How to spend loose change

So my coin(orange coins) jar is getting larger and larger every few months and i am looking for a bigger one now ! I remember back in Canada i could convert them to vouchers in some stores and use them as a credit in the store but do not see that option here.

How does everyone spend theis small coins? or do you jut throw them in trash bin ?

They all go in my son's Mickey Mouse money box. If you're throwing them in the trash, save 'em up for my little kid instead.

Bring em to your bank and they´ll deposit them for you...otherwise give in and get a purse change

Lupo i specifically asked my bank(hypovereins bank) and they said that they do not count it if is more than a certain amount(say 50 euros or so).

why don't you just spend them as you can instead of collecting them?

So what's the problem? If it has to be counted by the teller just go to different branches taking no more than 30-40 euros' worth at a time.

Or stay at the same branch, and eject your EC card after every 40 Eur.
Reinsert and you'll be good for another 40 Eur. My bank has a 400Eur limit on the change machine if you want we can go and "change", for ya...

at the stadtsparkasse art sendlinger-tor they have a machine that counts your change and deposts it for you, I think it also does change into higher denoms as well...

If they're weighing down your pocket too much then drop them in one of those charity collection boxes they have in various places - like McDonald's (just for instance

Change banks. HVB are lazy bleeps.

Exactly. You put your change through the machine after inserting your card and the amount is credited. Any foreign coins and objects are rejected. Other option is to ask your bank, even HVB, for a transparent deposit bag, write your account # and the date on it and hand it to the bank for credit to your account. They are sure to have a counting machine in the back room.

In England last month I sat down with my children & counted out all the change from my big old Teachers whiskey bottle. I told them if they helped we could open up new bank accounts for them & they could deposit their money bags. The idea being that they'd learn the value of money etc, the youngest especially. We did that and collected ca. 250 quid so I said they could have 50 pounds each to start their accounts. We went down to the building society with the heavy bag full of change, all counted out into bags like you're supposed to. The kids were really excited only to be told that without passports they couldn't open accounts. Ok fair enough I can sort of accept that but when I said I'll put it into my account for the time being then, the cashier informed me they can't take more than FIVE bags per customer per day! Off I went with my bag a little lighter & some miserably dissapointed children.
Nationwide Anglia - shove it up yer arse!

Does the stadtsparkasse machine only accept their bank card or others as well?

WTF?!?! What kind of bank counts coins?!? Surely the modern concept of weighing would make more sense?
Germany really.

good question. I doubt it. I've used it before but I have a SPK account.
Why not do what I did last night & give the rest of the change in your pocket as a tip to a friendly female barmaid.

Geez am I the only one with a slingshot in this country? When you live on the 4th level and you have a teenage bar across the street this comes in real handy at 3AM J/k (maybe).

Hypo at theatinerstr has a coin counting machine. I did changed €130 for me about 2 weeks ago.

Does anybody know if any Deutsche bank branches have one of these counting machines. I've seen the ones at Sparkasse that credit your account with the money but I've never seen one at Deutsche bank. Obviously this question while result in lots of posts suggesting I should change banks and declaring how shit Deutsche Bank are, but I would appreciate a answer, as I've got stacks of coins in a jar that I would like to get rid of and don't really want to have to change banks just to change them.

Call your branch on Monday.

*You can get me a beer next exotic dinner*

P.S. A few of the branches I looked at on DB service site say "Bargeld einzahlen" but don't commit themselves as to the denomination.

So that's a no then is it?

i am sure i wrote a post about a company near where i live that changes your coins into notes for a small fee

I throw my small coins (up to 50c) at the poor people begging on the street. It makes me feel good and superior at the same time.

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Can't you get coin rolls anywhere? That's what I usually do with my €0.01 and €0.02 coins...

Use the small coins to pay for bad service and ripoff barmen.
Take care,
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I just try to use them up as I go along... That way they don't accumulate in the first place. Anyone else?

Moi.

Yes my husband frequently annoys everyone on line, and me, as he faithfully counts out the exact change.

But at least we don't have a bunch of change hanging around.

Throwing away money disgusts me

I use mine to buy stamps from the machines in front of the post office.

I dont know about in Munich but in Frankfurt Deutsch bank does and will count your change your change it for you. My friend swears by them.

Do they take 0.01€ and 0.02€ coins? I thought only down to 0.05€ coins ...
They go into Haggis junior's savings account whenever the jar is full. See plastic bags with date and account number.

Yes, they take all coins. Most other vending machines (drinks, ticket machines, etc) however, don't.

@sarabyrd: you can actually buy 1c stamps! (I´m not sure if the cost of these stamps is higher than the face value )

I do that too. I never have too much change with me because I spend it. That way I don't even have to think of what to do with the change later.

Is it really that annoying? For me it's very typically German. I've been witness now to many Germans--including my fiancée--counting out exact change if they have it. I've tried to get over my American don't-hold-anyone-up instincts and do the same. But it's a big hurdle to get over. All the same, I don't have any change laying around.

i always get the money rolls from the back, wrap up the coins and take them in.

Well if it is a matter of a few (less than 10 lets say) coins then it is tolerable. Just imagine(and it happened to me) that you have only 1 item in your hand in a store cashier's line up and an old grumpy lady in front of you is counting 26 euros in 1 and 2 cents. Add to that, you are in rush to reach another store which closes at 20:00 to buy some last minute stuff for your weekend party. Well you must anticipate delays but not 15 minustes of just coin counting !!.

Ok enough on my side befor this thread is moved into vent thread !

@koorosh: back in the DM days a shop could refuse to take more than 2 DM in 1 & 2 Pfennig coins, I´m pretty sure that a similar law exists for Euros (26 Euros in 1 & 2 cent coins would probably be too heavy for an old lady to carry

The other side of the coin:


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