What's up with rolls of coins?

[tvguy]

Do they still have parking meters in Sacramento? In Seattle you have to pay for parking via a phone app now days.

Yes they do. Like I posted above, all meters still take quarters. Some on the individual meter, some there is a pay station on each block, and in Old Sacramento ONLY you can use an app.
https://www.cityofsacramento.org/public-works/parking-services/street-parking/meters

 

[snowwite]

Kinda related...we do Christmas at my parents at Thanksgiving. Told my mom to give DD her cash in all 5s so I'd have Disney tip money. Yep, DD gave me her cash and I bought everything she wanted in Japan on credit.

Brilliant!

 

[barkley]

maybe to put in the bell ringer buckets-kind of nice to hear a clunk!

i remember a couple of years my mom gave my kids some cash for christmas-all in the form of coinage in a canning jar with a bow (kids thought they hit the jackpot!).

Kinda related...we do Christmas at my parents at Thanksgiving. Told my mom to give DD her cash in all 5s so I'd have Disney tip money. Yep, DD gave me her cash and I bought everything she wanted in Japan on credit.

i like 2 dollar bills for tips-i order them ahead of time from my credit union. always get a nice reaction and a big smile when i hand over a few.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

I have absolutely no idea what I would do with rolled quarters …… someone, please give me some ideas

You’ve never played quarter bounce?

 

[GAN]

You’ve never played quarter bounce?

Not with a ROLL of quarters!

 

[SpaceMan5]

I have absolutely no idea what I would do with rolled quarters …… someone, please give me some ideas

Go to the bank and get cold, hard cash or should I say crisp dollar bills. Beyond that, I am clueless as well.

 

[fortwildernessishome]

Do laundry mats still take quarters? The ones around here have all gone digital and are controlled by an app.

Both of the ones they go to only use quarters. The one in our town only takes quarters too.

We are in NH.

We travel a lot throughout the US and it seems 50-50 on what the laundromats take.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

Go to the bank and get cold, hard cash or should I say crisp dollar bills. Beyond that, I am clueless as well.

That’s a good idea too because dollar bills
can be used for…oh never mind

 

[Lord Manhammer]

Not with a ROLL of quarters!

Come on, live a little!

 

[fortwildernessishome]

Nowhere I’ve been lately takes them …it’s all app driven. Although I’m sure they’re out there somewhere

I was on Main Street in Concord NH yesterday and put two quarters in a parking meter before I ran into a store!

 

[tvguy]

i like 2 dollar bills for tips-i order them ahead of time from my credit union. always get a nice reaction and a big smile when i hand over a few.

That was a popular thing on the Cruise line forum when I joined 20 years ago. I posted that a few years ago and there were people who didn't know $2 bills even existed. And when I went to the bank before my 2019 cruise to get some, the teller looked at me like I was crazy. She called over her supervisors who responded..."we can have those tomorrow, how many would you like". The teller looked very confused after that.

 

[SpaceMan5]

That’s a good idea too because dollar bills
can be used for…oh never mind

Oh man! That's some funny stuff right there.

 

[princesscinderella]

That’s a good idea too because dollar bills
can be used for…oh never mind

Imagine the reaction if you threw a roll of quarters instead

 

[QueenIsabella]

Even my college kids don't use quarters for laundry. It's debit/app, or last year, DD20 had a washer/dryer in her apartment (it was meant for people with disabilities--not sure all on-campus apartments have a w/d).

But, when we were in Maui last month, I had to do laundry, and it was quarters only. $3 per load x 3 loads x2 to also dry them. The remaining $20 in quarters, I left for DH, who was staying there an extra week and would need to do another load. That was at a Residence Inn.

My son loves quarters, but he's been collecting them from the different states and territories, and there are a couple different designs for each. He won't get rolls of quarters, but he likes to fish through my change and see what he finds.

 

[barkley]

That was a popular thing on the Cruise line forum when I joined 20 years ago. I posted that a few years ago and there were people who didn't know $2 bills even existed. And when I went to the bank before my 2019 cruise to get some, the teller looked at me like I was crazy. She called over her supervisors who responded..."we can have those tomorrow, how many would you like". The teller looked very confused after that.

at my credit union's local branch they hang on to them if people bring them in to deposit but it's few and far between so if you want a decent supply you ask about a week ahead of time so they can order them. we went to a high school graduation party about a year ago and got the BEST reaction out of the grad when our gift was opened with 25 $2 bills along with a note that advised them that it was always a good idea to have 'a couple of bucks in cash in their wallet in case of an emergency'

 

[Lord Manhammer]

Imagine the reaction if you threw a roll of quarters instead

Yeah doesn’t work; just slides through the g-string and lands on the stage with a loud thunk!

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

Hardly use cash anymore now, it's contactless or card numbers over the internet (preferring PalPal) or nothing these days

 

[Lord Manhammer]

Hardly use cash anymore now, it's contactless or card numbers over the internet (preferring PalPal) or nothing these days

Are systems like Venmo and Zelle popular in the UK?

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

Are systems like Venmo and Zelle popular in the UK?

You're not gonna believe this, but I have no idea what they are!

 

[Micca]

I have a couple of DGDs who likely have no idea about coins...or any actual money. It's all plastic to them, They are the cash-less generation.