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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
Sign of the times. Wells Fargo in Minnnesota (where we’ve banked for nearly 3 decades) used to have a coin-counting machine in their lobby. Dump the coins in and after a few seconds of rattling around the machine issued a ticket, which you took to the counter and either cashed in or deposited. A couple of credit unions did the same thing. Not any more though…now it is rolled coins or nothing. I don’t mind rolling anything from a nickel on up but doing it with pennies is a waste of time. I take ‘em to Wal-Mart sand pay the whatever percent they charge for changing the pennies into paper.
According to my wife, it is all part of a movement toward a cashless society.
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There are still quite a few credit unions in TN (Like TVA Employees') that do this. I joined one and park $100 in an account there simply for access to their free CoinStar machine in the lobby and in the unlikely even I will need to take advantage of their low loan rates in the future. All about keeping options open for me. Plus, I can always get the $100 back whenever I want.
The supermarkets in TN charge about 10% for the honor of using their CoinStar machines. No thanks.
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