Kat Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 For some strange reason my family has always thought it taboo to check change/coin return slots, except when you're actually doing business with the machine. I have no idea why--that's just the way it's always been. How about you? Are you a coin return checker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Barely. I hardly deal with vending machines or other machines that have return slots. Therefor, I haven't grown the habit to check the return slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 All the time, much to my lovely wife's chagrin, and even more to her chagrin, the kids are worse than me now. But.. we have found silver dimes etc in the coinstar reject trays, wheat pennies, tokens etc. One time I walked out with over $2.00 in change. Last week there was a $20 bill just lying lonely on the floor of the campus bookstore, so my lovely wife and I got lunch out that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Totally every time. I have taught my son to check them also. We check all vending machines, telephones, newspaper machines, all kids rides and video games. Hell if there are 2 phones and someone is on one, I will walk right up and check the one not being used. Doesn't matter to me what the person on the phone thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Yup! If they don't want the money I'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09S-V.D.B Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Always. I would say my best find is an au mercury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labmom Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 sometimes. depends on my mood and how lazy I'm feeling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stujoe Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 Apparently the rejection bin in the CoinStar machines can be a good place to find silver and other rejected coins as Dave pointed out. I have never done it though as I rarely see the machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 I never thought to do it before and I won't remember to do so in the rare occasion I get near a machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 No, it never really crosses my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 I always do. There is a bank of 7 or 8 newpaper machines outside of my work, and I check them several times a day. Got 50c out of the USA Today machine today. I average at least $1-2 every week. I told my wife this evening when I came home with the 2 quarters that starting the 1st of the year, I am going to get a separate jar just for my "loot" and let it accumulate and see just how good I do. But, unfortunately, I have had virtually no luck with the CoinStar machine across the street inside Kroger. I did once find about 12c in grunchy crusty pennies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan769 Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 Used to when I was a kid, but now I don't come across very many vending machines at all. If I do see a machine or phone booth I won't check the change slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 No such "Coinstar" machines here. The only types of common machines where coins are ejected are the ubiquitous slot machines here. And since people are trying to win money on those, they are always kept clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotten Rodney Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 SEE what you can find by checking it. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 Rarely. Once I was at a machine buying a ticket, and the previous guy didn't take his change. I took it, then the guy waiting in line behind me shouted to the guy who left "this guy took your money!", who then angrily demanded it back. I returned it, and wondered if it might had been a set-up to get into a fight. (I was with a friend, and nothing came of it. Had I been by myself, I wonder if the outcome may had been different.) That was one of the weirdest things to have happened to me invloving vending machines of any sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigd349 Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 I used to check them all the time when I was I kid. But I don't check them like I used to. But I do once in a while.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted January 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 SEE what you can find by checking it. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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