Comments on: The coppers in your greasy till http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/06/05/the-coppers-in-your-greasy-till/ Noli nothis permittere te terere Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:24:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Primal Sneeze http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/06/05/the-coppers-in-your-greasy-till/comment-page-1/#comment-5505 Primal Sneeze Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:07:53 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=354#comment-5505 Grannymar ~ Down here they all take a cut when you lodge coin. We give the coin to local shops and pubs and get notes/cheques off them. They are always short of change and hate paying the banks for it.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5505','Primal Sneeze'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Grannymar ~ Down here they all take a cut when you lodge coin. We give the coin to local shops and pubs and get notes/cheques off them. They are always short of change and hate paying the banks for it.
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]]> By: Grannymar http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/06/05/the-coppers-in-your-greasy-till/comment-page-1/#comment-5503 Grannymar Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:30:50 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=354#comment-5503 Careful Lads! Some banks take a %age for counting the coins! I know my sister got caught that way once. She was not told before hand.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5503','Grannymar'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Careful Lads!

Some banks take a %age for counting the coins! I know my sister got caught that way once. She was not told before hand.

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]]> By: Primal Sneeze http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/06/05/the-coppers-in-your-greasy-till/comment-page-1/#comment-5502 Primal Sneeze Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:47:49 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=354#comment-5502 Gayé ~ Come to think of it, 80% of the collectors the last time were members of the charity itself. i.e. Potential recipients of financial assistance in years to come. Flirty ~ No. It takes <strike>all</strike> most of the pain out of it. Conorín ~ A bank? Then do what you wish with the notes you get back. Like post them to me maybe.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5502','Primal Sneeze'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Gayé ~ Come to think of it, 80% of the collectors the last time were members of the charity itself. i.e. Potential recipients of financial assistance in years to come.

Flirty ~ No. It takes all most of the pain out of it.

Conorín ~ A bank? Then do what you wish with the notes you get back. Like post them to me maybe.

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]]> By: conortje http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/06/05/the-coppers-in-your-greasy-till/comment-page-1/#comment-5501 conortje Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:09:13 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=354#comment-5501 19 euro in 1s and 2s holy crap! I never thought a charity would want them - I have jars of them - I wonder where I could bring them here....<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5501','conortje'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> 19 euro in 1s and 2s holy crap! I never thought a charity would want them – I have jars of them – I wonder where I could bring them here….
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]]> By: flirty http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/06/05/the-coppers-in-your-greasy-till/comment-page-1/#comment-5500 flirty Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:21:11 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=354#comment-5500 Ahh, doesn't it take all the fun out of counting?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5500','flirty'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Ahh, doesn’t it take all the fun out of counting?
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]]> By: Gaye http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/06/05/the-coppers-in-your-greasy-till/comment-page-1/#comment-5499 Gaye Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:33:23 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=354#comment-5499 I don't think people volunteer enough of donate enough of their time and / money for a good cause. It's the core of the problem, the selfishness. Everyone has too much on their plate, they have to work, cook, look after kids, work some more, ah there is never enough time to do anything worth doing for the society, for people in need? Wrong! There is always time for a pint in the pub, no? There is always time for meaningless banter in a shop. There is always time for a visit to that art gallery and spend hours schmoozing and drinking the free wine... But there isn't time to volunteer for an hour a week. bullshit. Because volunteerism is such a rare thing I have utmost respect for people who do donate their precious times in this crazy ratrace of a life where all others have are excuses not to lift a finger. Whenever I do a bit of volunteer work (last one was in Ireland, I had a blast) I feel so good about having made a difference albeit a small one. I don't think I do enough of it either, and have to pick up my game. I don't think I could walk around with a bucket in my hand, because I think I would pick fights with people who act like that woman in the pub mentioned above. Also, I don't think it's enough to drop a coin once in a blue moon in a box, to clear our conscience. It's ok, but not good enough. As for the assholes who stick stuff other than proper coins into a box, karma will take care of them. /rant off<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5499','Gaye'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> I don’t think people volunteer enough of donate enough of their time and / money for a good cause. It’s the core of the problem, the selfishness. Everyone has too much on their plate, they have to work, cook, look after kids, work some more, ah there is never enough time to do anything worth doing for the society, for people in need? Wrong! There is always time for a pint in the pub, no? There is always time for meaningless banter in a shop. There is always time for a visit to that art gallery and spend hours schmoozing and drinking the free wine… But there isn’t time to volunteer for an hour a week. bullshit.
Because volunteerism is such a rare thing I have utmost respect for people who do donate their precious times in this crazy ratrace of a life where all others have are excuses not to lift a finger.
Whenever I do a bit of volunteer work (last one was in Ireland, I had a blast) I feel so good about having made a difference albeit a small one. I don’t think I do enough of it either, and have to pick up my game. I don’t think I could walk around with a bucket in my hand, because I think I would pick fights with people who act like that woman in the pub mentioned above.
Also, I don’t think it’s enough to drop a coin once in a blue moon in a box, to clear our conscience. It’s ok, but not good enough.
As for the assholes who stick stuff other than proper coins into a box, karma will take care of them.
/rant off
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]]> By: Primal Sneeze http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/06/05/the-coppers-in-your-greasy-till/comment-page-1/#comment-5498 Primal Sneeze Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:43:26 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=354#comment-5498 Sam ~ With the new coin counter we're now spared the worst. Except for having to clean the trays. I've gotten a few coins caked in chewing gum (Airwaves Menthol & Eucalyptus Sugar-Free). Hard to know if they got coated before going into he collection tub or not. Ah well, at least it wasn't Wrigley's Juicy Fruit - that's yeuchy.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5498','Primal Sneeze'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Sam ~ With the new coin counter we’re now spared the worst. Except for having to clean the trays.

I’ve gotten a few coins caked in chewing gum (Airwaves Menthol & Eucalyptus Sugar-Free). Hard to know if they got coated before going into he collection tub or not. Ah well, at least it wasn’t Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit – that’s yeuchy.

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]]> By: problemchildbride http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/06/05/the-coppers-in-your-greasy-till/comment-page-1/#comment-5497 problemchildbride Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:34:07 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=354#comment-5497 I used to help my granny count collection money for Alzheimer's Scotland and my dad to count money for the Kidney Patients Association. In the winter we'd find cough-drops and I once found a plaster - bleurgh. You're right, lucre is filthy. My mother worked in a bank for 25 years and if she had the tiniest scratch on her hand it would flare up like a balloon if she'd been counting money.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5497','problemchildbride'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> I used to help my granny count collection money for Alzheimer’s Scotland and my dad to count money for the Kidney Patients Association. In the winter we’d find cough-drops and I once found a plaster – bleurgh.

You’re right, lucre is filthy. My mother worked in a bank for 25 years and if she had the tiniest scratch on her hand it would flare up like a balloon if she’d been counting money.

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]]> By: Primal Sneeze http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/06/05/the-coppers-in-your-greasy-till/comment-page-1/#comment-5496 Primal Sneeze Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:49:18 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=354#comment-5496 E. M. Esq ~ That's a first. I haven't heard of that reaction before. Though I have heard of the scam. It is at the stage now where we are just as careful about recovering the vests, tubs, ID tags and Garda permission certs as we are about the money. Kelly ~ Giving something back, no matter how small, makes it easier for those who don't want to donate - they can decline to <i>buy</i> what you're <i>selling</i>. Years ago I was involved in a street BBQ to raise money for the survivors of a house fire. The deal was a burger cooked and dressed to taste for whatever you'd like to, or could, pay. Some small kids handed up their pennies but many, actually most, adults paid multiples of what the local chipper charged. Debz ~ That's it! No one need feel ashamed or have to make excuses for not supporting a particular cause. Pity you didn't keep some Archangel coins. We'd all be interested in seeing pics. Do you remember how he had them made? Grannymar ~ Hey, there's a song in that! Or are we too late?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5496','Primal Sneeze'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> E. M. Esq ~ That’s a first. I haven’t heard of that reaction before.

Though I have heard of the scam. It is at the stage now where we are just as careful about recovering the vests, tubs, ID tags and Garda permission certs as we are about the money.

Kelly ~ Giving something back, no matter how small, makes it easier for those who don’t want to donate – they can decline to buy what you’re selling.

Years ago I was involved in a street BBQ to raise money for the survivors of a house fire. The deal was a burger cooked and dressed to taste for whatever you’d like to, or could, pay. Some small kids handed up their pennies but many, actually most, adults paid multiples of what the local chipper charged.

Debz ~ That’s it! No one need feel ashamed or have to make excuses for not supporting a particular cause.

Pity you didn’t keep some Archangel coins. We’d all be interested in seeing pics. Do you remember how he had them made?

Grannymar ~ Hey, there’s a song in that! Or are we too late?

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]]> By: Grannymar http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/06/05/the-coppers-in-your-greasy-till/comment-page-1/#comment-5493 Grannymar Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:25:50 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=354#comment-5493 Primal There was no flavour left. Perhaps it was on the bedpost the night before!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5493','Grannymar'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Primal

There was no flavour left. Perhaps it was on the bedpost the night before!

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