Some of the Coinstar redemption options have no fee (like the Amazon option he mentioned). I turn mine in to iTunes credits for 100% of the value of the change...
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Some of the Coinstar redemption options have no fee (like the Amazon option he mentioned). I turn mine in to iTunes credits for 100% of the value of the change...
this is how i am, except i use the "take a penny" jar in the store instead..
i really should keep an old jar and start gathering tho, it all adds up..
Real change. I used to buy this street newspaper while in the Seattle area. In Montana I still get it by subscription for 35.00 a year.
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Tootsie roll jars for storage, than Coinstar for cashing in. Occasionally i'll make rolls and take them to the bank, but it's more of a hassle.
Same here. We collect it for about 6-8 months then cash it in. We get about $250
In the good ol' days, we used to save up for two years in a HUUUUUGE apple juice container and get about $1,500 then use that to go to Disney World.
I take it to my bank to cash it in every few months, and like a previous poster said, they don't charge for it like Coinstar. That being said, I have very little use for carrying change and I greatly disdain carrying it in my pocket. Because of that, there seems to be an inordinate amount of change under and around the seats in my car (it will get picked up eventually when I clean it out, at home though, I don't want to put it in one of those $0.75 car wash vacuums that only runs for a few minutes.)
also when i remember, and i try to do so, i leave it in my car's change compartment, it saved me last time i went to oakley their debit card system was down and had 240 bucks cash on me, the sunglasses i wanted came up to 247 i think it was, ran to the car and was saved by my change, had it not been there i would have had to come back next day
So none of you just use the change pocket that they have in some wallets? I never have much change, but I make sure I spend it whenever I can.
I use a card holder that has a money clip, so there isn't any room for change. I wouldn't want to carry a wallet larger than I have because I wear dress slacks for work and fraternity activities, and I think a big wallet just looks bad when you wear pants like that.
It's the best wallet that I've owned, much better than the velcro one from high-school that it replaced (it had a coin pouch though)
It's the best wallet that I've owned, much better than the velcro one from high-school that it replaced (it had a coin pouch though)
Sometimes keep it in my change bin in my car (no pennies).
Or leave it in some boxes in my room.
I was actually thinking the other day that I should bring all my coins to one of those coin/cash machines. Wonder how much it would be.
They're usually too busy trying to dodge my coins to talk to me. And even after I stop throwing, they're more interested in yelling at me.
And if many of you are losing your coins under car seats, the couch, etc, how is this any better than throwing it into the bin? Both acts show that you don't care about the coins, so the OP shouldn't get any more grief than someone who's careless about their coins.
Just use them up.
And if many of you are losing your coins under car seats, the couch, etc, how is this any better than throwing it into the bin? Both acts show that you don't care about the coins, so the OP shouldn't get any more grief than someone who's careless about their coins.
Just use them up.
I put all of it into a small glass snowman. Every few months or so, I Coinstar it and get like 50-60 bucks.
I chuck all my 2 and 1p's in pots, anything 5p and above I just leave on my desk and reuse it for bus fare or buying lunch.
I normally just dump my change on a table. My wife then dumps it in a box. I then take the said box to a coinstar machine. Last time got £190 back (about six months worth) then that goes towards spending money for our holiday that year.
Same as most people i chuck it in a pot ( one of those huge whiskey bottles ) or if i'm in town i give to the needy
I never use change when i'm out, it's such a hassle to take it our and sort. I always keep it in my pocket and when I get home I throw it in a my big Tootsie Rolls thing. Mines almost full.
Do all banks (I have HSBC) have a coin sorter? and do they all allow customers to use them? I've always rolled them myself it's such a pain. I've never heard or seen people go to the bank with unrolled coins.
Do all banks (I have HSBC) have a coin sorter? and do they all allow customers to use them? I've always rolled them myself it's such a pain. I've never heard or seen people go to the bank with unrolled coins.