Something strange happened yesterday and I thought that I would share it since it seemed to have one of those “Hmm?” moments attached to it.
I needed to go to the bank. Ya know, to do bankly stuff, like pay bills and get cash. (had to cancel my card due to fraudulent activity) So I figured I would do it during lunch.
Julie and I drove over to the Navy Federal Credit Union and she waited in the car for me. Immediately when I entered I noticed that CAPT Mustache (name changed for protective purposes...mostly mine), the Deputy Commander at my work was sitting on one of the chairs directly to the right of the door waiting for something. I at first thought maybe to talk to someone about financial plans as he DOES plan to retire before the new year. So anyway, I walked in, he said hello, I said hello, and I walked on to the first available teller’s window. There was all of this noise from the COINSTAR© machine to my left. It was loud enough to be able to look at it the entire time the teller was organizing my payments without looking like I was staring at someone just sitting there. It WAS okay to look.
The man finishes putting all of his coins into the machine and up on the digital screen it says that he has collected $240.00 this visit. Dang! Now THAT’s a lot of change! I think to myself how I definitely need to bring up our change and put it into that thing. It for sure beats using the ones in the grocery store since those machines take 8¢ to your dollar and THEN ask you to donate the cash on your receipt to one of the many charities listed. He walks away. I turn back to the teller and sign a few things, then I hear the start of the machine again… CAPT Mustache is adding his cash to the coin reservoir.
Only CAPT Mustache has a sandwich baggy with a few coins in it. Nothing like the first gentleman who deposited a HUGE money bag full. The machine runs for just a few minutes and then up on the screen it says: $1.27
THAT’S A DOLLAR AND TWENTY-SEVEN CENTS PEOPLE!
I don’t get it! The man before took a VERY long time and left with a good amount of cash for coins. CAPT Mustache waited a looooooonnnnggg time for just that small amount of change. And why!?! Why would anyone make one paper bill and 27¢ at a coin machine and actually sit there to wait for a turn. Why wouldn’t you just use the change the way it was? Why not leave it in your car and use it for a drink at the drive thru? Why not put it into your money bucket at home and let it accumulate a bit and THEN use the COINSTAR© machine that someone behind you is waiting for? There was a woman behind him. She left with over 100 dollars.
Geez my bank is slow.
Julie and I then did lunch at the China Buffet. Didn't really need that.
I needed to go to the bank. Ya know, to do bankly stuff, like pay bills and get cash. (had to cancel my card due to fraudulent activity) So I figured I would do it during lunch.
Julie and I drove over to the Navy Federal Credit Union and she waited in the car for me. Immediately when I entered I noticed that CAPT Mustache (name changed for protective purposes...mostly mine), the Deputy Commander at my work was sitting on one of the chairs directly to the right of the door waiting for something. I at first thought maybe to talk to someone about financial plans as he DOES plan to retire before the new year. So anyway, I walked in, he said hello, I said hello, and I walked on to the first available teller’s window. There was all of this noise from the COINSTAR© machine to my left. It was loud enough to be able to look at it the entire time the teller was organizing my payments without looking like I was staring at someone just sitting there. It WAS okay to look.
The man finishes putting all of his coins into the machine and up on the digital screen it says that he has collected $240.00 this visit. Dang! Now THAT’s a lot of change! I think to myself how I definitely need to bring up our change and put it into that thing. It for sure beats using the ones in the grocery store since those machines take 8¢ to your dollar and THEN ask you to donate the cash on your receipt to one of the many charities listed. He walks away. I turn back to the teller and sign a few things, then I hear the start of the machine again… CAPT Mustache is adding his cash to the coin reservoir.
Only CAPT Mustache has a sandwich baggy with a few coins in it. Nothing like the first gentleman who deposited a HUGE money bag full. The machine runs for just a few minutes and then up on the screen it says: $1.27
THAT’S A DOLLAR AND TWENTY-SEVEN CENTS PEOPLE!
I don’t get it! The man before took a VERY long time and left with a good amount of cash for coins. CAPT Mustache waited a looooooonnnnggg time for just that small amount of change. And why!?! Why would anyone make one paper bill and 27¢ at a coin machine and actually sit there to wait for a turn. Why wouldn’t you just use the change the way it was? Why not leave it in your car and use it for a drink at the drive thru? Why not put it into your money bucket at home and let it accumulate a bit and THEN use the COINSTAR© machine that someone behind you is waiting for? There was a woman behind him. She left with over 100 dollars.
Geez my bank is slow.
Julie and I then did lunch at the China Buffet. Didn't really need that.
When we returned we had a meeting about the CSO’s departure. They announced there would be cake in the kitchen afterward.
He sees me.
CAPT Mustache says, “Hey, I just saw a beautiful young lady just like yourself at the bank a bit ago.”
I smile and say, “Awe, you. *insert little laugh* That is the best Navy Federal I have ever been in. The ones in Hawaii are a mess.”
He agrees and then says, “I used that COINSTAR© machine in there. It’s very nice. Just about once or twice a year I like to go up and shake my change into it.”
Why make what I am assuming would be the 1st trip of the year to the bank to shake your change if it is only $1.27? Gas has hit record highs recently. It costs that much just to drive there.
Who waits in line to dump $1.27 in coins? Does he only have $1.27 in change?
