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barrytrot
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USA
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 Posted - 08/18/2009 : 07:46:26
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I'm sure everyone has seen one of the variants of these:
You must be logged in to see this link. (My favorite)
I know people around this forum have way more than $1,000 in cents and I would love to see someone actually try to buy a lot of stuff for cents at Office Max where they claim they will "take your pennies".
I haven't sorted in a while (new baby) so I actually don't have any unsorted that I didn't already take back to the bank but I'm tempted to sort out a couple hundred dollars in zinc and go shopping at Office Max.
If anyone else does this, please try to video or at least recap your experience.
The challenge: If anyone comes up with video of a successful attempt I will paypal you $100. (First one only). The first unsuccessful video attempt I will paypal you $10.
EDIT NOTE: You have to purchase something for at least $100 in cents to be eligible :)
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redneck
1000+ Penny Miser Member
1273 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2009 : 08:06:54
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This should be interesting...
Best contest yet...
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jadedragon
Administrator
Canada
3788 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2009 : 08:58:58
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| Can we put this in the Contest area? Great idea. |
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G Powerbuck
Penny Collector Member
USA
256 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2009 : 10:31:36
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| Do you want them to pay in loose pennys, rolls, or boxes or does it not matter? |
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barrytrot
Administrator
USA
721 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2009 : 12:04:00
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It doesn't matter how they pay as long as it is pure cents :)
I posted this here instead of the contest forum because
#1: It is open to non-members
#2: Many people do not read the contest forum.
#3: It is not technically a contest. It is a feat of skill that when performed nets you a payment. |
Edited by - barrytrot on 08/18/2009 12:04:18 |
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JerrySpringer
Penny Hoarding Member
669 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2009 : 17:27:04
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| Interesting how companies are using viral marketing more and more with YouTube. |
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L1011
Penny Collector Member
310 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2009 : 17:33:48
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| Haven't done it at OfficeMax, but I've paid tolls in pennies...lol |
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G Powerbuck
Penny Collector Member
USA
256 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2009 : 18:16:27
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This is gonna be fun . The trick is gonna be getting it on film |
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barrytrot
Administrator
USA
721 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2009 : 18:20:48
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| I'm hoping to get some sorting time going later this week so I can try it myself :) |
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phildogg
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 08/19/2009 : 08:09:06
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I would like to see some one buying something with 1000.00 in loose cents..lol Would def have some weight to them.
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2009 : 17:55:50
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If only I needed something from there, I'd do it. Hmmm....
Deal
p.s. Toll booths around here do not accept pennies. |
Live free or die.
Plain and simple.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your council or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
- Samuel Adams |
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Copper Catcher
Administrator
USA
2092 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2009 : 18:01:06
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| I can think of several members that need to contact Office Max and tell them about our hobby and show off their hoard! LOL |
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AGgressive Metal
Administrator
USA
1937 Posts |
Posted - 08/20/2009 : 00:24:24
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| By my reading of Public Law 89-81, Section 102, in the Coinage Act of 1965, they cannot legally refuse to accept US one cent coins as tender in payment of "all debts, public and private, public charges, taxes, duties, and dues." |
And he that hath lyberte ought to kepe hit wel / For nothyng is better than lyberte / For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world.
-Caxton's edition of Aesop's Fables, 1484 |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 08/20/2009 : 02:08:29
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Originally posted by Copper Catcher
I can think of several members that need to contact Office Max and tell them about our hobby and show off their hoard! LOL
No, don't spoil the surprise! |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 08/20/2009 : 02:16:11
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Originally posted by AGgressive Metal
By my reading of Public Law 89-81, Section 102, in the Coinage Act of 1965, they cannot legally refuse to accept US one cent coins as tender in payment of "all debts, public and private, public charges, taxes, duties, and dues."
AG.. the catch is that it applies to "debts." A purchase is not a debt. Now if you had an Office Max credit card and wanted to make a payment against your balance that would be something different.
The merchants can also put requirements on your penny payments to try to discourage large purchases with small coins. My local PG&E says they will accept payment in pennies, but they have a few requirements. The pennies must be rolled, and each roll must have your PG&E account number on it. Not really a problem for a guy with automatic coin rolling machines, a computer with a nice printer, and an automatic label peeling machine for mass mailings. |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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89gt-stanger
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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Posted - 08/20/2009 : 09:37:51
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Originally posted by HoardCopperByTheTon
quote:
Originally posted by AGgressive Metal
By my reading of Public Law 89-81, Section 102, in the Coinage Act of 1965, they cannot legally refuse to accept US one cent coins as tender in payment of "all debts, public and private, public charges, taxes, duties, and dues."
AG.. the catch is that it applies to "debts." A purchase is not a debt. Now if you had an Office Max credit card and wanted to make a payment against your balance that would be something different.
The merchants can also put requirements on your penny payments to try to discourage large purchases with small coins. My local PG&E says they will accept payment in pennies, but they have a few requirements. The pennies must be rolled, and each roll must have your PG&E account number on it. Not really a problem for a guy with automatic coin rolling machines, a computer with a nice printer, and an automatic label peeling machine for mass mailings.
"duties and dues" When you checkout, you payment is the amount 'due'. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 08/20/2009 : 09:51:30
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| Try convincing a clerk at a gas station about that.. lol. My record for purchasing gas with pennies is $51. Deal has an even higher all penny transaction. He has a serious advantage though.. I have to prepay, and he pumps first and then tells them the pennies are the only money he has. |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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L1011
Penny Collector Member
310 Posts |
Posted - 08/20/2009 : 10:00:46
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Originally posted by NotABigDeal
If only I needed something from there, I'd do it. Hmmm....
Deal
p.s. Toll booths around here do not accept pennies.
Well, don't know about that, but the times I've paid tolls with pennies, I've pulled into an occupied booth, honestly, I don't see how they could refuse, I know you can't throw pennies in a basket, but you can hand them to an attendent, most roll thier eyes, one said thank you (she was a pretty girl too...lol), some of the more stranger looks is when I've handed them a SBA Dollar, they think it's a quarter, and wait for more, until I tell 'em to READ the coin, it says "One Dollar" on it |
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AGgressive Metal
Administrator
USA
1937 Posts |
Posted - 08/20/2009 : 13:11:40
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Originally posted by 89gt-stanger
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Originally posted by HoardCopperByTheTon
quote:
Originally posted by AGgressive Metal
By my reading of Public Law 89-81, Section 102, in the Coinage Act of 1965, they cannot legally refuse to accept US one cent coins as tender in payment of "all debts, public and private, public charges, taxes, duties, and dues."
AG.. the catch is that it applies to "debts." A purchase is not a debt. Now if you had an Office Max credit card and wanted to make a payment against your balance that would be something different.
The merchants can also put requirements on your penny payments to try to discourage large purchases with small coins. My local PG&E says they will accept payment in pennies, but they have a few requirements. The pennies must be rolled, and each roll must have your PG&E account number on it. Not really a problem for a guy with automatic coin rolling machines, a computer with a nice printer, and an automatic label peeling machine for mass mailings.
"duties and dues" When you checkout, you payment is the amount 'due'.
The "dues" clause might only be in relation to the preceeding word "public charges" - I'm not sure. I printed off a copy of the law. Imagine the look on a store manager's face if you whipped that out, with Lyndon Johnson's signature on it and everything, haha. |
And he that hath lyberte ought to kepe hit wel / For nothyng is better than lyberte / For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world.
-Caxton's edition of Aesop's Fables, 1484 |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 08/20/2009 : 19:23:20
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Office Max will accept pennies. At least up to $1000. I asked. Check it out.
-----Original Message-----
From: [*]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 7:34 PM
To: Online Customer Service
Subject: Pennies
Sir or Ma'am,
I am emailing you pertaining to the advertisments I've seen online. They claim that Office Max will accept pennies. Is this indeed true, or is it just a clever ploy? Can I expect to be able to spend a large amount, $1000 give or take, in one of your stores?
Thank you for your prompt response.
J.S.
OfficeMax Pennies₫
From: White, Jennifer (JENNIFERWHITE@officemax.com)
Sent: Thu 8/20/09 12:54 PM
To: (*)
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your email. If you plan on making a $1000 and paying with all pennies please let us know which store you will be visiting so we can notify them ahead of time.
OfficeMax thanks you for the opportunity of servicing your future business and personal supply needs. If we can be of further assistance please do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you for choosing OfficeMax.
Sincerely,
Jennifer White
OfficeMax
Customer Service - Direct/Dotcom/Retail Rep - Mentor, OH
800-661-5931
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I was thinking about doing it, but I have too much on my plate as it is. Someone do it. It CAN be done.
Deal |
Live free or die.
Plain and simple.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your council or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
- Samuel Adams |
Edited by - NotABigDeal on 08/20/2009 19:24:42 |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 08/20/2009 : 19:25:39
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Above message edited due to my stupidity. Fixed now.
Deal |
Live free or die.
Plain and simple.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your council or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
- Samuel Adams |
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jadedragon
Administrator
Canada
3788 Posts |
Posted - 08/20/2009 : 21:57:39
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quote:
Originally posted by NotABigDeal
OfficeMax Pennies₫
From: White, Jennifer (JENNIFERWHITE@officemax.com)
Sent: Thu 8/20/09 12:54 PM
To: (*)
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your email. If you plan on making a $1000 and paying with all pennies please let us know which store you will be visiting so we can notify them ahead of time.
Deal
I note that she did not actually answer your question, just asked that you notify them before hand. I can see it now:
Memo To: Store Manager in KC
From: Customer Service - Direct/Dotcom/Retail Rep - Mentor, OH
Re: Crazy Penny Guy.
Customer J has threatened to come shopping with $1000 in pennies. Please do not waste your time counting all those coins. Just use the shipping scale in the back. If he does not like that, call the cops.
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“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw.
Why Copper Bullion ~~~ Interview with Silver Bullion Producer Market Harmony
Passive Income blog |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 08/21/2009 : 02:45:41
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| Do you think they prefer canvas or plastic.. bags? Firing up 6 counting machines to fill bags and 3 rolling machines to fill boxes with rolls. Hope they have some good stuff on sale. |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2533 Posts |
Posted - 08/21/2009 : 03:45:23
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| HCBTT.....go for it. |
You don't have to be the BEST you just have to be.......SLICK
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barrytrot
Administrator
USA
721 Posts |
Posted - 08/21/2009 : 06:15:43
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| The $100 and the $10 are still available :) So if they take it the first one to run down there should be winning :0 |
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Ardent Listener
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 08/21/2009 : 19:04:45
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quote:
Originally posted by AGgressive Metal
By my reading of Public Law 89-81, Section 102, in the Coinage Act of 1965, they cannot legally refuse to accept US one cent coins as tender in payment of "all debts, public and private, public charges, taxes, duties, and dues."
In that case..........
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