may as well flush it away.

Jonny_Red

Good on ya

Perhaps if Tesco didn't have members of staff standing around making unhelpful comments they could do away with the commission rate on the coinstar machine.

Just a thought

sonastin

chewynut wrote: »

You'd think they'd actually WANT all that loose change because of the people who use £20 notes to buy something worth 99p.

My dad used to save his small change for buying his paper on a Saturday. The local paper shop used to positively gush with thanks they were that grateful for the change!

caeler

Keep doing what your doing. Your an inspiration to us all. At a recent dinner party I found myself highlighting the cheapest yet reasonable quality toilet paper to my friends. Some saw the funny side!

bearcub

Just keep on as you're doing. It's nobody's business but your own. Tbh, we don't have money problems, but it doesn't stop us looking for bargains, and spending sensibly. One day, you'll find, as we did when we were younger, that a bit of careful spending for a while (and, these days, careful spending is no bad idea!) pays dividends longterm, and you can treat yourself occasionally.

brightonman123

legally, can a charge be made, for changing sterling into sterling? other currencies i could understand..

someone is going to have to count both machine coin boxes, anyway!

lollipopsarah

Good for you, keep it up.
I,m always happy to take small change at the checkout, if only to help someone empty their purse/pocket and walk tall!
And especially with children - it's so nice to see them saving their pennies and sharing their joy at buying something.
xx

Emm-in-a-pickle

Embarrassment? Phooey! It`s folks with more money than sense who should be embarrassed. I thought the coinstar machine was a great idea till I found out they take a cut of the coins, so therefore have never used one! Small change then got put in a jar for DGD - letting a child count and re-count her pennies is a great way to help with their maths, AND learn to look after the pennies... then take coins in bags to post office, who DON`T charge for changing your money!
As for Charity shop or car-boot purchases - I just wait till someone compliments me on a particular item of clothing, THEN brag about where I got it from & how little I paid. I usually add that it was an item I WANTED and might even have paid full whack for IF it was handy in the shops, but it wasn`t... case in point is a gorgeous classic tweed jacket, smart casual, or formal enough for `interview` type occasions - car-boot for a fiver. I`d have paid ten times that but couldn`t find one in local shops.

LisaJane

my boyfriend teased me the other day for loving this forum! he says it's full of saddos taking sachets of ketchup home from mcd's! i promptly corrected him! he would laugh if i told him i now take my makeup off with half a wipe rather than a whole one and then use the used wipe to have a quick wipe around the bathroom sink and taps! but i'm the one laughing cos i now only have to buy wipes half as much!

telboyo

brightonman123 wrote: »

legally, can a charge be made, for changing sterling into sterling? other currencies i could understand..

someone is going to have to count both machine coin boxes, anyway!

Coinstar charge a fee for converting the money as the machines don't build and service themselves.
Coinstar is business after all.