Buy Presidential Dollar Coins with CC @ Face Value, Free Shipping
Jul 9, 2010, 1:19 pm
#9136
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Los Angeles
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Posts: 1,314
I have been.
While I agree my issue with the Mint is relatively minor, I wasnt sure if your other comment was serious or in jest (although I'm almost sure you HAD to be kidding)... thus I couldnt resist..
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/07...mb-to-46-cents
http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/p...r-fire/99005/1
Well, the US Federal Government does a pretty good job of (for example) running the postal service, defending the country, and organizing our airspace. I think shipping coins properly to a (small?) businessperson is probably low on the totem pole.
The US Mint making mistakes on your exemptions is small potatoes compared to other things, from my perspective. I'm sure it can be dealt with.
The US Mint making mistakes on your exemptions is small potatoes compared to other things, from my perspective. I'm sure it can be dealt with.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/07...mb-to-46-cents
http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/p...r-fire/99005/1
Jul 10, 2010, 1:35 pm
#9137
Join Date: Jul 2006
Programs: Premier Executive
Posts: 17
Short Rolls or Short Counts?
I've been making small deposits no greater than $500. Some branches accept them rolled while others have insisted they be loose (if they insist on opening them, at least they do it themselves). My problem has been that three months in a row, the count was short a dollar. One teller told me that they always break open mint rolls and, when I protested (mildly and politely), happily told me that the count was $499. So, what is more likely: the mint count is wrong or the counting machines at two branches made an error, or both? Has anyone else been shorted?
Jul 10, 2010, 5:19 pm
#9138
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 69
I have been depositing 1k at a time with tellers at a few branches of BofA .. Does anyone know if the dollar coins show up in coinstar machines as $1's properly? If so, I would be tempted to alternate between BofA and the free coinstar machines at TD Bank (they just let you redeem for cash for free). Just to diversify.. Sidenote: I do try to spend these locally as well, not all are deposited.
Jul 11, 2010, 1:10 pm
#9139
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 920
Sadly I think this person was serious in their review of the Govt and its high quality work. Forget that the USPS is gonna run a 7b deficeit this year. LOL, sounds like its going great.
Jul 11, 2010, 4:02 pm
#9140
Moderator: Avis and Rental Cars
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 8,032
Also, just one more point in the curve: I have OCD, so if I open a roll, I always count the coins. In my ~18 months of doing them, I'd say I've probably opened 200 rolls and never been shorted yet.
Jul 11, 2010, 5:39 pm
#9141
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Welcome to Boston. Expect stupid.
Programs: Foodland Maika'i Plastic Card, DL GM when it meant something
Posts: 300
I've been making small deposits no greater than $500. Some branches accept them rolled while others have insisted they be loose (if they insist on opening them, at least they do it themselves). My problem has been that three months in a row, the count was short a dollar. One teller told me that they always break open mint rolls and, when I protested (mildly and politely), happily told me that the count was $499. So, what is more likely: the mint count is wrong or the counting machines at two branches made an error, or both? Has anyone else been shorted?
Jul 11, 2010, 6:04 pm
#9142
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Midwest
Programs: AA Advantage Platinum, United 1K, Marriott Rewards Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 395
I have been depositing 1k at a time with tellers at a few branches of BofA .. Does anyone know if the dollar coins show up in coinstar machines as $1's properly? If so, I would be tempted to alternate between BofA and the free coinstar machines at TD Bank (they just let you redeem for cash for free). Just to diversify.. Sidenote: I do try to spend these locally as well, not all are deposited.
I always get "Boy, that was alot of change" from the tellers as I deposit the receipt from the Coinstar machine.
Cheers!
Jul 11, 2010, 6:06 pm
#9143
Join Date: May 2003
Location: CA
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 2,879
Always use a coin counting machine at my bank (or chain of banks). 80% of the time they are spot on. The other 20% they may short me $1. I view the dollar I am short as just a convenience fee for not having to have any questions asked about the rolls.
Jul 11, 2010, 9:21 pm
#9144
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: CLL
Programs: MS Plat, AOR ninja
Posts: 2,177
Well my $1000 of NAs are on backorder expected to ship on 7/15. That will put them here probably on 7/19... the day I HEAD TO CHINA FOR TWO WEEKS!!! Ugh.
Jul 12, 2010, 8:04 am
#9145
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: BA silver, Hyatt PLT, AA EXP, US silver, ICH RA, CO PLT
Posts: 957
I got shorted 1$ too on a $3-4K
Jul 12, 2010, 4:58 pm
#9146
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 88
Any dangers of using the Amex card that had the 30,000 points promotion to buy $1,000 worth of these and then paying it off just to get the starwood points?
Jul 12, 2010, 5:02 pm
#9147
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 165
If you're worried about coins coming when you're in China, if they're on backorder, you can still cancel the order. Also most people have found they tend to ship earlier than the backorder date and they ship overnight.
Jul 12, 2010, 5:04 pm
#9148
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 115
shipping
I am at the checkout and am recieving a standard shipping 1-2 weeks. Is this what everony does? i click the button to load another option and it comes up as a blank page so confused as to how shipping works. I hear nothing but people getting next day air shipping. Any help soon would be great (order is waiting 
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Jul 12, 2010, 5:17 pm
#9149
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 165
Depending on how much you're ordering, it automatically gets upgraded to overnight (you won't see it anywhere though). I know $1000 gets overnight and think $500 or more does but not sure about that.
Jul 12, 2010, 5:30 pm
#9150
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,035
Systemically, I do think this poses a risk. The more people get a card, make a Mint charge, get the bonus, and cancel, the more problems we'll all having using the Mint coins in more creative, long-term ways.
Chase, for one, seems to have problems with many people doing this. Amex could be next.
