Dumpster diving at the bank. . . not my finest moment.

[theo]

I'm dumping pennies at the bank and I noticed a few coins in the adjacent garbage can. So I shake it slightly and it sounds like more like a dozen or so. Fortunately this bank has a separate room for coin sorting and I'm pretty much unobserved save a window in the door. The next thing I know I'm breaking several rules of human etiquette in the course of retreiving said coins. However, my shame was partially mitigated by the take:

1 Cayman Island penny
6 Canadian quarters (5 of them NI)
2 Canadian dimes (both NI)
1 1991 1 Franc coin (NI)
1 British Pound coin (my second from this bank)
1 1943 Steel Wheat penny

Its hard to believe people throw these away!

[Rosco]

That's the East coast for you. We in the west Lack the bank coin counters or I would also Dive

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

That's the East coast for you. We in the west Lack the bank coin counters or I would also Dive

I hear that if you head far enough south you just might find a West coast bank with a coin counter. San Diego is nice this time of year.

[Dave 77]

San Diego is nice this time of year. [/quote]

Yes it is. This is the first time in my life that i have ever been sweating in the month of January..... not that it has anything to do with the original topic

[njoElec]

Have any of you ever been caught looking under the counting machine for extra coins to throw in? That's a killer. I always get the "what are you doing on the floor?" question from some random customer.

Have any of you ever dumpster dived in a coin shop's dumpster?

[Rejinx]

You guys teach me so much.

[uthminsta]

"what are you doing on the floor?"

To which you should reply, "I dropped a quarter! Mind your own business!"

[twentybux]

Have any of you ever been caught looking under the counting machine for extra coins to throw in? That's a killer. I always get the "what are you doing on the floor?" question from some random customer.

Have any of you ever dumpster dived in a coin shop's dumpster?

To do list for next week:
1) Head to the coin shop and look for some bargains.
2) Walk out of the coin shop, go into the alley (dumpster) looking for bargains.

I like the way you guys think.

[njoElec]

Make sure you wear gloves when you're dumpster diving

uth - My simple reply is this "I have misplaced my coins, do you have any I can have?"

Of course the mind your own business would work great too hehe.

[TXBullion]

very solid strategy here

[fb101]

This cannot be! I have it on good word (the tellers who refuse to let me keep the foreigns because they have to ship them out.)

On the other hand, I have managed to get about 50 pounds of foreigns and what can I do with them anyway?

[uthminsta]

On the other hand, I have managed to get about 50 pounds of foreigns and what can I do with them anyway?

Oh my goodness! You send them to me!!!!