[sam1984]

I have a huge old whisky bottle with loads of 2p, 1p and 5ps in it and need to get them changed!
I cant change them at the bank coz they only change about 6 bags at a time.
Ive used a machine at Asda before that you just put the money in, it counts it, prints you a recipet and you take that to a checkout in exchange for your money.
Does anybody know if there is one of these machines near hillsboro area as I dont fancy lugging it all the way to Asda?

[Jimbob1989]

I think most of the supermarkets do it now but not sure where you can go in hillsboro.

[Joey]

The only places I've seen them are at Sainsbury's at Crystal Peaks and Asda at Handsworth. Never seen one near Hillsborough.

[beth29]

The only thing with that. is they charge quite a bit.
saying that we did it there twice.
best place is the bank!

[Don_Kiddick]

get a stack of cash bags n count out the various denominations - it's worth the effort*

An average whiskey bottle will hold approx £300 when full of copper.

If you take the bags to your bank they'll weigh them in & give you the cash equivallent in change.

If you use the auto counting machines in the supermarket - *they keep a percentage of your stash!

[sam1984]

Originally Posted by beth29

The only thing with that. is they charge quite a bit.
saying that we did it there twice.
best place is the bank!

Like I said I cant take it to the bank as they only let you change 6 bags at a time and Id have to make about 15 trips theres that much to change!

[Don_Kiddick]

Originally Posted by sam1984

Like I said I cant take it to the bank as they only let you change 6 bags at a time and Id have to make about 15 trips theres that much to change!

Thats cack - who told you that mate? - Get em sacked!
I've seen ''business people'' in the HSBC many times with sacks of change!

[speeed]

Originally Posted by sam1984

Like I said I cant take it to the bank as they only let you change 6 bags at a time and Id have to make about 15 trips theres that much to change!

Go and pay it in to your bank account. That way they cannot refuse you the lot at one go!

[weenireeni]

watch out for asda, i went there on monday and the machine was broke, so if you go and its fixed let me know!

its a right pain lugging heavy money about, completely understand about the bank, i find it hard to get there before it shuts as well, nightmare!

be handy for me if theres one near meadowhall, anyone know of any??

[samc]

Originally Posted by sam1984

Like I said I cant take it to the bank as they only let you change 6 bags at a time and Id have to make about 15 trips theres that much to change!

Try another bank. Never been stopped on how many bags I have taken in before and we usually take in at least 50 bags of change once a year when our change jar is full.

Doesn't make us popular with the cashier.

Though we do pay it into our account and not exchange it for notes over the counter - does that make a difference?

[HotPhil]

The Sainsbury's in Meadowhall had one last time I went (Xmas 2003?).

[Ginger_Kitty]

Originally Posted by hotphil

The Sainsbury's in Meadowhall had one last time I went (Xmas 2003?).

Sainsburys at Meadowhell is long gone....

[HotPhil]

Though we do pay it into our account and not exchange it for notes over the counter - does that make a difference?

It shouldn't do unless you're not a customer of the bank.

[HotPhil]

Sainsburys at Meadowhell is long gone....

LOL. I knew it was happening, hadn't realised it had actually gone! I'm just pleased I managed my aim of a full calendar year with no visit to Meadowhell (16 months and counting now).

[sam1984]

Originally Posted by Don_Kiddick

Thats cack - who told you that mate? - Get em sacked!
I've seen ''business people'' in the HSBC many times with sacks of change!

Everytime Ive been in Halifax theyve said I can only change 6 bags so Ive given up on them and Barclays only let me change same sort of ammount coz Im not changing it for a business. I hold accounts at both banks also! Imust go in when they are having bad days or something but they always do this to me

[speeed]

Originally Posted by sam1984

Everytime Ive been in Halifax theyve said I can only change 6 bags so Ive given up on them and Barclays only let me change same sort of ammount coz Im not changing it for a business. I hold accounts at both banks also! Imust go in when they are having bad days or something but they always do this to me

Just pay it in to your account and then go and take it out from the hole in the wall! They can't stop you making a deposit!

[Andy]

Originally Posted by sam1984

Everytime Ive been in Halifax theyve said I can only change 6 bags so Ive given up on them and Barclays only let me change same sort of ammount coz Im not changing it for a business. I hold accounts at both banks also! Imust go in when they are having bad days or something but they always do this to me

Halifax claim to be a bank, but they don't work like a proper bank, so you can't change money, can't pay bills etc.

Barclays should accept any amount of coin for credit to an account, provided it is properly bagged. It's best if you can avoid lunch times though as these are the busiest period.

[Old_Bloke]

I think most banks have this sort of policy now. If you're a business customer you can take in as much change as you like, but personal customers are limited to a few bags. And they can stop you paying money into your account - it's their bank and nobody can force them to accept a deposit if they don't want to!

What I'd do is go in with all your change bagged up (if you can carry it) and point out to the cashier that if he/she will only accept 6 bags at a time, you will then rejoin the queue to deposit another 6 and so on. In the end it will waste more of their time than if they just accept it all in one go and fill out only one lot of paperwork.

[poppins]

Most banks will take all you have, but just on certain days and not at lunch time (well, your dinner time) i think......noon time!

[StarSparkle]

Where can I change my coppers?

At the nick?

StarSparkle