04-14-2013, 01:03 PM
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Voted for Kodos
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Safeway stores all have them. If you are a TD customer, they have counters you can use for free.
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04-14-2013, 01:07 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: On your last nerve...:D
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The Safeway machines take a percentage of the total. I want to say 11% but I don't remember for sure.
Just googled - it's 11.9%.
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04-14-2013, 01:07 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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If I was in Calgary, I'd say bring it to me and I'd roll it for you for the same gouge that those machines take. I think it's between 10 to 15% of your money they take!! So if you have $100 worth of change you are throwing away $15!!
Go to Walmart and buy a coin sorter and a bag of rolls.
But if you REALLY want to use the machine, you can throw your money away here:
Cash Your Coin Locations
Calgary Locations
Calgary SE - Inglewood - West Canadian Print Shop
Calgary NW - Canadian Tire Beacon Hill
Calgary NE - Sobeys Country Hills
Calgary SW - Canadian Tire Westhills
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04-14-2013, 01:10 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Calgary
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Some Canadian Tire stores also have them (Sarcee and Richmond is one), but the percentage is in the 12-14% range I believe. Personally, I can accept that as a convenience charge for the pennies, nickels, and dimes. I'll keep the quarters, loonies, and twonies for coffee money.
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04-14-2013, 01:11 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Just saw that non-TD customers pay 8% on their machines, FWIW.
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04-14-2013, 01:17 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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I've heard that if you take the money in the form of a Safeway gift card, they won't take the commission at Safeway.
Can anyone confirm this is true?
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04-14-2013, 01:22 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by getbak
I've heard that if you take the money in the form of a Safeway gift card, they won't take the commission at Safeway.
Can anyone confirm this is true?
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This is what I've heard too, so it makes sense if you shop at Safeway anyways.
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04-14-2013, 02:20 PM
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Norm!
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If you do the gift card there's no commission.
They got upset at me when I dumped $500.00 worth of coins from a water jug into the machine and then asked for cash.
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04-14-2013, 02:49 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sunnyvale
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I like rolling my change, it's like making your own money. I also like how fast the rolls of loonies and twonies add up. Maybe pick all of them out of your change before you dump it in the sorter at Safeway.
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04-14-2013, 04:40 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: 서울특별시
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BMO by Chinook Centre has one that I used for free (not a BMO customer).
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04-14-2013, 05:12 PM
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Franchise Player
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The best one in calgary, and possibly all of Alberta is at the Safeway on 130th ave se....enjoy a lumberjack sandwich while having your change counted by a robot.
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04-14-2013, 05:33 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Hyperbole Chamber
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I use the self checkouts at Safeway. I just dump a couple hundred in change in there while buying my groceries and wait about 30 minutes for the counting to finish. (only half serious)
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04-14-2013, 06:52 PM
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Norm!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by topfiverecords
I use the self checkouts at Safeway. I just dump a couple hundred in change in there while buying my groceries and wait about 30 minutes for the counting to finish. (only half serious)
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Grandma?
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04-14-2013, 07:03 PM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SeoulFire
BMO by Chinook Centre has one that I used for free (not a BMO customer).
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This is what I use. They limit you to $250 per trip if you are a non customer. But the machine shows you a running total so there is no guess work involved. over $250 they charge about 4-5%. There are other machines throughout the city at BMO's as well. You can search for branches with the change sorter through the find a branch feature on their website.
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04-15-2013, 12:01 AM
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Northendzone
...enjoy a lumberjack sandwich ....
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...not that there's anything wrong with that!
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06-25-2015, 05:04 PM
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RealtorŪ
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Calgary
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Bump on this - anyone have recent experience with locations and fees? I am thinking I have over $1,000 in change and the bucket ready to redeem.
I am assuming one would be wise to pluck as many loonies and toonies from their change bucket as possible before using one of these machines.
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06-25-2015, 05:08 PM
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Franchise Player
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As a far as a year ago bmo still had free sorting for non customers up to 250. And low fees for above that amount.
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06-25-2015, 09:06 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by topfiverecords
I use the self checkouts at Safeway. I just dump a couple hundred in change in there while buying my groceries and wait about 30 minutes for the counting to finish. (only half serious)
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I tend to buy my groceries in transactions ranging from $10-35. I got through most of my change at Safeway doing this. It took an extra minute or two per transaction, but I was okay with that.
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