Coins, coins, and more coins!

[Sphexi]

So I recently went on my 2 1/2 week vacation, during which I spent all sorts of cash. Over the past 3 years or so I've been collecting change from my pockets into a large can, just dumping it as I come into the house. I planned on rolling it all before leaving for extra spending money, didn't get a chance. When we got back here (myself and my fiancee) she forced me to drag it up to a local supermarket and dump it into one of those fancy Coinstar machines.

Here's what I got...


So for all of you who collect change on dressers, in your car, in cans or jars, just because (like me) you're far too lazy to do anything with it, take the time to look up Coinstar's website and find a machine near you, paying the 8.9% to simply offload a ton of change that'd otherwise be sitting around is very much worth it, and it paid for our groceries for at least 2 weeks

 

[akubi]

that's pretty amazing... i still have my coin "jar" (cd-r spindle cover..) from college days. I don't think it's anywhere near your total.

 

[Patt]

I have cashed out upwards of $400 once ... gotta do that again sometime soon!

 

[jakedeez]

Dude! $400 - okay, at that point its almost worth it to find a citibank where they have a free version of coinstar!

 

[Kremlar]

Personally, I like rolling them - find it very relaxing.

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: Kremlar
Personally, I like rolling them - find it very relaxing.

I bet you do...you really should lay off the rolling

 

[markgm]

All the change goes in the swear bucket...

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Which is near the rainy day fund...

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[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: markgm
All the change goes in the swear bucket...

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Which is near the rainy day fund...

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resize much?

btw - i would just go to a free coinstar type machine and save that processing fee...

edit: alot of banks have them now.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

$13.41 processing fee? Banks will process coins free for their regular customers. Coinstar is an amazing rip-off.

 

[markgm]

Originally posted by: PHiuR

Originally posted by: markgm
All the change goes in the swear bucket...

Text

Which is near the rainy day fund...

Text

resize much?

btw - i would just go to a free coinstar type machine and save that processing fee...

edit: alot of banks have them now.

I wanted to leave them big for effect

 

[Maverick]

does bank of america process coins?

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: Sphexi
So I recently went on my 2 1/2 week vacation, during which I spent all sorts of cash. Over the past 3 years or so I've been collecting change from my pockets into a large can, just dumping it as I come into the house. I planned on rolling it all before leaving for extra spending money, didn't get a chance. When we got back here (myself and my fiancee) she forced me to drag it up to a local supermarket and dump it into one of those fancy Coinstar machines.

Here's what I got...


So for all of you who collect change on dressers, in your car, in cans or jars, just because (like me) you're far too lazy to do anything with it, take the time to look up Coinstar's website and find a machine near you, paying the 8.9% to simply offload a ton of change that'd otherwise be sitting around is very much worth it, and it paid for our groceries for at least 2 weeks

I would never use Coinstar. Those things are such BS. At least go to a bank that will either do it for free or only charge 5%.

 

[LordMorpheus]

I dump my change on my desk. If I know I'm gonna want to hit a soda or snack machine when I'm out i'll grab a handful as i leave.

 

[overclock]

my boss saved and saved and saved for 3 years and he got almost $1,000. he bought a big screen tv.

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
$13.41 processing fee? Banks will process coins free for their regular customers. Coinstar is an amazing rip-off.

I checked, none of the local banks would do it without me rolling them first, and one that was a little ways away would only do it if I was a customer, and I'm not. I could really care less about $13, to me the whole thing is found money, it would've just sat otherwise

 

[oogabooga]

i rolled up 100dollars worth of pennies once when i was bored and unemployed. The lady at the bank had this "omgwtfbbq" look when she saw me come in heaving the box that was breaking from the weight of the coins. good times~!

 

[icejunkie]

My dad uses a lot of quarters for parking so everytime I have like 20-40 in quarters I just give it to him for cash

Other than that, I assume if I saved all the quarters I gave him with all the other coins just sitting here, I'd have ~$500...

 

[pillage2001]

Meh, only 150 bucks?? Try 500 over in lose change.

 

[tami]

my husband collected about $400 in coins. it must have been like 40lbs (a deep desk drawer filled with them).

we became rich overnight!

 

[icejunkie]

Originally posted by: tami
my husband collected about $400 in coins. it must have been like 40lbs (a deep desk drawer filled with them).

we became rich overnight!

enough for another camera!

 

[KarenMarie]

you paid almost $14.00 to cash in $150.00 worth of change???!!!! why not just roll it and deposit it in a bank account???

when i was a bartender, i used to collect it all up for months at a time, cash it all in and buy something nice for ourselves!!

the b/f now.. drives me flipping crazy.... at any given time, the contents of his front pockets will weigh approx 11 pounds. four pounds worth of keys, four pounds worth of change and 3 pounds worth of nuts, bolts, screws and fuses!!!



EDIT: just went and looked. The 5 gallon great bear water container is presently a little more than 1/2 full.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

i spend it on snacks at work!

 

[archcommus]

I never use cash, so I never have change.

 

[VTBigBear]

mine came out to about that much..
but i actually rolled mine.. so i saved $13.. hehe

 

[intogamer]

Originally posted by: markgm
All the change goes in the swear bucket...

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Which is near the rainy day fund...

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