Managing Loose Change

6022tivo

I pay with card, preferably contactless everywhere, so rarely have change

SG27

I just spend it. I never have more than a few quid in change. Then when I go to shop just count out the exact amount. Or im going to £20 petrol in the car and ive got £2.34 in my pocket ill fill up to £22.34.

ColdIron

zerog wrote: »

Suppose something costs £3.62 but you have less than £3 of coins.

If you have 62p, pay £5.62 and get £2 change instead of £1.38. Or pay £10.62 or £20.62 if you really have to.

I do this but you have to go through the following rigmarole every time

1. Hand over £5.62
2. Wait 5 seconds as they pause with wrinkled brow thinking 'what is this'?
3. They ring it up anyway
4. Wait another 5 seconds as they hesitantly hand back £2 wondering if you have diddled them

'Making change' seems to be a lost skill these days

DollarPincher

My little sister takes all of my loose change aha

Katiehound

Yes they struggle at the till if you have made it easier for them!
Part of the problem is that the till works out the change.
In the 'good old days' the first thing you were taught in M&S was to start at the selling price and put the coins into the customer's hand adding them up as you went until you reached the sum offered. That's the way you also learned you had given change for £5 rather than the customer's £10. Oops- time to call the supervisor to open the till. (Perhaps in the days I'm thinking of it was £1 rather than £5!)

I just spend change as I get it- contactless isn't accepted on the fruit & veg market stalls!

I can remember taking a bag of copper into a local bank and they were very 'iffy' about it- think I had to put the money into the account when really I just wanted larger denominations.

Flobberchops

First priority is to sift through change to find any commemorative 50p or £2 coins (back in the days of round pounds, I'd check them too). Any special designs go in my collection and any duplicates go on ebay.

Bulk change can be paid into Metro Bank coin machines, either into my savings or taken as cash (even non customers are welcome to swap coins for notes using the machines, although expect to have one of their really peppy members of staff all but hold your hand as you do so).

boliston

It is handy for buying a coffee

gallygirl

Anything less than 50p used to go into Peefer Pig and when he was full I bagged it up and paid into a bank account via the PO. Then I went home, logged onto my bank account and paid it off the mortgage :j.

Now living in Spain, there's not really a culture of saving coins and quite often in supermarkets and always at markets they let you off with the odd cent or two :beer:. I still expect my full change back though .

Plus

Always pay with the smallest coins first. If something costs £3.62, first find 2p, then some silver to make 60p, then £3 in 50p/£1/£2 coins. Don't break £2 or notes unless you have to.

Usually my problem is not having enough coins, not too many.

jamesperrett

Katiehound wrote: »

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In the 'good old days' the first thing you were taught in M&S was to start at the selling price and put the coins into the customer's hand adding them up as you went until you reached the sum offered. That's the way you also learned you had given change for £5 rather than the customer's £10. Oops- time to call the supervisor to open the till.

When I worked in a shop I was told to only put the notes in the right place in the till after I'd counted out the change. That way, if there was any dispute about what sort of note had been used, the note itself would still be available to check.