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Well, every time I go to my dump bank I see/learn something interesting. Whether it's foreign coins in the trash or a conversation with another person bringing in a small jar of change, I get a better idea of what people think of their change with each trip. Today was no different.

Yesterday I picked up what is for me, a hand-sorter, a lot of coins so I decided to divide the dump between my regular credit union branch and another of their branches nearby. When I went to the 2nd location, I discovered that they don't have a coin-counter at that location. So back I went to my regular place. I pushed the start button on the coin counter and it didn't start. A friendly teller with whom I have spoken before came out and found that it was jammed with coins from the previous dumper. After he fixed it (we both thought), he started the counter and all the coins from the previous chap became mine. Cha-Ching $1.27 for free...But wait, the story gets better.

When I had run another $75 or so through, the dang thing jammed again. Out comes the same teller again and he opened the counter to check things out. This time though it's my money down inside and several dimes dropped through...my best estimate is 50-60 cents. The teller just reached down in the bin and grabbed a small handful and handed it to me as reimbursement...another buck or so. I was speechless, but his comment was priceless. "We don't count the money here anyway. It is counted by the company that picks it up." In other words, there would be no way to track the shortage back to any particular transaction on the machine that day.

Then the teller had to figure out why the machine had jammed again. What he found was surprising. In fact, I don't know how he missed it the first time or how I was able to run any of my coins through. See the pictures below for what he pulled out.

The token reads, GOOD FOR ALL NIGHT, and, A SURE SCREW AT, ROSIE'S PALACE, MADAM ROSE BAKKAR, PROPRIETOR. The same token is being sold on feebay.

How funny! I bet the two of you got a good laugh over that. I used a coinstar a few days ago and when I checked the return tray, someone had tried to cash in a Chuck E Cheese token. You just never know!!!

markey wrote:How funny! I bet the two of you got a good laugh over that. I used a coinstar a few days ago and when I checked the return tray, someone had tried to cash in a Chuck E Cheese token. You just never know!!!

Not funny...embarrassing. He thought it was mine from a trip to Nevada.

Cool story....

Was it very difficult to explain to the wife?

buy 6 more off of ebay and you're set for a week!

misteroman wrote:buy 6 more off of ebay and you're set for a week!

Hehe....

Deal

sparechange wrote:Was it very difficult to explain to the wife?

Mrs. shinnosuke is very understanding and trusting. No problem. However, things have taken a somber turn around our home. She is from Japan and her brother and his wife and two young children are missing. They live in Sendai. We have no word from them...just hoping for the best. Say some prayers if you do that sort of thing.

Our prayers are with them and your family and the many others affected by this terrible disaster. I hope all goes well with your family.

sparechange wrote:Our prayers are with them and your family and the many others affected by this terrible disaster. I hope all goes well with your family.

Thanks very much for those kind words. We still have no word. It's daybreak over there now and we are wondering how they are faring since the world turned upside down for them.

I wish a safe and happy return for everyone in your family!

shinnosuke wrote:Well, every time I go to my dump bank I see/learn something interesting. Whether it's foreign coins in the trash or a conversation with another person bringing in a small jar of change, I get a better idea of what people think of their change with each trip. Today was no different.

Yesterday I picked up what is for me, a hand-sorter, a lot of coins so I decided to divide the dump between my regular credit union branch and another of their branches nearby. When I went to the 2nd location, I discovered that they don't have a coin-counter at that location. So back I went to my regular place. I pushed the start button on the coin counter and it didn't start. A friendly teller with whom I have spoken before came out and found that it was jammed with coins from the previous dumper. After he fixed it (we both thought), he started the counter and all the coins from the previous chap became mine. Cha-Ching $1.27 for free...But wait, the story gets better.

When I had run another $75 or so through, the dang thing jammed again. Out comes the same teller again and he opened the counter to check things out. This time though it's my money down inside and several dimes dropped through...my best estimate is 50-60 cents. The teller just reached down in the bin and grabbed a small handful and handed it to me as reimbursement...another buck or so. I was speechless, but his comment was priceless. "We don't count the money here anyway. It is counted by the company that picks it up." In other words, there would be no way to track the shortage back to any particular transaction on the machine that day.

Then the teller had to figure out why the machine had jammed again. What he found was surprising. In fact, I don't know how he missed it the first time or how I was able to run any of my coins through. See the pictures below for what he pulled out.

The token reads, GOOD FOR ALL NIGHT, and, A SURE SCREW AT, ROSIE'S PALACE, MADAM ROSE BAKKAR, PROPRIETOR. The same token is being sold on feebay.

A great post, worth bringing up to date.

shinnosuke wrote:

sparechange wrote:Was it very difficult to explain to the wife?

Mrs. shinnosuke is very understanding and trusting. No problem. However, things have taken a somber turn around our home. She is from Japan and her brother and his wife and two young children are missing. They live in Sendai. We have no word from them...just hoping for the best. Say some prayers if you do that sort of thing.

What ever happened regarding the missing family members?

Recyclersteve wrote:

shinnosuke wrote:

sparechange wrote:Was it very difficult to explain to the wife?

Mrs. shinnosuke is very understanding and trusting. No problem. However, things have taken a somber turn around our home. She is from Japan and her brother and his wife and two young children are missing. They live in Sendai. We have no word from them...just hoping for the best. Say some prayers if you do that sort of thing.

What ever happened regarding the missing family members?

He left this board and vowed to never return. So don't count on getting an answer

[/quote]Mrs. shinnosuke is very understanding and trusting. No problem. However, things have taken a somber turn around our home. She is from Japan and her brother and his wife and two young children are missing. They live in Sendai. We have no word from them...just hoping for the best. Say some prayers if you do that sort of thing.[/quote]

[/quote]What ever happened regarding the missing family members?[/quote]

[/quote]He left this board and vowed to never return. So don't count on getting an answer[/quote]

Did he give a reason for leaving RC?

Not going to speak for him so take this as an opinion but I believe he thought RC as a group was overly heavy handed with regard to some discipline imposed on another former member. I won't get into the details of the events. So in the spirit of his beliefs (which I respect) he cast his vote on the matter by leaving. He's still around on BS.

For the sordid details:

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=26252&p=238180#p238180

Unclear why the booting of a troll triggered a valued member to leave, but nice to hear he is still participating elsewhere.

Morsecode wrote:For the sordid details:

http://realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t ... 80#p238180

Unclear why the booting of a troll triggered a valued member to leave, but nice to hear he is still participating elsewhere.

Thanks for the context. I must have missed that drama about trolling over discussions, etc, (because I don't remember the aforementioned broo-ha-ha). Or more likely, I saw it and moved on to other posts. Life is too short for 'stoopid' drama. As always, thanks to everyone here for sharing their knowledge & humor!