DarrenBarefoot.com

There was an RBC machine in the international terminal at the airport, well, if you feel like going there!
btw, how can one return these to bank? I mean should I get a special paper or something to roll the coins in?

[Reply]

There’s a machine at the IGA on Burrard (at least there was 2 months ago when I used it) that does all the counting for you and takes them off your hands for a small fee.

[Reply]

As a former 7-Eleven clerk, I’d say be nice to 7-Eleven clerks :P

[Reply]

Banks, at least my bank (Bank of Montreal), only accepts pre-wrapped coins. You can get the paper from the banks (really crappy cos’ they give out flat pieces of paper) or get better ones (stiffer paper that holds its shape) from the loonie stores.

[Reply]

Any Casino in town will do it. They have counting machines. I did that at RiverRock in Richmond.

[Reply]

Think of the trips the Brink’s trucks would save (less fuel, less pollution, less traffic congestion) if we used the change in our pockets to pay for coffee or lunch, and we would not have the dilemma of how to deal with buckets full of coins that are emptied from our pockets every day :)

[Reply]

they have one at most Safeway stores.

[Reply]

There are no change machines at Safeway - FYI - they are gone now.

[Reply]

Safeway decided that the Coinstar machines looked awlfully profitable and announced that they are going to start up an in-house operation, so that they can keep all of the penny tithes themselves. So Coinstar pulled all of their machines. Now there are no machines around Vancouver and neither US-owned company will denign to tell us when or at what locations machines may reappear. Safeway just says that they don’t know who is calling the shots in-house. Coinstar offers to locate Canadian locations on their website, but just serves up Washington state addresses if you click on Canada. And calling Coinstar just gets you a dense CSR that suggests trying Tesco (the closest one being in Europe). A regular comedy. So if that IGA really has a machine, it might be the only one, or at least one of the very few still extant around Vancouver.

[Reply]

lol i was just searching for a coin machine myself i think ill try the caisnos and as for coinstar and safeway what a bunch of idiots

[Reply]

Just back from the IGA with $45 crinkling in my pocket. Still have ten pounds of pennies though. Filled up the machine. The floor manager, as he was fishing my uncounted coins from the hopper, said the coin counter usually fills up sometime on Sunday but almost never on other days.

[Reply]

I just spent 15 minutes at the machine in IGA and walked away with a juicy $256! Yeehaw!

[Reply]

yeah so I went there(IGA downtown) and prior to going made sure I called them to make sure it was working…. but wait…. nope I had to haul my bag o’ change there to find out the teller is a morron and didn’t even look to see if it was opperational.. litterally 5 mins before going there. take your chances change rollers!!!

[Reply]

Was just at the Burrard IGA this morning (for the 3rd time in 3 wks) - machine was broken. I talked to a manager who said all coin counting machines are all being removed from IGA stores because they break down so often.

Those little plastic coin containers are looking better and better . . . .

[Reply]

River Rock Casino will do it, for free, at the Main Cage. But not if it’s a huge amount (over $100 I suspect). I just got off the phone with them. Going to do a trip there and then hit the Ikea afterwards! Make a day of it.

[Reply]

10% of $300 is $30. For that, you can get the manual Sorting Tray (not shown on web site) and the Counting Tray from Staples…

for $40 you can get a machine…

Not sure what to do with the rolls once u are done…

[Reply]

Wecome to Canada where the simplest things can turn into day long ordeals. Anybody, interested in partnering to buy a couple of machines???

[Reply]

I have about 45lbs worth of change. Quadrupled bagged the thing and have to carry it with two hands. 10% is a heck of a lot.

This things will take me hours to wrap. What can I do with this change!?

[Reply]

Okay… here is my business plan:
1) Get a hybrid car - and a truck
2) Get that coin tech machine with a battery powersupply
3) Advertise on the internect
4) Drive TO peoples houses and take their money
5) Give them cash to start.. and then, cheques once it starts taking off.

Go to the bank

Z should get in touch with me at javakinetic with would could possibly be a gmail ending

[Reply]

I just phone IGA on Burrard they don’t provide the service anymore.

[Reply]

The cage at Boulevard Casino in Coquitlam just told me they do it too!

[Reply]

this is turning into a forum. :P
Ive got $70 in change and am taking it to the bank in bags on monday. I’ll let you know if they take em loose.

[Reply]