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helpisontheway

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24. I found out that there is a shortage in my area. Stores will

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 06:48 PM

Jul 2020

cash in coins for no fee. Then I heard banks want the coins. We have a huge jug of coins. Told my husband that maybe we could cash then in. We usually save that for extra spending money at amusement parks. We will not be going near an amusement park anytime soon (not even the one that is 5 miles from my house..they can keep that place close until there is a vaccine for all I care. So we might as well cash it in.

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Kroger cashiers to stop giving customers coin change [View all] Siwsan Jul 2020 OP

I brought $10 in change to a local retailer of ours on Friday and they were very grateful TeamPooka Jul 2020 #1

I generally try to have enough coins to just get my change in bills Siwsan Jul 2020 #2

me, too. I use the drive through for all transactions, too. CTyankee Jul 2020 #8

Didn't know there was a coin shortage. I guess I shoud doc03 Jul 2020 #3

Yep MissB Jul 2020 #21

I always tell the proprietor of produce stand I use to not bother giving me coin change back wishstar Jul 2020 #4

I do the same. n/t phylny Jul 2020 #18

? at my Kroger the change is returned via machine Skittles Jul 2020 #5

Well, it's due to a coin shortage, not anything to do with cross contamination Siwsan Jul 2020 #7

A lot of places with coin machines, and bank branches where you can bring rolls... JHB Jul 2020 #10

ooh Skittles Jul 2020 #14

Geeze, you're right - my bank's lobby just re-opened 2 weeks ago. Talitha Jul 2020 #22

This move to cashless I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2020 #6

I was always a cash person, too. Now I'm about 50/50 Siwsan Jul 2020 #11

I used to do what you did. But the card is better. I can easily track my store purchases each week CTyankee Jul 2020 #13

Budgeting is budgeting, cash or card should make no difference. Codeine Jul 2020 #20

Might be addressing the reported coin shortages peggysue2 Jul 2020 #9

It is due to the coin shortage Siwsan Jul 2020 #12

Ahhh, so I was the same as our announcement then peggysue2 Jul 2020 #17

Trump's Federal Reserve in action! struggle4progress Jul 2020 #15

Since Covid, I only keep the bills anyway and let them sit in the bag for a few days. I figure dameatball Jul 2020 #16

A lot of places prefer that people don't pay in cash because of Covid19 progree Jul 2020 #19

I've used cash only once since about Feb. It's dirty stuff. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2020 #23

I found out that there is a shortage in my area. Stores will helpisontheway Jul 2020 #24