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sad news from my credit union

Postby gollum » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:13 pm

My credit union has coin counters (free) in all their branches, and I've enjoyed using them for a few months...carefully...never more than once a week at each branch, only $50 each time. At my last deposit the teller politely told me this is the last month they will be waving the fee (it's a Coinstar but they waive the fee when you deposit to your account). OH NO! Me so sad. A good thing comes to an end.

I'm going to wallow in depression now in my garage next to my buckets of zinc...

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Re: sad news from my credit union

Postby Tourney64 » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:18 pm

Last time for you, or everyone? Not sure where you live, but it would be bad for me if my only dump credit union (which has multiple branches) started charging for coin counting.
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Re: sad news from my credit union

Postby gollum » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:23 pm

Last time for everyone, not just me, and across all the branches (half dozen or so) apparently. I'm in the SF bay area. Actually they literally said going forward they'll waive the fee only for child accounts. My wife joked that I should open up an account for my nephew. Not a bad idea actually...

Tourney64 wrote:Last time for you, or everyone? Not sure where you live, but it would be bad for me if my only dump credit union (which has multiple branches) started charging for coin counting.
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Re: sad news from my credit union

Postby slickeast » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:25 pm

to see more and more of this. My CU put a $300 a day limit. Now I go to 3 branches since the limit is per branch. That is $900 in zincs per day.

Shop around and see if you can find a different bank. Call all that are in the phone book and ask. They might give you a good lead.
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Re: sad news from my credit union

Postby NDFarmer » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:31 pm

gollum wrote:Last time for everyone, not just me, and across all the branches (half dozen or so) apparently. I'm in the SF bay area.


It's probably Hoards fault. I'll bet he was dumping too many zincers.
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Re: sad news from my credit union

Postby HoardCopperByTheTon » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:39 pm

NDFarmer wrote:
gollum wrote:Last time for everyone, not just me, and across all the branches (half dozen or so) apparently. I'm in the SF bay area.


It's probably Hoards fault. I'll bet he was dumping too many zincers.

Nah, I almost never dump at my CU.. which is a different one than Gollums. It kills me to feed zincs into a machine that is 10 times slower than the machinery I have at home. Plus, my CU is only open M-F while I am at work. Maybe I can get an account for Gollum there.

Looks like this is the month of the big dump at the CU for Gollum. Not like he has to worry about getting cut off now. I think his nephew just recently developed an interest in penny sorting. :mrgreen:
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Re: sad news from my credit union

Postby HoardCopperByTheTon » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:41 pm

Maybe I should open an account at that other CU and do all my dumps there for the month of January.. then close the account next month. Which CU is it? :mrgreen:
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Re: sad news from my credit union

Postby HoardCopperByTheTon » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:48 pm

My, you have a lot of coins! Please wait while we catch up.
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Re: sad news from my credit union

Postby TXBullion » Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:50 pm

HoardCopperByTheTon wrote:
My, you have a lot of coins! Please wait while we catch up.
:mrgreen:



Lol. Story of our lifes . Thanks coinstar :lol:
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Re: sad news from my credit union

Postby frugalcanuck » Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:51 pm

Who owns this coinstar company?

It is public
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Re: sad news from my credit union

Postby .02FYI » Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:01 am

Coinstar does . All company owned no franchises.http://www.coinstar.com/us/html/a-home
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Re: sad news from my credit union

Postby TXBullion » Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:22 am

I think Redbox is also part of the same company
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Re: sad news from my credit union

Postby fasteddy » Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:50 pm

yea man my CU started charging 8% first of December...I made one count and gaged on the fee..so no more....recently found another CU with counters for free for members w multiple branches...altough the machine fills up quickly..only holds two bags of cents and one bag of halves...but it is free....GOLLUM look around maybe you will find something that works....took me a couple of weeks...I also found a bank that will accept bags..I return on tuesday, pickup is Wednesday and the funds hit on Friday....GOOD LUCK
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Re: sad news from my credit union

Postby silverhedgehog » Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:18 pm

Dump, Deposit and hit their ATM for a withdrawal on the way out. Two can play that game you just need a little extra to float.
I am looking for another dump bank or two to play that game with.
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Re: sad news from my credit union

Postby Finder » Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:22 pm

HoardCopperByTheTon wrote:
My, you have a lot of coins! Please wait while we catch up.
:mrgreen:


LOL too funny!

:lol:

Along with that irritating sound.

Its a good time to scoop up the rejects from the reject bin.
Im still looking for an IHC there..not that I would miss one.

I was wondering what to make as a signature until now.
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Re: sad news from my credit union

Postby Bostonbean02 » Mon Jan 10, 2011 7:25 am

hopefully you will find another free spot ... if not better invest in a coin wrapper
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