tesco ireland self service till - coins?

iMax

Have about €65 in mixed 1,2 & 5 cent copper. Was thinking of using the tesco self service tills. Does anyone know if they have a hopper or slot for coin entry?

Hande hoche!

Seen both in use in different Tesco branches.

Balfie

hopper, ya jus dump the coins in.

LETHAL LADY

Dont let me be in that queue.:eek:

DConway

Yea, you can just drop the lot in, I did it this week too, takes ages for it to count it, but far better than paying a coin counter 10% for the same job!

El_Dangeroso

I've been doing that for a while, the coin bucket will only process a hand full of coins at a time so it takes a while, I normally go on a Saturday night when it's quiet.

But beware, the last time I did it we broke the machine! After €35 of coins the machine reverted to 0 and it looked like we had put nothing in! The guy agreed to give us €30 off but said they'd have to ring us back when they counted up the change. B*stards never rang us and denied all knowledge when we went back on Monday. B*stard Tesco owes me a fiver.

bonzodog2

If you just shovel them in, a lot will be rejected, you need to let a few at a time fall into the hopper. And you (obviously) will need to be buying stuff. How do you know its 65 euro ? Incidentally, Post Offices will take bagged coin as well as banks.

cloud493

A few places, including bigger tesco's have them machines that count your change and give it back to you in credit or receipts to be exchanged for cash, but they charge you.. 10% I think it is? Still worth it for the handiness.

parker kent

I'd just bag them up and bring them to the bank.

msg11

Wouldn't suggest doing this, them new machines have a major issue counting out 1.55 for a bottle of Lucozade wouldn't be a nice sight seen it attempt 65 .

opinion guy

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Incidentally, Post Offices will take bagged coin as well as banks.

Didn't know that. Do they charge ?

mp22

The credit union takes change with no charge.

Hobbes

mp22 wrote: »

The credit union takes change with no charge.

Not true. They only take up to a certain limit per transaction and then you need to put it into your account.

xOxSinéadxOx

I've done it in Tesco before with maybe a fiver in change, I definitely wouldn't bother with 65euro. Just count it up into money bags and lodge it into your bank account.

mp22

Hobbes wrote: »

Not true. They only take up to a certain limit per transaction and then you need to put it into your account.

Fair enough, here they will take hundreds of euro's in change and give out cash.

Dunny

God help whoever gets stuck behind you!

Id floor ya.

William_Hicley

This is where all my loose change goes, I find its the handiest way to get rid of it. Maybe dont bring down all €65 at once? In case the machine reverts to €0 like somebody mentioned, and you probably will be holding up the queue as well trying to deposit €65 worth of coppers. Spread it out over a few weeks shopping bring only €15 or so at a time.

iMax

iMax wrote: »

Have about €65 in mixed 1,2 & 5 cent copper. Was thinking of using the tesco self service tills. Does anyone know if they have a hopper or slot for coin entry?

Oh, so you're one of those c*nts that holds up the whole queue?

I hate you.

stovelid

Was behind somebody feeling in millions of coppers recently.

Miserable cunt.

PrincessLola

PLEASE, PLEASE for the love of God do it when the supermarket is sufficiently empty

for the sanity of your fellow shoppers.

iMax

In my defence, The coin is my daughter's, huge piggy bank just been emptied. The actual count is €41.70 in copper with a further €65 in higher Dom coins. Not bad for a six year old.

Gonna bag it & open a cu account for her during the week.

Dudess

Just count the fuhking thing (shops/banks have a machine that does it) and get it exchanged in a bank or shop - don't hold up a queue like that, especially this time of year.

iMax

Double post

Oh_Noes

cloud493 wrote: »

A few places, including bigger tesco's have them machines that count your change and give it back to you in credit or receipts to be exchanged for cash, but they charge you.. 10% I think it is? Still worth it for the handiness.

Absolutely not worth it. Paying 10% just because your money happens to be in small denominations seems ridiculous to me. It's still the same amount of money.

iMax

Brought up a fiver worth of change & glad I didn't bring more. Took forever to count it through. Kept spitting out random amounts of coin which would then be re inserted.

The rest is being bagged Monday to open her account.

Fagor

Anyone know if there's any coin counters around Dun Laoghaire? Used to be one in the Tesco in the DL shopping centre but that's gone now that Super Valu are there. Don't mind paying the commission as too much trouble to count them, bag them etc.

Celly Smunt

Fagor wrote: »

Anyone know if there's any coin counters around Dun Laoghaire? Used to be one in the Tesco in the DL shopping centre but that's gone now that Super Valu are there. Don't mind paying the commission as too much trouble to count them, bag them etc.

I'll do it for 5%

roo_photo

Fagor wrote: »

Anyone know if there's any coin counters around Dun Laoghaire? Used to be one in the Tesco in the DL shopping centre but that's gone now that Super Valu are there. Don't mind paying the commission as too much trouble to count them, bag them etc.

There is one in EuroSpar in Dalkey (at the back door near the off licence) If I can recall, it takes about 12% commission!:eek:

Arpa

Am I missing something here?

Whenever I have lots of change, I put it in a little magic bag that says BANK on it, take it to the magic building that says BANK on it and the sad looking man behind the glass screen gives me notes for the coins.

There is no charge. €50 worth of coins and I get a €50 note. Nobody counts anything. You fill bags with seperate coins, a bag of 1cs, a bag of 2cs etc. It tells you on the bag how to do it. Clever bag people. Then the sad man at the magic BANK building weighs the bags and he knows exactly how much is in the bag.

Maybe people are just afraid of the magic BANK building these days because a few years ago the magic BANK people became evil.

slinky2000

I just put about 6 euro in 1/2/5c into the self service machine in tesco and bought some bread and milk etc and it took FOREVER to count it. Good though to get rid of a bit of change. I wouldn't even attempt anything bigger.

From now on I'll just grab a haandfull of change and buy stuff bit by bit.

andym1

How much in change per week do Dublin Bus gather ? And how do they get rid on tons of it ? Answer me that.

hoodwinked

andym1 wrote: »

How much in change per week do Dublin Bus gather ? And how do they get rid on tons of it ? Answer me that.

if i remember correctly most companies have to pay the banks for change, so they probably bag it and use it to make up floats...

April O Neill

bonzodog2 wrote: »

And you (obviously) will need to be buying stuff.

You wouldn't be able to use the checkout wthout scanning something through!

Mr Whirly

andym1 wrote: »

How much in change per week do Dublin Bus gather ? And how do they get rid on tons of it ? Answer me that.

Most of the coins banks deal with come from toll companies. They arrive at the bank separated in to 1c, 5c, 10c etc in weighed bags. Once at the bank it gets emptied in to vats that automatically bag them in to the smaller bags and are sent out to branches for shops to use as floats or back to the toll places for change.

bonzodog2

April O Neill wrote: »

You wouldn't be able to use the checkout wthout scanning something through!

Hence my use of the word 'obviously'. The machines that charge 9% commission don't require a purchase AFAIK

April O Neill

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Hence my use of the word 'obviously'. The machines that charge 9% commission don't require a purchase AFAIK

I'm sure the OP knew you needed to buy stuff.

Ray Palmer

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Hence my use of the word 'obviously'. The machines that charge 9% commission don't require a purchase AFAIK

They give you a credit note for the store.

I bagged the non- coppers and deposited in my bank. Used the machine for coppers as it wasn't worth my time. €750 in coins total only €35 in coppers.

The bank mislaid some of the bags and rang saying I didn't give them the coins. Lots of calls back and forth. Me explaining they had the coins and gave me a receipt. Them saying they couldn't find the coins. They then found them the next day and told me to give them a written break down when doing it the future but no opology! Rang the district manager about it got 3 separate written opologies. Teller, supervisor and manager. They hate me in that branch

Plazaman

Pfft, Tesco Self Service me hole.

Till : Unexpected Item in The Bagging Area
* Pushes the "I have my own bag" button
Till : Please wait for assistance
Me : Hows things eh... Sheila
* Sheila checks bag, keys in the bag is empty code
* Scan all items fine until a bottle of wine
Till : Please wait for assistance
Me : Hello again Sheila, we have to stop meeting like this (nervous laugh)
* Sheila keys in the "Yes this smarmy git is over 18" code
* Scan all items until my bag of Kiwis. No Kiwi button
Till : Please wait for assistance
Me : Night enough evening isn't Sheila?
* Sheila keys in Kiwis as Mandarins with a loud sigh
Me : Good on ya Sheila, I like a girl who doesn't make distinctions
* Sheila throws eyes up to heaven
* Finish scanning items, swipe club card and pay by Laser
Till : Card Error, Please wait for assistance
Me : Well I'll tell you something Sheila.....
Sheila : SIR! Please don't.
Me : OK
* Slink out of store forgetting my green mandarins.

user1842

No business is legally obliged to accepted any more that 50 coins in one transaction. Legal tender or not, its an EU law.

They are really just being nice if they accept more.

antodeco

Hold onto all coins. Carry them with you all the time. When you get mugged throw all the money at the guy!

topper75

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

I've been doing that for a while, the coin bucket will only process a hand full of coins at a time so it takes a while, I normally go on a Saturday night when it's quiet.

But beware, the last time I did it we broke the machine! After €35 of coins the machine reverted to 0 and it looked like we had put nothing in! The guy agreed to give us €30 off but said they'd have to ring us back when they counted up the change. B*stards never rang us and denied all knowledge when we went back on Monday. B*stard Tesco owes me a fiver.

They were doing you a favour really so not suprised there was no phonecall. The following is an extract from the Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998:

“10(1) No person, other than the Central Bank of Ireland and such persons as may be designated by the Minister by order, shall be obliged to accept more than 50 coins denominated in euro or in cent in any single transaction.”

fullstop

user1842 wrote: »

No business is legally obliged to accepted any more that 50 coins in one transaction. Legal tender or not, its an EU law.

They are really just being nice if they accept more.

Can you give us a link to that law?

No business is legally obliged to sell you anything anyway, invitation to treat etc etc

Boombastic

topper75 wrote: »

They were doing you a favour really so not suprised there was no phonecall. The following is an extract from the Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998:

“10(1) No person, other than the Central Bank of Ireland and such persons as may be designated by the Minister by order, shall be obliged to accept more than 50 coins denominated in euro or in cent in any single transaction.”

I was waiting for that to be brought up

Is a machine a person? :pac:

topper75

Boombastic wrote: »

I was waiting for that to be brought up

Is a machine a person? :pac:

No, in the same way an outstretched hand is not a person.

The old law back in the day was that only up to 20 of one denomination coin was legal tender, if I remember right. The euroboys have said only up to 50 coins of any denomination.

user1842

fullstop wrote: »

Can you give us a link to that law?

No business is legally obliged to sell you anything anyway, invitation to treat etc etc

topper75 just quoted the law.

topper75

fullstop wrote: »

invitation to treat etc etc

Interesting stuff that invitation to treat yoke. But we'd be here all day . Business Studies should be a mandatory subject.

user1842

topper75 wrote: »

Interesting stuff that invitation to treat yoke. But we'd be here all day . Business Studies should be a mandatory subject.

Same goes for accepting €100 notes. Retailers don't have too accept them. A lot of people don't understand this.

fullstop

user1842 wrote: »

Same goes for accepting €100 notes. Retailers don't have too accept them. A lot of people don't understand this.

They don't have to accept anything if they don't want to. A lot of people don't understand this.

humbert

topper75 wrote: »

They were doing you a favour really so not suprised there was no phonecall. The following is an extract from the Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998:

“10(1) No person, other than the Central Bank of Ireland and such persons as may be designated by the Minister by order, shall be obliged to accept more than 50 coins denominated in euro or in cent in any single transaction.”

There is a distinction between not having to accept them and being allowed to steal them.

topper75

fullstop wrote: »

They don't have to accept anything if they don't want to. A lot of people don't understand this.

Because of 'invitation to treat', yes. However - where a transaction has occurred, legal tender must be accepted in payment of the debt by law.

humbert wrote: »

There is a distinction between not having to accept them and being allowed to steal them.

I suppose. Thinking about it again, I have to say you are right here. Tesco have not committed a crime though by promising to phone the coin owner and not having done so. The onus is on the owner of the coins to correspond now with Tesco to claim them back. Some young solicitor might fancy a pro bono cause celebre thing to make a name for themselves? Or maybe not.