Where the hell do I take my lose change?

[Changaneen]

I have collected $48 in lose change that I would now like converted into notes

How can you convert it if you've lost it ?, silly you for losing $48 dollars in the first place.

 

[Julius Seizure]

The one advantage of metcards were that they acted as my change disposal. A big saturday usually provided enough to last the week.

But yeah the change deposit machines at the banks are the way to go.

 

[Jmac2225]

Well, if $48 is chump change, I'll probably just continue to pile it up then.

I chuck all my loose change in the kids money boxes and take it down to CBA every couple months normally $100-$200. They count it and deposit no questions asked. (All though i bag it into the correct denominations if possible). Probably what I should of said from the start. Hope it helps.

 

[Catfish Alley]

A machine that charges you 8 per cent to convert your coins to notes? Sounds great

Pfft. I wouldn't do it with $1,000s. It's basically for emptying a coin jar. I do it probably 3 times a year for $50 all up. For the cost of a coffee, I find its worth it.

 

[Sterge]

Pfft. I wouldn't do it with $1,000s. It's basically for emptying a coin jar. I do it probably 3 times a year for $50 all up. For the cost of a coffee, I find its worth it.

But most of the banks do it free if you have an account with them making that machine redundant

 

[Kynge of Begrem]

But most of the banks do it free if you have an account with them making that machine redundant

exactly.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Fair enough. Obviously I suck with money Just seems more convenient for me to take my change when I do a supermarket shop on the weekend rather than run to a bank during my lunch break on a weekday.

 

[vonn]

Hope this helps - Commonwealth Bank have DIY machines you can deposit your coins in and it coutns and prints. Owning a cafe, I regularly take down hundreds in coins and it's always accurate, just press the 'continue' button 2 or 3 times after to make sure.

 

[Demonic Ascent]

I've taken large amounts down to the ANZ a few times (most was about $900) and as long as I had bagged it already into denominations and amounts ($2 coins into bags of $50, $1 into bags of $20 etc) they were fine. They just weigh it and confirm it's counted correctly and deposit it straight away.

Don't know which bank your with bunsen burner but I've never had trouble getting the plastic money bags off them - just tell them you run a small business if they give you grief and you need it to bag up your takings.

 

[bunsen burner]

I've taken large amounts down to the ANZ a few times (most was about $900) and as long as I had bagged it already into denominations and amounts ($2 coins into bags of $50, $1 into bags of $20 etc) they were fine. They just weigh it and confirm it's counted correctly and deposit it straight away.

Don't know which bank your with bunsen burner but I've never had trouble getting the plastic money bags off them - just tell them you run a small business if they give you grief and you need it to bag up your takings.

ANZ.

 

[kickazz]

Hope this helps - Commonwealth Bank have DIY machines you can deposit your coins in and it coutns and prints. Owning a cafe, I regularly take down hundreds in coins and it's always accurate, just press the 'continue' button 2 or 3 times after to make sure.

Free if you have a CBA account, otherwise there is a charge I believe.

It's pretty good, takes a bit of time if you havea lot of coins but it is accurate and easy.

 

[vonn]

Free if you have a CBA account, otherwise there is a charge I believe.

It's pretty good, takes a bit of time if you havea lot of coins but it is accurate and easy.

I think 2% surchage on the aggregate amount.

 

[freddy mercury]

How do you guys collect some much coins? I try to do it but just spend them on worthless s**t. I had a mate who once filled up a never fail water bottle with coins, I'd ask him but we no longer speak.

I wouldn't mind doing this from now til Christmas then exchange them around Christmas Day!

Any tips you can give me would be much appreciated.

 

[Catfish Alley]

How do you guys collect some much coins? I try to do it but just spend them on worthless s**t. I had a mate who once filled up a never fail water bottle with coins, I'd ask him but we no longer speak.

I wouldn't mind doing this from now til Christmas then exchange them around Christmas Day!

Any tips you can give me would be much appreciated.

Break a note and then just lighten your wallet by throwing change in a jar.

 

[Jmac2225]

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Break a note and then just lighten your wallet by throwing change in a jar.

Pretty much it not that hard. I rarely use coins for anything.

 

[Sterge]

How do you guys collect some much coins? I try to do it but just spend them on worthless s**t. I had a mate who once filled up a never fail water bottle with coins, I'd ask him but we no longer speak.

I wouldn't mind doing this from now til Christmas then exchange them around Christmas Day!

Any tips you can give me would be much appreciated.

Only use notes to pay for things and every night empty them into a container, I normally use empty milo tins

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

What bank you with? It'll be free if you do it through them.

I know Commonwealth have machines, ANZ too. If you look up nearby branches it should mention a 'coin counter'. Shove them all in and off you go.

By the way I collected $200+, $48 is nothing.

I cashed in about $400 worth of silver when I left Tassie about 15 years ago, at a bank I wasn't a customer at. The old Riverside Trust Bank were just glad to see somebody with a large bag and no gun.
Had another couple of $200 events since then, no worries (except carrying that much silver, it gets heavy).
$2500 worth would just about require a wheelbarrow. Obviously it would not be so bad in gold though.

I have to say I haven't seen one of the DIY machines.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Commonwealth coin counting machines are good, free if you're a customer. You don't even have to bank the money, you can take the receipt and get cash from the teller. Just have to show them a CBA card to prove you are a customer or they take a percentage. I do the work social club takings every couple of months.

 

[Ahern2Boof]

I had this problem a couple of weeks ago, my wallet was ******* heavy as * because I counted out around $14 in 10, 20 and 50c coins. Wanting to exchange it for notes, I had a brainwave. I went to the local vending machine at uni, emptied all my spare change into the machine, hit the 'cancel' button, and it all came back out in two dollar coins. Winning.

 

[NSWCROW]

Took a bag to my home ANZ branch.
They made me count it , THEN she took it and tipped it into the machine

 

[SpaceCow]

My wallet carries no more than a few coins at a time so I just chuck them all at the bottom of my bag. Then when I'm paying for stuff I grab the exact change from there. It works great.

 

[Brad Goodman]

Fair enough. Obviously I suck with money Just seems more convenient for me to take my change when I do a supermarket shop on the weekend rather than run to a bank during my lunch break on a weekday.

That's pretty much it. 8% for convenience? Well worth it IMO.

 

[Atley]

All my silver goes to charity, gold I spend.

 

[Bobby K]

If you still need a solution you can always just give it to me.

 

[Sterge]

That's pretty much it. 8% for convenience? Well worth it IMO.

Feel free to give your loose change to me i'll take 7% commission and give you back notes