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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 465659, member: 13307&quot;]<b>Coin counter error...caught!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>My best experience with a coin counter was back before I had a steady relationship...loads of time and disposable income...and I&#039;d go through boxes of half dollars.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On this particular day, I had just finished sorting through 3 boxes ($1500 face) of halves...took them to a Bank of America because US Bank had ever so politely informed me that I could no longer use their coin counter for half dollars (but I could ship it away to be counted and have it put in my account 2-3 weeks later?)&nbsp; In any case, I remember keeping about $40 worth of silver/good condition halves...so I had a general idea of what I should receive back.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The head teller took my coins into the back room while I patiently waited out front...then returned and told me the total was $980 (or very close to that, it&#039;s been a couple years.&nbsp; But it was under $1000.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I politely told her that her count was wrong and that she needed to check it again.&nbsp; She sighed, rolled her eyes and headed to the back to investigate...at which time the lobby person/greeter came over and checked in to see what was happening.&nbsp; She came back after about two minutes (not anywhere near the amount of time it would take to check 3,000 coins) and told me that&#039;s how much was in my bag.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>$20 folks...that I could live with.&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t be happy, but I could live with.&nbsp; $500?&nbsp; Ha.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I told the teller that she needed to go back and actually check it this time because I knew there should be at least $1400 in there.&nbsp; She told me I could come back and they&#039;d have an answer for me...and I said, &quot;No thank you, I&#039;ll wait right here until this problem is fixed.&quot;&nbsp; Her and the greeter guy went into the back...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>...and came out ten minutes later.&nbsp; Greeter guy slaps a car wash token on the counter and gives me a dirty look, &quot;Here&#039;s what jammed up our machine&quot; and walks off.&nbsp; Teller comes back out with an accurate coin count of $1450 or so.&nbsp; Apparently the car wash token had been jammed in there from the previous person (or who knows who) and half dollars had been shooting into the bowels of the machine.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What I didn&#039;t like was their assumption that it was MY error.&nbsp; Trust me...I sort through coins and pull out anything that is valuable or strange.&nbsp; I think I&#039;d know better...plus, I wouldn&#039;t want to hurt their machine or cause trouble...because bringing 3 boxes of half dollars to a bank can cause dirty looks.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But I am always polite.&nbsp; I always offer to help carry the sacks of change for the tellers.&nbsp; I never become belligerent.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But for $500 you&#039;re darned sure I&#039;ll wait.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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