數銅板機 (Coinstar)

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Coinstar找零剩下的銅板, 日積月累也是一筆錢, 你家都怎麼處理呢?

我家是固定把零錢放在一個大酒杯, 滿了再倒進一個塑膠盒等待處理, 通常那個酒杯裝滿的話, 大概有二百塊左右. 以前時間太多的時候, 會自己數錢, 分裝在紙捲裡, 再拿去銀行換紙鈔, 現在沒空, 就得想別的辦法. 

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我在PW超市裡看過一台綠色的數銅板機 (Coinstar), 終於找到機會去試試. 我先在家裡把錢分好, 我把二十五毛 (Quarters) 的銅板挑出來, 手工數好, 用紙捲裝好六捲 (一百塊) , 拿去銀行換紙鈔, 剩下的銅板 (Dimes, Nickels, Pennies) 才拿去我家附近超市裡, 給數銅板機 (Coinstar) 數.

如果你要拿現金, 它會收9%的手續費, 如果你換成禮卷, 就免手續費. 禮卷的公司選項共十一家 (Starbucks, Amazon, iTunes, JCPenny, Circular City, Borders, Old Navy, Pier 1, Linens-n-Things, Eddie Bauer), 按你消費習慣選, 應該會有合適的, 我是選 Amazon.
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如果你和我一樣零錢很多, 就得有點耐心等, 因為從按下開始, 選擇領取項目, 把銅板倒入, 到禮卷印出大概要二十分鐘.

猜猜看整個塑膠盒裡有多少錢? 

$147.09 耶!

也許有人覺得9%的手續費很高, 但是對我來說時間就是金錢, 花$13可以省我一小時,還是很值得, 何況我選擇禮卷, 免手續費.  禮卷拿到手, 馬上就上Amazon購買停在Wish List上的幾樣物品, 還有剩錢, 就待下次用吧.

2 comments

  1. We use Credit Union’s coin machine. It’s free if you have over $5,000 in your account.

  2. Just have Credit Union’s account is not good enough, you need to have $5000 in the account in order to use the coin machine free?! WOW. Thanks for the info but I guess I am not going to change my bank account just for using coin machine.

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