Paying in/changing coins for notes

KxMx

Some banks will limit how many bags they take in one go, including Post Offices.

Barclay's should have one window for business/ foreign exchange. Anyone type of account holder can use it though.

agrinnall

Dird wrote: »

Just take the coins into any bank & say you want to exchange for notes. They'll count them & give you notes

Not any bank that I go into (unless you're thinking of a bank in 1976).

OP, one option would be for you to use the coins to pay for supermarket shopping using a self scan machine (although not the card only ones at Waitrose of course) and give him the equivalent in notes yourself.

DigForVictory

When my son had over £15 in coppers, I got him the coin bags (asked a service desk bod, not a cashier) & the kitchen scales. The bank accepted the bags without a cheep (but weighed each one carefully).

My son was So Proud to be the owner of 3 new £5 notes, and savvy enough to check to see if they were AA at once!

Shakin_Steve

Thanks for the replies. Getting rid of the coins by spending them is not a problem, I was just curious about how our new, technologically advanced banks deal with real money.
God help grandma.

mgdavid

Shakin_Steve wrote: »

Thanks for the replies. Getting rid of the coins by spending them is not a problem, I was just curious about how our new, technologically advanced banks deal with real money.
God help grandma.

My nearest 2 branches of Barclays have no problem accepting correctly counted and bagged coins.

Shakin_Steve

mgdavid wrote: »

My nearest 2 branches of Barclays have no problem accepting correctly counted and bagged coins.

Good to know, thanks.

glider3560

When I was a child, my parents would get me coin bags (free) from the bank. We would then bag up and count the money. I would be taken to the bank to pay them into my account.

It was a great experience and got me into the habit of visiting the bank to pay money in from a young age.

System

Does he not having a savings account with Barclays or someone else?
Almost all providers will accept coins, for childrens accounts, if correctly bagged.

jonesMUFCforever

Dird wrote: »

Just take the coins into any bank & say you want to exchange for notes. They'll count them & give you notes

They will if you have an account with them - if not take a hike!

Dird

jonesMUFCforever wrote: »

They will if you have an account with them - if not take a hike!

Really? I've taken lots of coins and had them go in my account before (Lloyds) but also exchanged a note for coins (no mention of having an account with them) but I guess handing over £5 + 5x£1 is less hassle than counting 120x£1