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Re: [Rant] US Post Office doesn't want coins anymore They aren't required to accept rolled coins, but they are required to accept U.S. currency (except, in some circumstances, pennies). Just "un-roll" them next time (which really does nothing more than verify that all of the coins are U.S. currency, as opposed to plugs or currency from other countries--Canada for example). If they still refuse, then refer them to the Department of the Treasury and/or the Federal Reserve. |
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 JawsincJaws Incorporated
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Woodside, NY | reply to Caddyroger
i would love to be able to ship usps but the line is so goddamn long in nyc that i gave up and go to the ups store. the extra money i spend evens out with the hours i gain back onto my life... |
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 GbcueP.E.Premium
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Santa Rosa, CA
kudos:8 | said by Jawsinc:i would love to be able to ship usps but the line is so goddamn long in nyc that i gave up and go to the ups store. the extra money i spend evens out with the hours i gain back onto my life...
I guess you don't do online shipping. I can send stuff out in the middle of the night and just drop it in the bins.
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said by Jawsinc:i would love to be able to ship usps but the line is so goddamn long in nyc that i gave up and go to the ups store. the extra money i spend evens out with the hours i gain back onto my life...
I believe the longest was about 6 people and that was on a Monday mourning.
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 CptGeminiInside your computerPremium
join:2004-11-29
Corpus Christi, TX
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Our local CBS affiliate has a troubleshooters segment they do every week and it always gets results. Thankfully I haven't had the need to contact them.
If interested here is their page: »www.kztv10.com/troubleshooters1/ |
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JawsincJaws Incorporated
join:2011-01-12
Woodside, NY | reply to Caddyroger
when i lived in PA i hardly ever waited more than 5 mins. in nyc, 20 people in line if ur lucky, 40 if ur not. |
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With my luck they will close mine.
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 dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | reply to hitachi369
said by hitachi369:If you wanted you could have been a dick and just bought one stamp at a time, then you would have been able to use your change as each stamp is less than a dollar and change would be expected for the transaction.
I've done that before with no issues.
FUCK COINSTAR and their 9.5% counting fee!
pennies 1982 and earlier i save because if the gov does away with the penny, its legal to sell em as scrap!  |
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 MadnessLike a flea circus at a dog show
join:2000-01-05
Quincy, MA
kudos:1 | reply to Caddyroger
My PO can have a queue, but it often moves quickly (biggest hold-up is often someone applying for a passport). But just this past Monday, I went to send out some stuff. Got there at exactly 8am (opening time) & there was hardly a soul there! |
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dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | reply to Omega
said by Omega:said by Jackarino:I'm surprised USPS is still in business. Send an email and send packages via ups or FedEx
Who do you think ships some packages last mile? hint: it isn't UPS or FedEx. Exactly. and reverse too!
like the time i shipped a computer to someone here and it got handed off to UPS and arrived broken. I've never seen a video of usps tossing electronics or a hard drive over a fence! |
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dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | reply to CptGemini
said by CptGemini:Our local CBS affiliate has a troubleshooters segment they do every week and it always gets results. Thankfully I haven't had the need to contact them.
If interested here is their page: »www.kztv10.com/troubleshooters1/
Channel 15[KNXV-TV] and Channel 3[KTVK-TV] are the best in AZ in my humble opinion. Channel 3 to me doesn't appear to want to dabble in the unPC issues. Channel 15 does[like sky harbor airport having unmanned security points at some times of the day](sorry can't say more than that) |
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dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | reply to Madness
said by Madness:My PO can have a queue, but it often moves quickly (biggest hold-up is often someone applying for a passport). But just this past Monday, I went to send out some stuff. Got there at exactly 8am (opening time) & there was hardly a soul there!
you mean your PO doesn't do the bank thing like mine does[8 stations, one manned, at least 3 people talking amongst themselves and at least one on a phone talking about how much fun she had at the club last night] |
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said by Madness:My PO can have a queue, but it often moves quickly (biggest hold-up is often someone applying for a passport). But just this past Monday, I went to send out some stuff. Got there at exactly 8am (opening time) & there was hardly a soul there!
We have 1 teller most of the time but when it is busy a second will help out.
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You mean they extort results. "Either give us what we want or we shame you no matter who is right!"
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MadnessLike a flea circus at a dog show
join:2000-01-05
Quincy, MA
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said by dvd536:you mean your PO doesn't do the bank thing like mine does[8 stations, one manned, at least 3 people talking amongst themselves and at least one on a phone talking about how much fun she had at the club last night]
Amazingly, no. Our office has five windows & there can two or three people there at a given time. But it is a suburban office. I haven't been to any of the bigger offices in Boston for quite awhile, so I can't say how they are. |
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said by dvd536:said by Barfly:They didn't want your coins but if you had bought stamps from one of their infernal machines with a twenty, your change would have been a fistful of Susan B Anthony dollars. 
uhmmmm NO! SBAs are worth at least $40 apiece. the usps machines give back prez coins not SBAs. That estimate seems a bit high compared to info available at this site... »www.coinflation.com/coins/1979-1···lue.html
But I agree with a PP -- if the PO guy won't take the rolls, it's time to unroll the coins and let him count them himself. |
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The last two times I was at the post office, the clerk asked me to pay with change. One time it was something like $2.17, and I had $2.15 and he said that was fine. |
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MadnessLike a flea circus at a dog show
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Quincy, MA
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Regarding SBA dollars, I believe it's the 1981 issues that are valuable, due to rarity. I have plenty of '79, '80 & '99 (reissues), but I've never seen an '81 in the flesh.
The ticket machines for our local transit system give dollar coins for change. One would get mostly presidents, but there can an SBA or two mixed in. |
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dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | said by Madness:Regarding SBA dollars, I believe it's the 1981 issues that are valuable, due to rarity. I have plenty of '79, '80 & '99 (reissues), but I've never seen an '81 in the flesh.
Why were there reissues in 99 when the coins were melted down by the ton in the 80s? |
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MadnessLike a flea circus at a dog show
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Quincy, MA
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| said by dvd536:Why were there reissues in 99 when the coins were melted down by the ton in the 80s?
I would guess mostly for the recent uses in such things as vending machines & for transit authorities (just prior to the issue of the newer coins). They were discontinued back in the 80's due to the common problem of people confusing them w/ quarters. |
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