NorthernStar Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Over the years I have acquired an excessive amount of loose change, perhaps £300 pounds or more worth. My tin is now overflowing and I could do with the money, so I went down to my local TESCO to check out the coinstar machine and it takes 8.9p out of the pound, but then I thought about using the self checkout machines to deplete my loose change mountain by paying for my shopping in small coin denominations using the coin counting mechanism incorporated into these machines. Is there anything wrong in using self service machines for spending loose change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I'd suggest, out of simple good manners, doing so late at night, or very early in a morning, when you won't be causing a hold-up by spending half an hour to pay for a £100 bill in five pence pieces. It also occurs to me that there might be a practical problem, if the machine cannot physically hold as much loose change as you intend to feed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sibon Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 They might well have a limit for the amount that you can pay in coins. If not, go for it. I keep my 5p pieces in the car to pay for parking. It takes a while to put £2.50 of 5p in a meter:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I stick all my loose change in a large jar and save it towards holiday spending money. Last month when I went, there was £120 in it, and the time before there was over £240 there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Get hold of some money bags and sort it out into the marked amount on the bag. Then just take it to the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sand_dollars Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I put all my loose change in a jar when its full I take it to either the childrens hospital or bluebell wood hospice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyofborg Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 i will exchange all your loose change for beer and enjoy drinking it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiglet Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Many banks have coinstar-like machines which allow you to pour in all your pennies and it puts them straight into your account without any deduction. HSBC certainly have them in a number of branches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABBIDDOG Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Many banks have coinstar-like machines which allow you to pour in all your pennies and it puts them straight into your account without any deduction. HSBC certainly have them in a number of branches. mmm, Natwest next to the hole in the road does too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlyblonde Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 i do a similar thing, However i then donate it to the RSPCA,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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