derbyandrew
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I take mine to Sainsbury's. They have a machine called Coinstar where you just pour all your loose change in, the machine counts it and gives you a voucher which you take to the till or kiosk and exchange for pound notes. Dead easy!! |
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Adze
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Morrison's have a machine that will change them into £s |
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spankymonkey
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pretty sure they do, i havent done it for a couple of years though!
if not you could you them coin star things in the supermarkets...
or maybe try the post office.
or just give it to me :-P |
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mzangelzpink
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only if u hav an account!!! |
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alatoruk
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most banks have a limit to the amount of coinage you can pay in over the counter. it is usually 5 bags max unless you are paying to a charity.
the machines ay sainsbury's & asda etc take most coins. |
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morgan
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Some do some don't If you have an account with them Abby Nat will only do it once even if you have an account with them
But if you have an account with Nat West they will every time
Must be in bank bags |
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i,m here if you need to talk.
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only if you roll them up in paperor plasic. |
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sharlaksmith
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Some do some don't. Rolling them is a good idea...Many grocery stores have coin exchange machines; yet they charge a percentage to do so. I would roll those puppies up and take them to a bank. That way you have a chance to look at them...wheat pennies, etc sometimes have extra value. |
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only me
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alot of banks only change £5 up at a time...if you have an asda or tesco near you then go there..they have a machine where you can put all your coins in to it....BUT it does charge you 7.9p in the pound...try the post office as well...a few shops will be gratefull like your corner shop etc |
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ben_m_g
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Most still do but will only let you do a few bags per day. |
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jacqueline e
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If you have an account at the bank they will exchange them for you. |
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chillipope
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Some will some won't - Barclays only do if you have an acocunt with them |
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sjgarstang
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In theory, yes. But as with most things these days they are not happy about it unless you have a business account and bag everything correctly, they tend to see changing small coins for notes as a business transaction. The coinstar machines mentioned by Derbyand.... are the way I change my kids collected coins at our local ASDA. The machines take a small percentage (5%-10% I think) but they are quick and easy to use.
Another option is to pay the money into a bank account rather than asking them to change it, this should present no problems for any bank and be completely free. But in my experience the queue is shorter at the coinstar machines. |
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BIG D
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Many banks will place a limit on the amount you may deposit on any one day. Up to £4 in most cases.
Provided that there are exactly 100 pennies or 50 twopennies per bag you should be OK. No mixing allowed!
Cash changing machines situated at supermarkets usually levy a fee of around 8% per transaction.
Do you know any traders who may a change a few for you.?
Do you go to a church where they take a cash collection? They may exchange them for you - though they might feel like encouraging you to make a donation !! |
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m&K
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Hello, most banks etc do but they usually limit the amount you can put in or change in one go - usually five of the coin bags per transaction. They usually waive this limit if it is going into a kids account which is nice. Nationwide Anglia, Lloyds and Halifax all take up to five bags in one go where I live and are always helpful if you have more.
The machines in Sainsburys are good and fairly quick, they take all UK coins even £2s. I think if memory serves they charge 7.2p for each pound you run through the machine. I usually run all the loose change through one of these as I think that's not too bad a fee for the time saved going to the banks if you have a lot to change BUT I do change £1 and £2 coins using the bag system - £7.20 fee for the sake of 30 secs putting 50 £2 coins into five bags is a bit steep lol.
I have lots of change coming in btw if you think its being mean lol. Hope this helps. |
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Gone fishin'
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As long as the pennies are legal tender then they have to exchange them for notes. |
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