fcgamer | 4,722 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 I have a jar of the Taiwanense equivalent of pennies. I'd love to rid myself of this burden, without going to the bank, but that's where the question lies. How many pennies can you use in one purchase, before it starts to raise eyebrows? Would ten be okay? Fourty, I could buy a beer with that. One hundred? Two hundred? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,225 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Go to the bank. Wherever you pay with them they will hate you and remember you as the penny guy. Unless you want that, idk go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,491 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 (edited) Yeah, I wouldn't pay for a beer with pennies unless you want spit in it next time around. Most banks will want you to roll them into sleeves before taking them. They don't have those coin machines over there? Yeah, they take a percentage as a fee (or you can get something like an Amazon gift card with no fee), but it beats rolling them up. You dump them, get your cash or voucher and leave. Edited April 4, 2021 by Tulpa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,722 Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, Tulpa said: Yeah, I wouldn't pay for a beer with pennies unless you want spit in it next time around. Most banks will want you to roll them into sleeves before taking them. They don't have those coin machines over there? Yeah, they take a percentage as a fee (or you can get something like an Amazon gift card with no fee), but it beats rolling them up. You dump them, get your cash or voucher and leave. No coin machines here. Beer, I was talking about a can from a 7-11, costs maybe 40 (1 dollar coins, which is basically a Taiwanense penny). Definitely not going to the bank over it, I'd rather be known as the "penny guy" than to piss away my whole lunch, which is what would happen if I went to the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,833 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Damn it grandpa. Take your Werthers originals and get out of my KFC. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackVega | 583 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Was there someone that bought a car with pennies?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,491 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, fcgamer said: No coin machines here. Sounds like an untapped market. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,491 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Just now, VegaVegas said: Was there someone that bought a car with pennies?? There's all sorts of videos online of people buying things/paying bills with pennies. Like, buckets of pennies dumped on counters and such. Some of them get pretty heated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,317 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 (edited) If you have a small store that you do a lot of business with ask them if they would like them - stores go through a lot of change and they have to get them from the bank - they may want you to roll them - but your bank should be able to give you rolls. Depending on how many cash transactions you do you could always stuff a bunch in your pocket each day and slowly flog them off in small quantities to round out change in your purchases - the stores aren't going to object since they won't have to make change. If you are conscientious about it you will likely be surprised on how fast you can move them along. Edited April 4, 2021 by Tabonga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,317 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, Tulpa said: There's all sorts of videos online of people buying things/paying bills with pennies. Like, buckets of pennies dumped on counters and such. Some of them get pretty heated. https://www.wthr.com/article/news/national/georgia-man-pennies-final-paycheck/531-93fb65c4-ca15-4ebf-98a3-b0bb7a286442 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,491 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Tabonga said: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/national/georgia-man-pennies-final-paycheck/531-93fb65c4-ca15-4ebf-98a3-b0bb7a286442 Hold my beer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,317 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Tulpa said: Hold my beer. Heh - things keep up (a la Weimar Republic) that wheelbarrow will be mighty useful to cart paper currency around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,491 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 As for the amount, I'd say forty is probably the upper limit, and that's assuming you count them out in stacks of ten so they can sweep them into the register with minimal fuss. Any more than that you're liable to get the stinkeye if you're a regular. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,317 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, Tulpa said: Any more than that you're liable to get the stinkeye if you're a regular. That is assuming that as a regular he doesn't already get the stinkeye. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Does Taiwan have Coinstar? Because the answer is zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,317 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 My credit union has a great coin counting machine - pretty quiet and when done it prints out a receipt which you take to the teller and either get cash or have it deposited into your account. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,833 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Are cards not prevalent in Taiwan? Because the rare occasions I use cash are like a weird novelty at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,731 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 In the US it's legal tender, but that doesn't mean they won't be pissed off about it. I always turn coins into a bank or some place that doesn't charge you for it. NEVER pay a fee to convert coins into paper currency. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHazard51 | 2,043 Social Team · Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 (edited) As long as you roll that shit think you could spend 4 rolls easily. As someone mentioned if store/business does a lot of cash transaction they will like your coins. My local bar accepts jars of unsorted coins. Over the next week people will bet on how much money is in jar. Closest who doesn't go over wins all the bet money. They have a coin counting machine. Person who gives jar gets paid for how much is in jar. Otherwise the bank actually charges the bar for getting money in change to do their daily business. So bar LOVES jars of change because it saves them money. Edited April 4, 2021 by FireHazard51 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Doyce | 470 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 1 hour ago, fcgamer said: I have a jar of the Taiwanense equivalent of pennies. I'd love to rid myself of this burden, without going to the bank, but that's where the question lies. How many pennies can you use in one purchase, before it starts to raise eyebrows? Would ten be okay? Fourty, I could buy a beer with that. One hundred? Two hundred? Just give them to an old taai-taai. She'll take care of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfreakofkorn | 282 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 I use it in whatever transaction i do . Most i have done at one time is 15 pennies . And they give the look . I tell , want more i ll just to the car to get more . And they laugh about it say , its oke your fine . . . . Just dont over kill it and they will accept it , imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 22 minutes ago, Hammerfestus said: Are cards not prevalent in Taiwan? Because the rare occasions I use cash are like a weird novelty at this point. Yeah, this too. Fuck cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,722 Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 19 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: Yeah, this too. Fuck cash. When I worked in retail I used to hate when people paid with cards, always took much longer to process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,096 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 20 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: Yeah, this too. Fuck cash. It's only good for flea markets and yard sales lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, fcgamer said: When I worked in retail I used to hate when people paid with cards, always took much longer to process. You were in a rush to get somewhere? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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