thedeadpoint Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 No! I've never had luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 I don’t even know where the machines are located anymore. My in store shopping is very limited and I don’t use cash or wander around very much. AH! Online shopping! I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henare Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 all i find here are occasional canadian coins (and none since i don't go to the market where the coinstar machine is located anymore...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 2012 Mexican 2 peso piece. First find in a while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corina Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 good find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 14 hours ago, ikaros said: 2012 Mexican 2 peso piece. First find in a while! Neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 I should've made it a New Year's resolution to spend more cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 I hardly ever spend cash anymore. Debit card is the major form of payment for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 Likewise; I even use plastic for smaller purchases anymore, and even the vending machines have card readers now. It's reached the point where it feels a little weird to hand over actual legal tender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 15, 2020 Report Share Posted January 15, 2020 I do a very limited amount of shopping and almost always in the same store. It’s just so much easier to use a card. Chip cards - slide it into the slot. Beep beep - take it our. You’re done. No pockets full of change. About the only time that I get change now is if I pay when we stop for coffee while out in Field Service. For some reason, I almost always use cash. Maybe because places similar to those we stop in are notorious for card number theft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 I like to get $2 bills and half dollar coins to make my purchase interesting for the cashier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 18, 2020 Report Share Posted January 18, 2020 I know what you mean but I’ve gotten way to complacent in using cards for everything. Of course, I purchase the cast majority of things online and so cards are a necessity. Paid for coffee yesterday in a small coffee shop with cash. Felt strange getting change and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henare Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 I don't even do that... Mostly I use my phone (since it generates one-time use numbers)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Can you tell me a bit more about these one-time use numbers that your phone generates. Special app? Special bank? Credit or debit card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 Art, It's a best practice for internet security to use something called Two Factor Authentication. One factor is your normal password to enter a site. The second factor is a code that only you should be able to see to enter on the website. The code can be sent to you a number of ways: text message, email, or on an app. The first two methods are less trustworthy since thieves are getting good at intercepting our emails and text messages for these numbers. Using an app is best. Some websites tell you to use Google Authenticator or other third-party (but trustworthy!) apps. Some tell you to use their own app. For example, my bank has an app that generates these random numbers that only I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 I wonder why my bank hasn’t featured such a thing. It would be marvelous for debit/credit card use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henare Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 20 hours ago, Art1.2 said: Can you tell me a bit more about these one-time use numbers that your phone generates. Special app? Special bank? Credit or debit card? Both Apple Pay and Google Pay (formerly Android Pay) use NFC to talk to the credit card machine at the retailer. They transmit the card number (which is generated specifically for this transaction) on the fly, so if the credit card machine has been tampered with only one transaction is affected (instead of canceling your payment card, you just tell your bank about that specific transaction from that retailer and you're done). No cost for this, but your bank/credit union/... must support Apple Pay/Google Pay ... it's a game changer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 Ok so I need to actually use that apple pay that I have on my phone and tablets but have completely ignored. Thanks, I will learn how to do this. What a great feature for those using their cards. Can I use this at the gas pump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 My bank has the feature but they don't feature it (does that make sense?). There are a fair amount of services it has that it kind of buries. You may want to ask your bank to see if they have a recommendation or if they have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 7 hours ago, thedeadpoint said: My bank has the feature but they don't feature it (does that make sense?). There are a fair amount of services it has that it kind of buries. You may want to ask your bank to see if they have a recommendation or if they have it. I plan to contact them and ask about it. I’m sure that with the xxxPay things they must pay some sort of fee and probably have some way of avoiding it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 Meanwhile I have downloaded the GooglePay app so I’ll have ApplePay and GooglePay on my phone - at least. Not sure if I need them on my tablets but ApplePay is there anyway. So I can add GooglePay as well. I have my bank’s mobile app and use it to check balances and move things around, make payments and such but cannot see anything like ApplePay there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayKay Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 I hardly ever find anything - except today I saw that the reject bin at my local Giant had what looked like a double handful of coins in it. After putting the US coins (all common dates) in the store's charity jar I was left with a nice assortment: Canada - 10¢, 1992 and 25¢, 1980 Spain - 5 pesetas, 1980 Greece - 5 cents, 2014 Mexico - 50 pesos (pre-revaluation), 1984 UK - 5p, 2008 Singapore - 5 cents, 1987 Ireland - 1 cent, 2011 plus an MBTA transit token and a bonus free-love era "Connect With an Aquarius" token whose design is NSFW. Nothing spectacular, but still an interesting mix. My guess is that someone picked up common coins from various vacations (the Aquarius one musta been, uh, interesting!) and either finally decided to get rid of them or forgot they were in their change jar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 Nice finds! I haven't had any CoinStar hits in a while m'self... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayKay Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Thank you! It's more than I've found in the last 3 years combined, although those finds included some minor silver: two Roosies ('56 and '64-D) and a very worn war nickel ('43-P). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Belgian 2001 10 euro cent piece yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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