Well, it finally happened, my bank did away with the coin machine.

BobaFett72

It broke and was deemed "to expensive to fix" really? hmm.

It's Sovereign bank in case your interested. They took over a local chain, raised the fee's etc. Fortunately they kept all the people (who are very nice) If I want to use a coin machine I have to go to the downtown branch now (until their coin machine breaks and they don't replace it)

I hate rolling coins, ugh. I guess the hunt is on for another bank with a coin machine!

Cheers!

Barndog

my bank accepts loose coins, no machine needed. Just bag them and turn them in with a deposit slip.

jfoot13

<< <i>It broke and was deemed "to expensive to fix" really? hmm.

It's Sovereign bank in case your interested. They took over a local chain, raised the fee's etc. Fortunately they kept all the people (who are very nice) If I want to use a coin machine I have to go to the downtown branch now (until their coin machine breaks and they don't replace it)

I hate rolling coins, ugh. I guess the hunt is on for another bank with a coin machine!

Cheers! >>



I feel your pain .. they took over mine too and if it weren't for the people they kept I would have switched too..

btw barndog what is your bank ?

2manycoins2fewfunds

My bank has a coin machine and no fees if you have an account. I'd never even consider checking rolls of halves if this service wasn't available. Checking rolls of halves is a questionable exercise at best and would definately be a loss if I had to reroll them. Now I can just dump $500-$1000 in machine with as little effort as possible.

lathmach

You seem confused, BobaFett72.
The idea behind coins, is that they are "money".
Just like the paper bills you use as money.
When you get some coins in change, use them when you can in your next transactions.
Once you understand the concept that coins are "money", as well as the paper bills, you won't need to carry accumulated bags of them to coin machines.
You'll "spend" them.

Ray

Barndog

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<< <i>It broke and was deemed "to expensive to fix" really? hmm.

It's Sovereign bank in case your interested. They took over a local chain, raised the fee's etc. Fortunately they kept all the people (who are very nice) If I want to use a coin machine I have to go to the downtown branch now (until their coin machine breaks and they don't replace it)

I hate rolling coins, ugh. I guess the hunt is on for another bank with a coin machine!

Cheers! >>



I feel your pain .. they took over mine too and if it weren't for the people they kept I would have switched too..

btw barndog what is your bank ? >>



Bank of America. GREAT people at my branch too!

mercurynut

My 4 local Bank of America's have never had coin machines and never will am told....sigh

jfoot13

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<< <i>It broke and was deemed "to expensive to fix" really? hmm.

It's Sovereign bank in case your interested. They took over a local chain, raised the fee's etc. Fortunately they kept all the people (who are very nice) If I want to use a coin machine I have to go to the downtown branch now (until their coin machine breaks and they don't replace it)

I hate rolling coins, ugh. I guess the hunt is on for another bank with a coin machine!

Cheers! >>



I feel your pain .. they took over mine too and if it weren't for the people they kept I would have switched too..

btw barndog what is your bank ? >>



Bank of America. GREAT people at my branch too! >>



hahaha with an icon like the one you have I should have known

ms70

Just the mention of Sovereign Bank makes me want to vomit. They are the worst. They took over a local bank by me and destroyed it. The drive up used to be very fast but after a few months it was at least 5 minutes per car. So if you were behind more than 2 cars you were screwed. I guess they must've installed their "better way of doing things." I left and just went up the street to a different small town bank.

ricko

I use US Bank, and although they have no coin machine, they are extremely accomodating with excellent service. They provide rolls of halves on request, and accept rolls without question on return. Also great on all other 'banking' functions. Cheers, RickO

Deadhorse

Bank of America, AKA Bank of Amigo?

Here in Houston they are known as the Anti-Christ of banking.

They will fingerprint you even with an account of you cash a check.

They will not a cash a check drawn on them if don't have an account. No exceptions!

Doesn't matter if the account has said amount of funds available.

Unless you are a multi gazillionaire, they will not let you draw more than $500 daily.

They will, of course, accept any amount deposit.

They hold second party checks for 14 to 21 days. Of course the transfer is instant.

They just hold your money and draw interest on it

They have fees beyond fees and fees on fees as well.

Their fees are outrageous and their customer service is non-existent, just trained monkeys who can only say no.

I don't know where you guys are, but everyone I know who had an account with them here has moved it.

No coin machines either.

To make matters even tougher. Chase is actually worse.

They charge you a % to cash a check drawn on a Chase account. 3 to 10% depending on the check size.

I just stick with my Credit Union, no hassles, no fees and free checking and Cashier's checks.