[fernandotorres999]

I collect them in a jar, but I don't know what to do with them!!

If i use them when buying something I feel like a cheapskate and it would just be embarassing using all my coppers to buy something.

And i know asda have those machines that exchange it - what do they exchange the coppers to - 10ps?
And dont they take a lot of commision?

[wilko1991]

I just spend them. Things like chewing gum are 32p or a twirl which is 52p then I just use them then. Or stick them in charity boxes. This is going to be one hell of a thread btw. I'm so excited.

[Kevin J]

Put them in a quality street tin. I also do the same with 5ps, 10ps and 20ps.






I live a very exciting life.

[Indievertigo]

RBS have machines in their branches that do it for free I think.

[Illusionary]

Originally Posted by fernandotorres999

I collect them in a jar, but I don't know what to do with them!!

If i use them when buying something I feel like a cheapskate and it would just be embarassing using all my coppers to buy something.

And i know asda have those machines that exchange it - what do they exchange the coppers to - 10ps?
And dont they take a lot of commision?

You've got two options, really:

1. Take them to a bank and pay them into your bank account, if you have the time/inclination to count them into the required bags:

Coin bags

2. Use one of the Coinstar or similar machines that you'll find in many supermarkets. These usually then give you a voucher that you can use against purchases in store, but as you mention they'll deduct a fairly sizeable commission. 7.5% is fairly standard, AFAIK.

See also the start of this thread, before it descended into an argument about chavs.

[~ Mandy ~]

I collect them in an old Pringles tube

The machines give you a receipt for the amount of money and you can swap it at the customer services desk for cash, they give out notes not just coins.

[landofunk]

Originally Posted by Kevin J

Put them in a quality street tin. I also do the same with 5ps, 10ps and 20ps.






I live a very exciting life.

Haha I love this. I have the same rules for the denominations too. Anything less than a 50p goes in the shrapnel tin. When there's loads of it; bag it and pop into the bank for some notes!

[theenger]

same here. I don't really use them. they're collecting dust on my table as we speak...

[fernandotorres999]

I cant really be bothered to actually pay them into my bank, I'd just feel really cheap and that the person at the till would judge me lol.

And cool about RBS doing it for free... can I use those machines even if i'm not an RBS customer?

[Illusionary]

Originally Posted by fernandotorres999

I cant really be bothered to actually pay them into my bank, I'd just feel really cheap and that the person at the till would judge me lol.

And cool about RBS doing it for free... can I use those machines even if i'm not an RBS customer?

You really shouldn't be concerned about paying in coin bags - the staff are used to it and it's very quick and easy (they just weigh the bags to check the contents). I used to have to do so quite frequently when I was treasurer for a couple of uni societies.

As for the RBS machines, I'd expect that they're for RBS customers only. I've not seen them myself, but I'd expect that they deposit the cash directly into RBS accounts.

[Irrelevance]

Lash them at chavs.

[matrix15]

Glue them to the soles of your shoes, they'll last ages and make a cool noise when you walk!

That or take them to a bank and get cold hard cash to spend on shoes with metal soles that last or ages and make a cool noise when you walk.

[peanutkitkat]

Tesco has the same machine as ASDA, or similar. You put in the coins, it calculates the amount there, then gives you a receipt to hand over at the till/customer services. Then they give you the cash.

[milkytea]

Haha when I was little my dad let me sort the massive jar of coppers/10s/20s into money bags and let me keep half of it.

Now I try to avoid them, I never have that much money regularly so its just useless weight in my pocket. To quote a friend of mine at numerous shop counters "Yeah thanks for all those coppers... but no thanks."

[fernandotorres999]

Originally Posted by Irrelevance

Lash them at chavs.

haha

[*StarButterfly07*]

I put them in a giant plastic toothbrush jar I have in my room

[wicked_emerald]

COINSTAR all the way, i was well pleased when i collected my coppers over a long period of time and used one of these machines and i received around £15 it was great, you don't realise how much you collect! What they take off you isn't that much either really, i'd rather that then not be able to spend the coppers at all!

[bigman_ben]

Slot machines!

[tigermoth99]

Throw them off the top of the Empire State Building

[Aantttt]

Mine all in a little pot around a foot away from my on a shelf along with 5-20p coins. Usually go to the bank and get a tenner from it when I have enough.

Oh and I make random towers from them when bored at the laptop. Exciting, eh.