Change counting machines

BogMonkey

You know when you have a big mad jar full of change that you couldn't be arsed counting. Where can you find a machine that'll count it for you? I know they exist cuz after the Euro came out I brought a load of Irish coins to central bank and they had a machine where you just poured the change in and it counted it all in seconds.

Doyler92

The one I use is in Tesco at the Roselawn Shopping Centre in Blanchardstown. Not sure of any in the City Centre though.

Innervision

Tesco in Nutgrove has one too. They tend to take a nice percentage though!

Gavin "shels"

One in the Spar in Tallaght next to the Abberley.

Goodshape

The Centra beside Ha'Penny Bridge (on south side) has one.

PeteEd

Tesco rathmines has one,
think its a nice 13% commission though, so i'd be counting it myself

Doyler92

Innervision wrote: »

Tesco in Nutgrove has one too. They tend to take a nice percentage though!

You're right. The one in my Tesco is 8-9% as far as I remember.

AnonoBoy

Doyler92 wrote: »

You're right. The one in my Tesco is 8-9% as far as I remember.

Some take as much as 12%.

Leftyflip

Tesco in Jervis have one too.

bladebrew

from a similar post in the cork city forum,

the machines in tesco take 9.9% off yah,

the ones elsewhere can vary, in centra they are 12.5%,
its well worth going to tesco if you have a large qauntity of coins,

doctor evil

Does the bank/an post charge for maching counting?

ph3n0m666

tesco - jervis street aswell

post office, i think they do accept, but they want them pre-bagged and seperated

Polar101

http://locator.coinstar.com/Locator.aspx?page=IE if you want to search for the machines (the kind they have in Tescos).

I don't really mind paying 1-2 euro if I don't have to count a hundred 1c, 2c and 5c coins myself, but can still buy stuff with them.

Miss Fluff

The EuroSpar on Barrow Street has a machine. Think they charge 8%

Gaspode

Go round to your local parish priest - they always have change counters. Offer him a 5% donation to the church and you're smiling.

lizm

I brought coins down to the one in my local tesco and it spit all the 1cent coins back out..................i think the ones they use in centras take the 1 cent coins but the tesco ones dont seem to..........they are different models of machines!!

breadandjam

doctor evil wrote: »

Does the bank/an post charge for maching counting?

The banks won't count it for you. You have to count and bag it yourself and If I remember correctly, unless your lodging it in your account they take a hefty percentage too. Don't know about the post office.

Gavin "shels"

Bit of thread hijacking, but does anyone know where to get a personal change counter, the cheaper and smaller the better, we've started to get lazy in work.:D

Trhiggy83

Surely it would make sense for people to be offering better rates that 12%, more people would use them then. Everyone must have lots of spare change sitting around in jars. If the charge was 5% i reckon they would get better uptake.Do priests have coin counters - could do a deal is right with them

xp90

OP, bag your change into the correct bags and the bank will lodge it to your account, simples! and free!

seeing_ie

Gavin shels wrote: »

Bit of thread hijacking, but does anyone know where to get a personal change counter, the cheaper and smaller the better, we've started to get lazy in work.:D

Personal change counter available here, not that cheap or small though.

I charge 12% :cool:

athtrasna

The machines in Tesco only charge commission if you take the cash. You get 100% if you use it as money off your shopping.

neil_18_

Centra opposite Santry Stadium has one. Tesco in Omni Shopping Centre had one (not sure if its still there)

bdr529

the Banks don't take in bagged coins anymore, they use counting machines. if you take your coins to the Central Bank in Dame st they will count it and convert it to paper money for FREE. meant to go there myself just before christmas but didn't get a chance, used the local supervalu and was charged 12%....

Yakuza

I got one of these in some kind of a knick-knack store a few years ago -

http://www.sevenstar.ie/sevenstar/Main/Product-2006.asp?iProductID=3394

It's handy for sorting out small quantities, but I've no idea where to get one these days

The other option as has been pointed out is to bag it yourself and bring it to a bank. I've never had a problem doing it (but it's been a year or so, maybe they charge now), they just weighed the bags and gave me notes.

Just to clarify - the bags you bring to the bank have to be full with whatever coins they say on the front (100 1-cent or 50 2-euro etc). They don't take half-filled or mixed bags, whereas the machines will take whatever you pour into them (minus a hefty commission )

neil_18_

Yakuza wrote: »

I got one of these in some kind of a knick-knack store a few years ago -

http://www.sevenstar.ie/sevenstar/Main/Product-2006.asp?iProductID=3394

It's handy for sorting out small quantities, but I've no idea where to get one these days

The other option as has been pointed out is to bag it yourself and bring it to a bank. I've never had a problem doing it (but it's been a year or so, maybe they charge now), they just weighed the bags and gave me notes.

Just to clarify - the bags you bring to the bank have to be full with whatever coins they say on the front (100 1-cent or 50 2-euro etc). They don't take half-filled or mixed bags, whereas the machines will take whatever you pour into them (minus a hefty commission )

Art and hobby shop used to always have them, not sure if they still do.

Penneys have been selling small electronic jars that count the coins as you put them in

wyndham

bdr529 wrote: »

the Banks don't take in bagged coins anymore, they use counting machines. if you take your coins to the Central Bank in Dame st they will count it and convert it to paper money for FREE. meant to go there myself just before christmas but didn't get a chance, used the local supervalu and was charged 12%....

AIB did yesterday.

GerardKeating

Gavin shels wrote: »

Bit of thread hijacking, but does anyone know where to get a personal change counter, the cheaper and smaller the better, we've started to get lazy in work.:D

Dunnes have one ever now and them.

Also saw one recently in TK-Maxx, but the pound sign on the box put me off...