a dime and a nickel
actually, a lot whole lotta dimes and nickels ... and quarters and pennies.
like most guys, whenever i get home, i empty the change in my pockets into a container (in my case, a jack daniels tin). the thing was getting close to full, and i finally decided to do something with it. thanks to angelo, i found out that coinstar will waive their 9% fee (that's a serious rip off right there) if you turn your change into a gift card with choices of itunes, borders, linens n things, starbucks, and amazon. i decided to go with borders because i figure i read enough to make it worthwhile. i would have gone with amazon to get some music, but i knew i'd then be wasting money on shipping charges. it's too bad i already picked up the next book for me to read (i went with high fidelity).
but here's the kicker ... my total came out to $106 and change!!
2 comments:
$106 - that's a hefty sum! i put my change in an old sports bottle. it's all pennies though, i keep taking the "silver" out for the vending machines at school & work.
yeah i used to rack up much more in change...now i keep dipping in for quarters for laundry. nice though...
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