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smallest denomination for coin changers ?

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  • 21-03-2010 4:14pm
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    samhail
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    wasnt sure what forum to put this in.

    Those machines that you see in supermarkets that you throw in aload of coins and they charge to like 5% or 10% to count and you can take a receipt to the counter and get notes etc.

    Whats the smallest coin it can take ? i have aload of coppers here that i want to get rid of and dont want to end up up there with everything mixed in and not be able to put the coins in


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    Lab_Mouse
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    They take all the coppers.Only just raided my change bottle(recession and all)just over €200.

    If you have the time and patience get the money bags from the bank and sort out the 20's,50's and euro coins.Just use that machine for the coppers


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    samhail
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭samhail


    sweet. i think i counted over €130 at one stage (very bored :))
    will the bank take counted 20s and 50s ? - i heard that they wouldnt


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    samhail
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    €155 in coins not €1 and €2 (have €40 worth of €1 an €2 but can use those). and they took 9.9% for the trouble.

    Went into Tesco and they had a sign up that i could either exchange for cash minus the €15 or i could redeem the receipt up to the full value against any shopping done there.
    thats a good deal


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    Thirdfox
    Registered Users Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭Thirdfox


    The bank took counted 1s and 2s (pennies) back in my day...


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    Mint Sauce
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    the bank never turned me away with coppers, as along as the complete amounts were in the correct bag, ie €1 in 1c, €2 in 2c, etc etc. only used the machine once, to costly at almost 10%.


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    samhail
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭samhail


    yeah - 15quid was a bit steep for a machine to count it all - but 150euro has been sitting on my desk for the past few months + doing nothing. cant be having that much dead money lying around :) and i got most of my desk back too !


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    tommy21
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    samhail wrote: »
    yeah - 15quid was a bit steep for a machine to count it all - but 150euro has been sitting on my desk for the past few months + doing nothing. cant be having that much dead money lying around :) and i got most of my desk back too !

    Why not just pay for groceries in Tesco? Just feed the change into the self-pay machines if it takes too long to count it (though you will be there for about 10 minutes_


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    samhail
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭samhail


    was there for 10min and it felt like everyone int he supermarket was looking at me cos its loud ! :)


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    cable842
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    go too a bank they dont charge you.

    note I was turned away by ptsb the gpo.

    aib took them for me no problem.


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    wmpdd3
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    samhail wrote: »
    €155 in coins not €1 and €2 (have €40 worth of €1 an €2 but can use those). and they took 9.9% for the trouble.

    Went into Tesco and they had a sign up that i could either exchange for cash minus the €15 or i could redeem the receipt up to the full value against any shopping done there.
    thats a good deal

    I don't think you get the full value....as in not paying the 10% fee. I think what the sign says is that you have to use the full amount on the voucher in one transaction.


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