Broken Machines

TooManyHobbies · Jun 27, 2008

Yesterday - My New bank has a tired machine, rejecting my halves 20/1. So I went to different branch to finish my dump.
Today - Went to dump some more at the alternate branch, and broke that machine too. Actually, I think it was someone else that maybe threw a pretzel into it. lol. But the half dollar slot kept jamming. So, I couldn't finish my dump there either.
On the bright side, the girl that tried to fix it didn't know what to do with the jammed coins, so she tossed them back into the hopper. A full hand of halves. So when i get done dumping them, I should have a good $15-20 extra that was already counted.

TxTim · Jun 27, 2008

Hate it when that happens.
That's why bank personnel hate dealing with those machines not to mention maintenance, bag & box changes.
I was behind a guy with his kids once when he was dumping in his full coffee cans of coins. He set his full coke fountain drink cup on the machine and his 3 year old reached up and dumps it over. It all went into the hopper.
That machine was out of commision for a week.

Lucky Jack · Jun 27, 2008

So you're going to screw her too? I see a pattern forming here

TooManyHobbies · Jun 27, 2008

Lucky Jack said:
So you're going to screw her too? I see a pattern forming here

Let it go Jack, Let it go. LMAO

markmopar · Jun 27, 2008

one time i was dumping and the bag wasn't under the nozzle right and dumped a bunch of halfs into the reject. i told the teller, she came out and took all the coins from the reject back into the hopper. i said the count will be way off. her reply "as long as it's in the customer's favor, we don't care"

Lucky Jack · Jun 28, 2008

TooManyHobbies said:
Lucky Jack said:

So you're going to screw her too? I see a pattern forming here

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Let it go Jack, Let it go. LMAO

I'm sorry, I just couldn't help myself

Cerulean · Jun 30, 2008

It varies from machine to machine, but I've seen a fair share of coin counters that aren't calibrated to sort halves. Circulated halves are so rare that technicians are tempted not to calibrate the half dollar setting properly.
I used one machine in a Chevy Chase Bank that counted cents/nickels/dimes just fine, but jammed when fed halves. On the other hand, other machines in other Chevy Chase Bank branches have accepted my halves just fine.

golden silver · Jun 30, 2008

I Feel your pain that is my story relived. Although in my story the coins burnt up the inside pad. I don't know but it most likely expencsive. Those machines cost like 50,000 or something.

-Golden Silver