Posted on 09/09/2021 7:16:57 AM PDT by Red Badger
Cambridge resident Mark Lang stocked up on quarters in June when he moved into a rental unit with coin-operated laundry near Harvard Square.
“I noticed banks that used to allow anyone to walk in and get quarters started requiring you to have an account with them,” he told Boston.com. “I found out there was a national coin shortage from going to a TD Bank who told me they only gave quarters to customers.”
He’s a Bank of America member, and didn’t have any issues getting coins at his local branch, but that’s changed in the past few weeks. Last week, he visited a Harvard Square BofA around 3 p.m. and was told they’d run out that morning, so the next morning he biked in the rain to that branch then to another in Central Square, with no luck.
“I finished all my quarters, needed to do laundry, and multiple days in a row went to a few Bank of America locations and they were just out for days,” he said.
Lang texted his property manager alerting him of the problem, and asked if laundry could be free. While the manager didn’t oblige, he did sell Lang $40 worth of quarters.
“I’m just assuming these are the exact quarters I put in the machine in the first place, and he’s selling it back to me,” he said. “I’m thinking of it as a fun, circle-of-life thing.
Lang is not alone, but here’s the thing: it’s not a coin shortage that’s causing these issues, it’s a circulation problem largely due to the impacts of the pandemic.
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A blonde walks into a bank with a big bag of nickels, dimes, and quarters. The bank President said to her “my, that’s pretty impressive. Did you hoard all of that yourself?” The blonde replied “no. My sister whored half of it.
2. Don't live in apartment.
3. Have your own washing machine.
Bud, they want to TRACK you. It’s hard to believe that any FReeper doesn’t get it.
Bud, they want to TRACK you. It’s hard to believe that any FReeper doesn’t get it.
Many are saving them the ones with the eagle will gain value.
More change (no pun) in our system.
“But I kinda don’t want to walk into the bank carrying ammo cans... Not a good look.”
Whoever thought walking into a bank with a mask on would draw no attention?
Defender and Asteroids...YES!!
Maybe the coin shortage in Harvard Square has something to do with *that*.
Maybe I can sell those ten rolls of quarters I have for like maybe $120?
Banks generally do not accept large batches of coins, unless they are rolled. In my experience you have to mark the rolls with account number and amount. I do not hoard coins, but back in the day, when my daughter was little, I would have to “cash” buckets of coins for her.
I’d probably have to use a wheel barrow to take all of mine into the bank. Fortunately, the bank has double doors so it will fit through.
Quarters to do laundry? What does that mean? All the laundry I’ve ever done was in my laundry room with my own washer and dryer. No quarters needed. Oh. Do you mean people still go to a laundromat? Don’t they take credit cards there? Whenever I go to the car wash I don’t use quarters. I use my credit card. What’s next? No dimes to make phone calls?
I’m one of those guys who used to pay in cash. If the total came to $1.89, I would hand the cashier, hypothetically, $2.14. I get rid of four pennies and two nickels that way.
But I kinda don’t want to walk into the bank carrying ammo cans... Not a good look.
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Think about walking into a bank wearing a mask. Two years ago the guard would have a gun pointed at you and the cops would be on their way. Now, it’s a common occurrence.
What a world.
Time to learn coding/hacking.
My kids took mine. Spare change on the counter is free game.
Especially when you consider that they charge five bucks a load anymore.🙄
I bought a panda compact washer.
When I lived in apartments and relied on their washers/dryers, I could spot a quarter on the other side of the room! It was amazing how I could spot one anywhere.
You could take that wheelbarrow of change to the grocery store and buy a loaf of bread.😋
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