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Aug 21, 2009, 9:16 am
#3691
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Aug 21, 2009, 9:22 am
#3692
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I'm just happy that the xyzzy clan does not reside in the same part of NJ as I do, otherwise it would get 'crowded' up at the banks here!
Aug 21, 2009, 10:07 am
#3693
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Our UPS driver doesn't get it. He thinks we order lots of batteries! Like maybe we don't have electricity and are running the house on triple A's.
Aug 21, 2009, 10:27 am
#3694
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Aug 21, 2009, 10:30 am
#3695
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. Yesterday UPS driver showed up with an unscheduled delivery while I was leaving for Disneyland so the coins spent the day in the Mickey garage.
Aug 21, 2009, 11:27 am
#3697
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Aug 21, 2009, 12:03 pm
#3698
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Just got back from depositing $2,000 unrolled dollar coins at Chase and was told by the teller they would no longer accept dollar coin deposits. Didn't discuss it any further with the teller, I'll just go to another one of the many branches in my area. If I get more static, I'll escalate the matter to management.
Aug 21, 2009, 12:29 pm
#3699
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Perhaps we should put together a list of credit cards that offer various perks for spending a specific amount per year?
SPG Amex: SPG Gold with $30k in spend
HH Surpass Amex: HH Diamond with $40k in spend
US Airways Mastercard: 10k EQM with $25k spend
Another thing to keep in mind is those cards that offer double rewards for the first 30, 60, 90 days, etc.
Delta RESERVE AMEX - 15K RDM & MQM @ 30K, the same @ 60K
Aug 21, 2009, 12:31 pm
#3700
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The best reason for multiple deposits and banks is actually true, Many banks wont take more than $2K at a time do to vault space limitations, I do it so I don't overwhelm any single branch.
A few weeks ago I had to visit 4 different Citibank branches in my local area to deposit $6K in coins. The deposits were $500, $1500, $1250, and $1750. Different attitudes between branches, though it seemed the last one took the biggest amount with no hassle at all, teller didn't ask a single question about the coins, she couldn't have cared less.
Today I asked a bank manager at Chase about opening up an account for depositing LOTS or coins, she said no problem, there's no policy at Chase prohibiting large deposits (Chase recently took over all WaMu's in California and seem eager to make a good impression with their newly aquired customers) She also admitted knowing about this coin-fest and how so many people are taking advantage of the points/rewards free-for-all.
$12K on the way. Easy for me to receive delivery of them, since I'm a UPS driver. I get them as soon as I show up for work.
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A few weeks ago I had to visit 4 different Citibank branches in my local area to deposit $6K in coins. The deposits were $500, $1500, $1250, and $1750. Different attitudes between branches, though it seemed the last one took the biggest amount with no hassle at all, teller didn't ask a single question about the coins, she couldn't have cared less.
Today I asked a bank manager at Chase about opening up an account for depositing LOTS or coins, she said no problem, there's no policy at Chase prohibiting large deposits (Chase recently took over all WaMu's in California and seem eager to make a good impression with their newly aquired customers) She also admitted knowing about this coin-fest and how so many people are taking advantage of the points/rewards free-for-all.
$12K on the way. Easy for me to receive delivery of them, since I'm a UPS driver. I get them as soon as I show up for work.
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Aug 21, 2009, 12:32 pm
#3701
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Just got back from depositing $2,000 unrolled dollar coins at Chase and was told by the teller they would no longer accept dollar coin deposits. Didn't discuss it any further with the teller, I'll just go to another one of the many branches in my area. If I get more static, I'll escalate the matter to management.
Aug 21, 2009, 12:38 pm
#3703
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Just got back from depositing $2,000 unrolled dollar coins at Chase and was told by the teller they would no longer accept dollar coin deposits. Didn't discuss it any further with the teller, I'll just go to another one of the many branches in my area. If I get more static, I'll escalate the matter to management.
I went to US Bank to make a credit card payment, paid with a few rolls of coins and got talking about how Chase had a bad attitude about my coins. They did a sales job on me to try to get me to open an account, and succeeded; my wife and I opened accounts last week. They have a coin counter and so I took a box in last night to see how it would go. We did get a sensor error, but they were not the least bit sour about dealing with it, nor about the prospect of my bringing in a couple thousand coins at a time.
Aug 21, 2009, 12:40 pm
#3704
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Aug 21, 2009, 1:35 pm
#3705
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I think this came down from management. A poster on Fatwallet reported that Chase had sent out a memo talking about the coin deal and saying management was discussing whether they were going to continue to allow dollar coin deposits. Chase has been more and more sour about it to me. See what happens to you at other branches and let us know. I guess Chase's attitude is, providing service to customers costs money and they're in business to collect interest and fees, not to provide any service in exchange for the interest and fees. Plenty of other banks to go to.
Brought in $10K to deposit to my Chase Account (a NY account) at a former WaMu in California, and, they actually generate a bank check that gets deposited to your account Chase NY account (guess it has to do with them not having fully integrated their systems yet). Point being, they've added another level of ambiguity to tying the coins to the account (i.e. my deposit to my Chase account is from a WaMu bank check, not a bunch of coins). Makes that after the fact debit nonsense that BofA pulls based upon 'deposit weight' a little more challenging...
At any rate, even after this deposit, bank manager said I was welcome to bring in more, they have plenty of room in the vault (big branch).