[jim@jedward.com]

Absolutely. Just take your coin to any casino. They will be happy to count it and give you cash back for it. No charge. Unfortunately, I’m not aware of any casino closer to The Villages than Hard Rock in Tampa.

[mntlblok]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I have almost totally eliminated my coin accumulation problem. I use a credit card for almost everything I buy, except at sit down restaurants, where I pay cash and never ask for change. I always carry a supply of 20's, 10's, 5's, 2's, and 1's. I order two dollar bills at the bank because that is the only source that I know of.

Love it. Two dollar bills have an interesting history.

[Berwin]

Vystar CU has coin machines in their lobbies. I haven't used them so I don't know if there is a surcharge or not. I know some coin machines will give full value if you select an electronic gift card. There was one near our house in Virginia that had Amazon cards. Since we buy stuff from Amazon, it seemed like the best option. The machine's website listed what gift card options were available at different locations. In the last four years, I have probably only gotten a handful of coins so not a problem any more.

[merrymini]

Cashless looked like a takeover but now that fees are so high, people are charging extra fees to use a credit card and are asking for cash or checks. I guess life is really a circle after all.

[FromDC]

Originally Posted by Berwin

Vystar CU has coin machines in their lobbies. I haven't used them so I don't know if there is a surcharge or not. I know some coin machines will give full value if you select an electronic gift card. There was one near our house in Virginia that had Amazon cards. Since we buy stuff from Amazon, it seemed like the best option. The machine's website listed what gift card options were available at different locations. In the last four years, I have probably only gotten a handful of coins so not a problem any more.

We use the coin machine at Vystar. There is no charge or fee.

[La lamy]

Coin machine in Walmart on HWY 441 at customer service area. No service charge.

[Justputt]

The solution is to spend the coins as you get them. I pay with exact change every time I can. Reminds me of when I was young and most things were bought with change; 5 cent bottle coke, penny candy, etc. You only accumulate change if you don't take a moment to count it out; my wife does even if I'm in a hurry.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by La lamy

Coin machine in Walmart on HWY 441 at customer service area. No service charge.

From Google:

How much does Walmart coin machine charge?
It allows you to declutter your pockets or piggy banks by getting rid of unwanted coins while providing convenient options for converting them into usable funds. In summary, as of December 2023, customers using the Coinstar machine at Walmart should expect an 11.9% processing fee if they choose to receive cash.Dec 16, 2023

[airstreamingypsy]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

You must be one of those people that I always get behind in line. Do you have one of those rubber squeeze thingies for coins?

I get behind the ones who stand there while the cashier rings up $100.00 worth of food, then tells the person the amount, then the person starts digging in her purse for her wallet or checkbook.

[DrHitch]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

coins are converted into a credit to be used on Amazon.com. They don't charge anything for this option.

Yes, you can Google "coinstar locations"....the machine has some options that do not extract a fee. But even 7% fee is worth not having to waste time counting and wrapping!!

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by airstreamingypsy

I get behind the ones who stand there while the cashier rings up $100.00 worth of food, then tells the person the amount, then the person starts digging in her purse for her wallet or checkbook.

I get those too. Also, some people act like they have never used a credit card machine when it is time to pay.

[jamorela]

Originally Posted by CarlR33

I have an extra coin counting machine if you want it you’re welcome to it. You put the coins in the top and it sorts them into the individual wrappers for U. Let me know.

Boy, I would love that!

[Robojo]

Originally Posted by thevillager1988

Back in TN, we were able to take bags of unwrapped change to Bank of America and they would send it through some magic internal process and deposit it into our bank account. The process took a month or so, but was fine because it worked.

I tried this with our local BoA, and they said they don't do this. I have to wrap all the change.

Does anyone know of a way to convert change that doesn't cost $0.07 on the dollar and doesn't require me to spend hours wrapping coins?

Thanks!

Maybe buy an inexpensive coin counter/wrapper machine on Amazon?

[Nancy@Pinellas]

There are coin machines in Publix and Winn Dixie. At Winn Dixie I put my jar of change in and choose an Amazon gift card as payoff and the fee is waived. There might be other options.

[DonnaNi4os]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

TD Bank had coin counting machines when we used them up North, I saw they have a branch near or in TV, but I have no idea if they still have the coin counters.
I also wrap my own, usually when reruns are on.

TD bank had coin counting machines in NJ. They supposedly charged nothing for this service. They had an option for you to guess how much you had accumulated. If you were within a certain amount there would be a prize. That backfired on them
when some people had counted in advance and found that the machine had short changed them. Soon after that the machines disappeared.