How are all the noodlers going?

[nealeffendi]

All the banks are consolidating. St George has gotten rid of many ATMs in the past year. Replaced by fee charging privately owned or armoured car company ATMs. Now we can use Westpac ATMs for deposits (previously only withdrawls) of notes. Though can't use WBC coin machines for coin deposit/withdrawls. The local Mt Druitt WBC and St George branches closed a year ago due to water damage, now reopened as a combined branch. Also noted last week that the Bankwest branch in Parramatta is boarded up.
An ancestor of mine was a founding member of Bank of NSW, probably rolling in their grave now.
Going online doesn't always work, St George was offline about a month ago, sucks when you are trying to pay your rego and greenslip online.
ATMs also don't always work, the pub that I often work at had both ATMs down one night. One had run out of cash the previous night and the armoured car company was supposed to restock it the next day (no show). The other was stocked by the pub, but it ran out as the punters were draining it too fast with the other ATM out. Manager soon restocked the pub owned ATM so no big drama. But what will happen at normal ATMs if the armoured car company staff goes on strike or there is a bank run? Either could happen this year as there is a major shortage of licenced security officers (I'm one of them, have not had a day off since 20/12 and averaging 80 hours/week) so guards are getting poached by other companies, plus this year will be a stagflation recession so lots of people might stack cash to beat any run or shortage.

[Basilstate]

Same thing happened in Ballina after the Feb. Floods,Westpac & St George are now a combined Branch.
Friend who has a Business in Town said St George is slowly being phased out.

[gweidion]

The CBC is in turmoil.
The local branch (Toongabbie NSW) descended from an efficient usable service 10 years ago, to a joint run by bewildered teenagers 5 years ago to closing last year.
Gone. They even pulled the ATMs out.

You STILL had a CBC bank? Our CBCs and CBA banks got merged in NAB and either ANZ or the Commonwealth bank back in the late 1980s iirc.

[Goldseeker]

Does the $3 fee apply if you deposit or withdrawal coins directly from the teller?

Certainly does.

Even if I was paying the $10 monthly fee, any form of assistance via a teller would still incur the $3 fee.

[Mister T]

Certainly not worth it for $3 a go.

[Goldseeker]

I have tried a to think of of a way around it.

I shall try it tomorrow.

[Goldseeker]

I went to my CBC bank today to deposit $1500 of $2 coins and the deputy manager pocked her head out said I wish to see you, please don't go.

I waited and eventually was escorted into an office and the door was closed.

I have been formally advised that I am not to use the hole in the wall coin machine as this just might cause a suspension of my bank account.

To put all in the picture, I purchase rolls of coins, take them home and noodle through them.   I then take those coins back to the bank to have deposited back into my account via the hole in the wall coin count machine.   Later that day, the deposit is made into my account.

I then withdraw the deposit and get more rolled coin for the hole in wall coin dispensing machine.

As a result of todays info, if I use the coin count machine again I could have my account suspended.

Now, if I turn up at the bank with say $2,000 worth of loose coin and front the teller, they will then tell me to use the hole in the wall to count the coins.   But alas, I have been warned I can't use the hole in the wall coin count machine for the reason previously given.

So I have to develop a new scheme whereas I can deposit coins and withdraw whenever I wish.

As far as I am concerned, The commonwealth bank can go to you know where!

[fred lever]

Hi Goldie, they are desperate now and cost cutting every way to reduce losses.
The customer can go and get stuffed.
They are not interested in the community and dealing with cash.
Anyone that works for the ComBank going to argue otherwise?
Fred Lever.

[Goldseeker]

At present, I have not noodled any coins for the past two weeks.

That's $20K of coins I have not been able to look at all because the "which bank" is hounding me.

[Unicorn]

Goldie, hopefully things will eventually go your way. Wishing you every success in your endeavours. I gave up about 3 years ago, purely for the same reason ...... it was just such a hassle to get coins and my anxiety couldn't deal with it. :-)

[Mister T]

I got a 2021 Home and Away dollar from a roll today - not much else besides a better than average 1997 (these always seem well worn).
I got a 2020 dollar and 2022 dollar (both mob of roos) on the weekend.

Yesterday at my local Woolworths I saw an aEF George V florin in the charity box - date unknown as only the obverse was shown but it was a decent coin.

[gweidion]

You should have offered them $5 for it.

[Goldseeker]

I hve nt noodled a thing since my admission to hospital in early March.

Now I am at home I still not doing any noodling as my car/tpt is off the road.

Hopefully I will become a little mobile next week.

[Mister T]

I got a 2002 New Zealand 10c a few weeks ago - the first New Zealand coin in a good while for me.

[Mister T]

And in some coins to look through last week I found a set only Charles Kingsford Smith dollar with A mint-mark.