Is it just us that never understands why people use these machines?
For those wondering about the alternative options:
– You can use coins at normal tills to buy things, crazy we know!
– Self service machines in supermarkets accept coins…. so just do your normal weekly shop take it to the self scan and pour your bucket load of change into the machine.
– If you’re feeling risky you could buy an item with your coins and then go to customer service and ask for a refund, just be careful as some places only give you it back on giftcards.
– Metro bank have free versions of these (open to everyone not just members), thankfully we have one of these locally.
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The problem with these machines is they prey on people that need cash immediately, i.e. poor budget planners.
and they take 8-10% commission off the total amount
Hopefully we can spread this to make people think twice about using them.
