What to do with too many coins? SCB might have the answer

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What to do with too many coins? SCB might have the answer

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- SCB have unveiled a prototype of a machine like an ATM that accepts coins.

 

The machine, unveiled at the 17th Money Expo in Bangkok this week, got a good reception from the public who were eager to try it  out, reported Thai Rath.

 

The machine accepts Thai coins and can be used to deposit money in accounts, pay mobile top-ups or make donations to charities.

 

The bank is asking for comments from the public so that they can roll out a final version of the machine at branches in the near future.

 

It is the first of its kind seen in Thailand, said the bank.

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-05-18

[lamyai3]

Can't see this working, queues are long enough for the deposit machines that accept notes. 

[lamyai3]

The other problem is how will people know whether to sit on it or squat on it? 

 

Edited May 17, 2017 by lamyai3

[Thechook]

Nothing new around for a few years

[doremifasol]

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Its a YES for me.

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[dcnx]

About time. My US bank had something like that 15 years ago. 

 

There is another machine that gives you cash when you deposit coins. 

[steven100]

1 hour ago, doremifasol said:

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Its a YES for me.

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And it's a YES from me ...   SCB you have 2 yes's ....  you can go back to your village and hold your head up high ....

[Artisi]

2 hours ago, Thechook said:

Nothing new around for a few years

You mean it's not a Thai invention? 

[fruitman]

2 hours ago, Thechook said:

Nothing new around for a few years

 

Since we have cars in the West we also have coincounting machines afaik. Just throw the content of a piggybank in it and it will count all the coins.

 

So now 50 years later Thailand 4.0 re-invents those machines?

[fruitman]

13 minutes ago, Artisi said:

You mean it's not a Thai invention? 

Tomorrow they will invent a telephone without a wire!   

 

And also a bookkeeping university where you can eat cheese and post on TV all day while working 80 hours a week.

[BigSkip]

Yes.................. BUT it is a new invention................ for Thais....

[KhunBENQ]

4 hours ago, Thechook said:

Nothing new around for a few years

Where?

Never seen such a thing in six years in Thailand.

The only coin accepting machines I know are from AEON.

[WhiteRedPurple]

They will take 3-5% off the top as their fee.

[IMA_FARANG]

If you have ever been to Japan you will have seen vending machines accepting Japanese coins for just about anything you might ever want to buy.

[thailand49]

I believe Aeon, has put one out for years, that is why the Q's are so long the first of the month. 

[alocacoc]

2 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Where?

Never seen such a thing in six years in Thailand.

The only coin accepting machines I know are from AEON.

And Krotron.

[mfd101]

There's one machine we use every month to pay a bill (AIS, I think?) which takes both notes & coins ...

[peterdarby]

If they accept those annoying 25 satang coins they will be really popular

[Ceruhe]

Sooo....Coinstar is a new thing here or what? There have been coin counting machines for as long as I can remember, only ever failing to count like 5% or something due to various abrasions.

 

If they don't take on satangs the entire thing is half useless again anyway.

 

Overall, won't complain, my piggy bank is just about full to begin with :)

[how241]

True, at the Big-C Extra, has a machine that takes coins when you pay your bill.  I dump most of my coins into that every month.

[sandrabbit]

I use up our coins in the village petrol vending machines filling up our scooters.

[KhunBENQ]

What have vending machines, scales, self-service payment stations, coin counting machines at bank counters etc. to do with a bank operated self-service thing that accepts a heap of coins for depositing to your account?

Never have I seen such a thing in Germany or Thailand before.

[Thechook]

5 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Where?

Never seen such a thing in six years in Thailand.

The only coin accepting machines I know are from AEON.

In Australia

[snooky]

 Great idea - can anyone supply the location of any of these machines?

[plachon]

What to do with too many coins? I thought feed 'em to the nearest captive turtle for good luck was the culturally appropriate way in Thailand. 

[hgma]

To encourage the kids to save, coins saved by the end of the day from their pocket school money will go directly in the save jar.

5 and 10 bath coins rolled up in transparent plastic coated rolls of 100 bath

20 bath note bills are collected every day by both partners and set aside.

Then once a month its of to either the exchange boot or 7/11

Bank deposits when reaching 5 k

you will be amazed how quickly the kids have their own funds to buy anything they want!!!!

Edited May 18, 2017 by hgma

[Jdietz]

I have a similar system here, only once it reaches THB 1K, it's off to pay some bills..

 

[berybert]

When my coin vase is full I bag it up go out and give it to a garbage man or woman, the look on their face when they see its money rather than rubbish makes it worthwhile.