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Jan 27, 2011, 3:22 pm
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Jan 27, 2011, 3:26 pm
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Jan 27, 2011, 4:24 pm
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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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I admire your chutzpah and creativity, sir. And yes, basically anything for which I can't use a credit card, I use coins.
Jan 27, 2011, 4:31 pm
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Clearly a red flag.
They intend to count the coins at some later date while you're not present, and very likely not even at the same location -- so they'll be handled by multiple parties. Then, if they find the count to be off the stated deposit amount, they'll debit your account. Considering the coins are still cash (quite untraceable), big red flag.
And let me guess... this is Bank of America, and somewhere on the west coast, right?
Search this thread. Bank of America has dinged a few of us here, and not insignificant amounts -- like 3% of the deposit amount. B of A also tried to do this counting a week later after accepting the deposit nonsense without informing me they were going to do so, and, they didn't even bag them in my presence.
I've recovered all money they debited from me, but, not because they would admit they have a stupid policy, but because they were 'doing me a favor'. Others were not so lucky. Thus I never go to B of A to make the deposit. Too much risk.
They intend to count the coins at some later date while you're not present, and very likely not even at the same location -- so they'll be handled by multiple parties. Then, if they find the count to be off the stated deposit amount, they'll debit your account. Considering the coins are still cash (quite untraceable), big red flag.
And let me guess... this is Bank of America, and somewhere on the west coast, right?
Search this thread. Bank of America has dinged a few of us here, and not insignificant amounts -- like 3% of the deposit amount. B of A also tried to do this counting a week later after accepting the deposit nonsense without informing me they were going to do so, and, they didn't even bag them in my presence.
I've recovered all money they debited from me, but, not because they would admit they have a stupid policy, but because they were 'doing me a favor'. Others were not so lucky. Thus I never go to B of A to make the deposit. Too much risk.
Jan 27, 2011, 4:39 pm
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They have had that limit for a while. For me using the Hilton Am Ex is worth it. Charging $36K would only require $4k more in spending the entire year to maintain Diamond status and the $36K in coins would net me 108K points. I just booked a hotel room in Miami in late march with 50K hilton points a night that is $640 a night otherwise plus tax, so we are looking at probably $675. I would say for $1,350 and diamond status at hilton it is worth it for me but I can have the coins shipped right to my office and walk them to the bank and my bank is glad to deposit them since they don't have to pay the mint to order them.
Jan 27, 2011, 4:43 pm
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Yeah in my case the coins were stilled rolled .. I had not opened a single one of the 20 rolls.. The girl at counter just counted the number of rolls...and it was 20 ...How can BofA stiffle after all this? Aren't there cameras above cashiers which can be used to prove that I deposited what the mint gave me?
Jan 27, 2011, 4:47 pm
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Clearly a red flag.
They intend to count the coins at some later date while you're not present, and very likely not even at the same location -- so they'll be handled by multiple parties. Then, if they find the count to be off the stated deposit amount, they'll debit your account. Considering the coins are still cash (quite untraceable), big red flag.
And let me guess... this is Bank of America, and somewhere on the west coast, right?
Search this thread. Bank of America has dinged a few of us here, and not insignificant amounts -- like 3% of the deposit amount. B of A also tried to do this counting a week later after accepting the deposit nonsense without informing me they were going to do so, and, they didn't even bag them in my
presence.
I've recovered all money they debited from me, but, not because they would admit they have a stupid policy, but because they were 'doing me a favor'. Others were not so lucky. Thus I never go to B of A to make the deposit. Too much risk.
They intend to count the coins at some later date while you're not present, and very likely not even at the same location -- so they'll be handled by multiple parties. Then, if they find the count to be off the stated deposit amount, they'll debit your account. Considering the coins are still cash (quite untraceable), big red flag.
And let me guess... this is Bank of America, and somewhere on the west coast, right?
Search this thread. Bank of America has dinged a few of us here, and not insignificant amounts -- like 3% of the deposit amount. B of A also tried to do this counting a week later after accepting the deposit nonsense without informing me they were going to do so, and, they didn't even bag them in my
presence.
I've recovered all money they debited from me, but, not because they would admit they have a stupid policy, but because they were 'doing me a favor'. Others were not so lucky. Thus I never go to B of A to make the deposit. Too much risk.
Jan 27, 2011, 4:48 pm
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Jan 27, 2011, 4:59 pm
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I have used coins for offering plate money but not that! yet.
BUT what I also did was go into the church the other day to make our annual donation... in coins. In their boxes! to the minister. the church office clerk was not there. Minister loved it! hahaha
I agree. I would only tell it's for miles if absolutely pressed for it, and then I would most likely never visit that branch again. I have said it before: In some circles, once someone knows you are getting something out of something, they either want a piece or they want to stop you from doing it or charge you something TO do it. It's some strange part of human nature.
Jan 27, 2011, 5:27 pm
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Jan 27, 2011, 5:33 pm
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Jan 27, 2011, 6:42 pm
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Yeah, the folks at Specs hate when we come because the know they're getting several rolls of coins. But if they'd rather deal with coins than paying credit card fees, that's their choice.
Jan 27, 2011, 7:01 pm
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I am finding the points at hilton when I use them to be valueable though. I did a rewards stayu in NYC at the double tree in times square new years weekend that would have been over $7k for 150K points and a promo certificate for the other night.
I am giong to Miami in March and have a room that will probably be $670 after tax a night for 50K points a night. That puts the value per point at 1.35 cents for that stay. With a 1,000 mint order that comes out to over $40 so three orders a month is $120. Not bad. And plus you are getting all the benefits of being diamond on top of that
Jan 28, 2011, 7:57 am
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Jan 28, 2011, 8:36 am
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