Taradino C. (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} taradinoc) wrote,@ 2007-11-08 14:45:00 |
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No one wants my money
Zana and I have a jar full of American money, but none of the banks around here seem interested in accepting this US currency for deposit or exchanging it for bills (a.k.a. "foldin' money") without jumping through ridiculous hoops. They want us to spend hours sorting and counting and separating this legal tender into rolls, or they want to charge fees ranging from 8.9% to 15% for the privilege of having our treasure dumped into a machine that will count it for us. WTF?!
Wells Fargo and Bank of America don't count coins, period. They demand rolled coins. The dude at Wells Fargo actually told me to use Coinstar instead, which charges an unconscionable 9 cents on the dollar. STCU charges non-members a whopping 15% to use their counter, and even members have to pay a (lower) fee.
I know counting machines exist. I know banks want to hold onto my money. I'm pretty sure Wells Fargo doesn't just trust everyone to put the right coins in the rolls; they must count them somehow. Is there no place in Spokane that will count coins for free?
Zana and I have a jar full of American money, but none of the banks around here seem interested in accepting this US currency for deposit or exchanging it for bills (a.k.a. "foldin' money") without jumping through ridiculous hoops. They want us to spend hours sorting and counting and separating this legal tender into rolls, or they want to charge fees ranging from 8.9% to 15% for the privilege of having our treasure dumped into a machine that will count it for us. WTF?!
Wells Fargo and Bank of America don't count coins, period. They demand rolled coins. The dude at Wells Fargo actually told me to use Coinstar instead, which charges an unconscionable 9 cents on the dollar. STCU charges non-members a whopping 15% to use their counter, and even members have to pay a (lower) fee.
I know counting machines exist. I know banks want to hold onto my money. I'm pretty sure Wells Fargo doesn't just trust everyone to put the right coins in the rolls; they must count them somehow. Is there no place in Spokane that will count coins for free?
