Machine to change your old coins
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Topic: Machine to change your old coins
Posted By: wendyhsmith
Subject: Machine to change your old coins
Date Posted: 30/December/2015 at 10:34
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Hi, is there one anywhere? Like the ones in Sainsbury's etc where you take your coins, stick them in a machine and it gives you paper money, less commission. Or, do Santander Totta do a similar service you can pay into your bank? I know banks in the UK do. Thanks!
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Posted By: stuart123
Date Posted: 30/December/2015 at 10:55
| Why not use them in a supermarket - look for the self service machines, normally you can put a handful (and more) of coins in the payment hopper/slots - no commission to pay then! |
Posted By: wendyhsmith
Date Posted: 30/December/2015 at 12:43
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I'm sure, if I could be bothered! LOL Would rather get shot of the lot in one foul swoop.
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Posted By: pyrman
Date Posted: 30/December/2015 at 12:58
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Traders, particularly the Chinese shops, love small change. I regularly took a months worth to the chinese store just to the left of Vilanova entrance .. they`ll change it and won`t make you buy anything. Lately, I have been giving it to Bookworms ... ------------- Pyrman |
Posted By: DICEYUK
Date Posted: 30/December/2015 at 13:05
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I dump all the brown ones in any charity tin I can find. Several small supermarkets have them. Alternatively you could just chuck them in the bin. Interesting that Ireland has decided to do away with all that useless shrapnel - 1c & 2c coins. This follows the same move in Belgium, Finland, Hungary, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden. Portugal next no doubt 
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Posted By: peteknopp
Date Posted: 30/December/2015 at 19:53
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When my wallet gets full of coins, I realise it's time to go eat out and use shrapnel as part of the tip! ------------- 
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Posted By: cubsur
Date Posted: 31/December/2015 at 11:09
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My small change goes to the local shop. I've just bought six rolls that come €1,38 with the odd eight in 1 and 2 cent coins. They need it as well, as not everything is priced ending in .05 or 0.10. 6% VAT doesn't round very easily. Some airlines will take any small coins you have for their charity collections. BA always seem to ask as do Easyjet. But if anyone here is giving money away, I will gladly take it off their hands! ------------- Albufeira Resident www.algarvebus.info public transport information for the Algarve |
Posted By: bob d
Date Posted: 31/December/2015 at 14:09
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I fill up a tin at home with the shrapnel and when it's full I give it to the homeless guy that usually sits along from the Rocamar with the wee dog. However, now that I know Cubsur will take it off my hands I'll give it to him from now on. 😀 ------------- we're not brazil we're norn iron |
Posted By: wendyhsmith
Date Posted: 04/February/2016 at 17:05
| In the end I gave it to a girl collecting for a children's charity, together with the wicker basket it was in. She later came back and gave me back the basket. Bless her! lol |
Posted By: port princess
Date Posted: 04/February/2016 at 17:41
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We usually give to the same man with the wee dog but twice went up with bag not there had to lug it home then saw him in square and didn't bring money back over March so he hopefully will get it then . ------------- Portprincess |
Posted By: steven.vanessa
Date Posted: 04/February/2016 at 18:45
| Ha im another who gives that man with the wee dog a good tip :) |
Posted By: A9NDY
Date Posted: 04/February/2016 at 19:47
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Me too, I bet he's loaded really
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Posted By: happygirl709
Date Posted: 04/February/2016 at 20:51
| And we do ! |