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by shiranaihito » Tue, 21 Jun 2011 3:25 pm
where got this kind of service beside bank? as bank charge a fee
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by carteki » Tue, 21 Jun 2011 3:28 pm
make a deal with your local hawker stall owner? (although they may want smaller coins though)
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by Saint » Tue, 21 Jun 2011 3:33 pm
I change mine at my local bar
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by x9200 » Tue, 21 Jun 2011 5:04 pm
shiranaihito wrote:
where got this kind of service beside bank? as bank charge a fee
This fee is 0.75 CENTS per piece (dbs coin deposit machine) so with 1 dollar coin it is 0.75%
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by JR8 » Tue, 21 Jun 2011 5:27 pm
My father in law is a compulsive hoarder of coins too. He until recently had something like $3k of dollar coins stacked up behind the fanlight (window) above the front door of their home.
Don't ask me why!
Now, should anyone else go to the trouble of taking and counting those free of charge? Indulging this curious habit? No, I don't think so.
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by bgd » Tue, 21 Jun 2011 5:34 pm
Saint wrote:I change mine at my local bar
OP wants to change to notes not Stella

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by sundaymorningstaple » Tue, 21 Jun 2011 5:38 pm
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by JR8 » Tue, 21 Jun 2011 5:45 pm
Oh and he hoards $2 and $50 notes too (what is it that age does lol), and before you take those to the bank, they all have to be the right way up and facing the right way before they will count them.
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by shiranaihito » Wed, 22 Jun 2011 8:46 am
thank you.. your reply is always meaningful
good day!
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by x9200 » Wed, 22 Jun 2011 9:07 am
shiranaihito wrote:
thank you.. your reply is always meaningful
good day!
Not denying anything of the above to SMS but you didn't want banks as they charge money. The mint also charges money so it simply looks like you don't know what do you want. On top of this the difference between the mint and the bank would be around $S2 if you are going to exchange 1000 (doubtful). Your efforts seem a bit pathetic.
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by sundaymorningstaple » Wed, 22 Jun 2011 9:14 am
x9200 wrote:shiranaihito wrote:
thank you.. your reply is always meaningful
good day!
Not denying anything of the above to SMS but you didn't want banks as they charge money. The mint also charges money so it simply looks like you don't know what do you want. On top of this the difference between the mint and the bank would be around $S2 if you are going to exchange 1000 (doubtful). Your efforts seem a bit pathetic.
x9200,
You didn't read my link carefully. Look at the bottom of the url page for the locations/dates of
FREE coin exchanges.

SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
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by shiranaihito » Wed, 22 Jun 2011 9:19 am
x9200 wrote:shiranaihito wrote:
thank you.. your reply is always meaningful
good day!
Not denying anything of the above to SMS but you didn't want banks as they charge money. The mint also charges money so it simply looks like you don't know what do you want. On top of this the difference between the mint and the bank would be around $S2 if you are going to exchange 1000 (doubtful). Your efforts seem a bit pathetic.
meaningless contribution
do wear specs or perhaps use a magnify glass?

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by dazzlebabe » Wed, 22 Jun 2011 9:39 am
I heard if you are a POSB/DBS account holder and are above a certain age (Senior Citizen), you can have the coins deposited into your account Free on certain days of the week. Is this true?
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by x9200 » Wed, 22 Jun 2011 9:49 am
shiranaihito wrote:meaningless contribution
Absolutely not meaningless - just one you don't like or couldn't comprehend. Same was for the other responses in this thread. Now go, engage somewhere else more people to save 25c (and spend probably few dollars on transportation).
shiranaihito wrote:do wear specs or perhaps use a magnify glass?

To see your impressive savings?
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by sundaymorningstaple » Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:25 am
dazzlebabe wrote:I heard if you are a POSB/DBS account holder and are above a certain age (Senior Citizen), you can have the coins deposited into your account Free on certain days of the week. Is this true?
If you have an account there it's free as long as you are depositing it to your account:
http://www.dbs.com/posb/others/coindeposit/default.aspx
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