2016 Australian Olympic Team Coin Program and partnership with Woolworths

[SULLA]

https://www.ramint.gov.au/publications/woolworths-shoppers-win-gold-exclusive-olympic-coin-launch

Trout if they are circulating why would RAMINT in the above link describe them as UNC?

[Fulvio]

Just got home from a full day on the road, after the funeral this morning.

Several of my regular stores went sour on me.. even had a fight with the manager in one of them after they refused to give me any coins with a purchase because the girl recognised me from earlier in the day.. What the..

Anyway, went further afield, and tripped over a store which had no greens, but gave me nearly a bag of each of yellow, black and blue! No sealed bags, sadly, but better than a kick in the teeth, right?

Its definitely getting harder, that's for sure. They keep moving the goalposts, and also according to one store, their allocation's been cut. One sack this week vs 3 or 4 in previous weeks. Wonder what bloody Armaguard is up to?

[interest]

I managed 10 greens this morning from the nicest girl on the checkouts that I have encounted, let me have what I wanted,  I'm glad the hunt is over she didn't have any bags.

[Fulvio]

I managed 10 greens this morning from the nicest girl on the checkouts that I have encounted, let me have what I wanted,  I'm glad the hunt is over she didn't have any bags.

Treat her nice. She's worth her weight in gold.

Out of maybe 400 staff so far, I've met maybe 3 or 4 good ones. Not great odds when you consider their advertising campaigns.

[tania]

I already didn't shop at woolies but this whole situation has convinced me even more not to shop there.

I'm even trying a different town while I am away and that is no better.

I think the rudeness of the staff is what I dislike the most.

It's not always the case of no coins in the till they just don't want to hand them over. They must be keeping them for themselves.

Anyways I give up.

Tania

[Triggersmob]

I went to Woolies last night and asked the girl behind the service desk for a few coins. She asked how many and I said 15 if you have them please. She checked both tills at the service counter and there were none, then she took me took registger 2 and emptied out all the coins from there, but we still only came up with 10. I have found the staff at Woolies nothing but helpful.

[Fulvio]

I think the rudeness of the staff is what I dislike the most.

I got even with one today.

Refused to hand over any coins. So since I was there anyway I bought something. Still refused. Picked out old coins.

Oh yeah?

So I grabbed an armload of soda water, went through the self-serve and put them through one at a time (there weren't any other registers open), got my coins...

Then took the bottles back to the service desk for a refund.

BITE ME!

Heheh. :diablo:

[JeffH]

There is a nasty smell about these coins on eBay.
2016 Australian Olympic Team Coloured $2 Coin - GREEN comes in a 2x2 holder Listed 29 July and sold 30 July. An email from the RAM 15 August says they are now available " in your change at Woolworth supermarkets starting from today". Now how did that seller come by that coin a few weeks before the embargo date? {Settle down Fulvio.}

Someone seems to have gotten a very good buy here. 1 x SET OF THE 5 OLYMPIC COINS IN COVER VERY NICE Cheaper than buying one from the RAM. I note this seller now lists them at $15 start ($20 buy it now) with $9 postage. I suspect he was rather unhappy with that sale.

And, what motivates some buyers? $2 olympic RAM bag..empty with tear hole How can you tell it is am "Olympic" bag?
How many of those bags have I binned over the years -I could even have made up sets of all the different colours for the different denominations!

[SULLA]

There is a nasty smell about these coins on eBay.
2016 Australian Olympic Team Coloured $2 Coin - GREEN comes in a 2x2 holder Listed 29 July and sold 30 July. An email from the RAM 15 August says they are now available " in your change at Woolworth supermarkets starting from today". Now how did that seller come by that coin a few weeks before the embargo date? {Settle down Fulvio.}

Someone seems to have gotten a very good buy here. 1 x SET OF THE 5 OLYMPIC COINS IN COVER VERY NICE Cheaper than buying one from the RAM. I note this seller now lists them at $15 start ($20 buy it now) with $9 postage. I suspect he was rather unhappy with that sale.

And, what motivates some buyers? $2 olympic RAM bag..empty with tear hole How can you tell it is am "Olympic" bag?
How many of those bags have I binned over the years -I could even have made up sets of all the different colours for the different denominations!

The green coin may have been removed from a five coin set  album which was released on 26th July or thereabouts.

[Fulvio]

How many of those bags have I binned over the years -I could even have made up sets of all the different colours for the different denominations!

Ah, yes...

I used to cut the non-tear end off, then reseal the rejects into them. It made a handy 'roll' with the easy-tear intact. I did get the odd strange look and query about them though.

So now, I cut carefully just below the weld on the non-tear side, just wide enough to get the coins out. Then I seal across the cut, and you'd never know they'd been noodled. Keeps the doubters at bay.

I also made up a sort of 'catalogue' of the different bag types a couple of years ago, to use in educating tellers on how to spot UNC sacks. I'll have to do that again, now that Armaguard have changed bag designs.

[trout]

I ordered 10 of these sets from RAM and today I received the package.
I ended up with 2 sets of five different folders :yahoo:

[robbiegal]

good on you
I am after the swimmer one

[trout]

good on you
I am after the swimmer one

I just posted one of them off yesterday as a surprise pressie

[robbiegal]

:thank_you:

gawd

you are so thoughtful ... what can I say

I can send you back a highjumper
a girl with very little clothing on ....

[trout]

:thank_you:

gawd

you are so thoughtful ... what can I say

I can send you back a highjumper
a girl with very little clothing on ....

HeHe