Buy Presidential Dollar Coins with CC @ Face Value, Free Shipping
Jan 28, 10, 11:54 am
#7696
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Originally Posted by JudyJFLA
Even though my shipping dates for backorders were showing Feb, UPS called this morning and another $2500 box of shiny 2010 NA's arrived. They are in the new skinny boxes, so good thing I saved the extra bigger boxes that hold $500 in rolls for my $1000 deposits. I think last years design was nicer than the new arrow back design.
JudyJFLA
JudyJFLA
Jan 28, 10, 12:07 pm
#7697
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Just received $1000 in NA coins this morning.
Time for next order!
Time for next order!
Jan 28, 10, 12:45 pm
#7698
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Originally Posted by rajuabju
Just received $1000 in NA coins this morning.
Time for next order!
Time for next order!
Jan 28, 10, 1:05 pm
#7699
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Originally Posted by chimmy826
I guess the car wash business is thriving! Congrats!
All in all, I have about $3,000 in coins right now that I'm trying to distribute (while still ordering more when I can). But I think I will have no choice but to start exchanging some of the excess amounts at the banks so I dont have to slow down my order rates.
Jan 28, 10, 1:15 pm
#7700
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: IAD, and sometimes OMNI/PR. Currently: not far from IAD, but home will always be SAN (not far from the "touch my junk and I'll have you arrested" Memorial TSA Check Point) even if I'm not there so much these days.
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Originally Posted by Aitchly
According to the mint, internal accounting showed an odd pattern of purchases. Letters were sent. THEN, the mint checked FT and FW to confirm the evidence they had accumulated and already acted upon. (In the meantime, thousands were helped by this thread). FOI request showed no evidence of congressional complaint from Voldemort, his claims remain unsubstantiated.
The program became limited due to the diligence of the Mint, not to any complaints or any evidence of large orders.
The upshot is, in order to 'buy presidential dollar coins with CC @ face value, free shipping' you (now) need to buy in quantities that are suggested by the mint, or have a valid reason for exceeding those limits.
The program became limited due to the diligence of the Mint, not to any complaints or any evidence of large orders.
The upshot is, in order to 'buy presidential dollar coins with CC @ face value, free shipping' you (now) need to buy in quantities that are suggested by the mint, or have a valid reason for exceeding those limits.
Jan 28, 10, 2:02 pm
#7701
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Originally Posted by rajuabju
Approximately 40% of customers are rejecting taking the coins and asking for dollar bills instead
Jan 28, 10, 2:37 pm
#7702
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Originally Posted by swintec
Over the course of the thread, many have said the mint should ditch the dollar bill and force the coins into circulation that way....Why don't you do this in your shop? Keep your dollar bill slot empty and give the coins out, when they ask for a dollar you can simply say you dont have any OR the bank gave you these when you went in for change the other day. You could even say these are the new dollar bills, with a smile.
Mike
Jan 28, 10, 3:15 pm
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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Chase the burlgars
so is it pretty much concrete knowledge to not order coins using any Chase cards? or did the two people on here that got their accounts canceled/closed ordered a substantial amount of coins that their radar picked up?
Jan 28, 10, 4:30 pm
#7704
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Chase
I've done some light usage since December, on my Chase CC. $5,000 + $1500+ 500+$500. Points posted Okay.
Last year , when things were hot, I did not have the Chase card. Back then all Citi and Amex. Greed Kills
Last year , when things were hot, I did not have the Chase card. Back then all Citi and Amex. Greed Kills
Jan 28, 10, 5:03 pm
#7705
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Originally Posted by mikeef
Because the customers don't like them and he doesn't want them going elsewhere.
Mike
Mike
Jan 28, 10, 5:52 pm
#7706
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Originally Posted by mikeef
Because the customers don't like them and he doesn't want them going elsewhere.
Mike
Mike
I am not saying to tell customers you are out of dollar bills every day as they will eventually catch on...but what if you did it twice a week at different times for a few hours. Would be a good experiment to at least try. To think a customer isnt going to wash his car anymore at ones establishment because they were given there change in something they arent used to is preposterous. Who knows, maybe that car wash will become known as the place with the cool dollar coins.
Jan 28, 10, 7:14 pm
#7707
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Originally Posted by swintec
Over the course of the thread, many have said the mint should ditch the dollar bill and force the coins into circulation that way....Why don't you do this in your shop? Keep your dollar bill slot empty and give the coins out, when they ask for a dollar you can simply say you dont have any OR the bank gave you these when you went in for change the other day. You could even say these are the new dollar bills, with a smile.
You must have never run a small business that is heavily centered with customer satisfaction. Hint: there is no exclusivity for car wash business.
What a brilliant idea of yours!
Oh and YES, customers can refuse to take your $2 bills as change and simply say, "If you dont have the denomination I want, can you VOID the transaction?"
What would you do? Tell the customer to take a hike?
Last edited by Happy; Jan 28, 10 at 11:16 pm
Jan 28, 10, 7:21 pm
#7708
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Miami, FL, USA
Posts: 3,885
Originally Posted by mrx900
Chase the burglars
Jan 28, 10, 7:52 pm
#7709
Join Date: Oct 2008
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I am now simply buying these coins to spend them rather than deposit them into the bank. I need to spend cash on a daily basis anyway, and I am glad that my coin purchase is still rewarded with the points by my credit card company, so essentially all my monetary expenditures earn rewards now.
Jan 28, 10, 8:22 pm
#7710
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 249
Originally Posted by Carl Johnson
Yep, if the customers don't want them, they don't want them. I don't understand why they don't want them, these things are so much handier than bills, but people want what they want.
