Getting rid of copper coins is easy
It you take 'em home, don't collect them, look for a way to get rid of them next time you buy something. When you pay for something, look to get back fewer coins than you give out.

For example, if you have something to pay for that costs 62p but you have a pound coin and a whole load of coppers, don't just pass the pound over, add 12p of the offending coinage so that all you get back is a 50p coin rather than 38p (including a couple more copper coins).

Yes, it means that you have to do a little mental arithmetic at the till, and it can sometimes confuse the hell out of the cashier, but it does keep down the number of copper coins in my pocket and stops them accumulating in the house as well.
(An eejit passing by in a purple satin skirt with sparkly bits, Sun 13 Nov 2011, 3:57, 3 replies)

spimfy doesn't like to handle them AT ALL. ok?
I guess his fat, buttery fingers don't grip them too good.

But he is probably just inept at many tasks involving fine/gross motor skills. He seems to think that briefly squeezing the petrol pump to gain a free 2c worth of fuel would somehow be a time-consuming process.
(Gritty, yet fluffy. kipperpillock is obsessed with me =), Sun 13 Nov 2011, 4:05, closed)

no, but it is time consuming for
the poor fuckers behind you when the cashier has to start dealing with your shortcomings, literally

and if you think a free two 'cents' of fuel is worthwhile you need to take a long look at yourself

anyway it the coppers i chick in the leave a penny tray that fund the tightwad fannying around at the pump - or better someone who's short and deserves it.
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Sun 13 Nov 2011, 18:23, closed)

I'd only claim my free fuel purely to piss YOU off.
Then it grows in value to WAY more than 2c.
(Gritty, yet fluffy. kipperpillock is obsessed with me =), Sun 13 Nov 2011, 23:40, closed)

or you could pop them in the charity box
as i do wherever possible
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Sun 13 Nov 2011, 18:26, closed)

getting rid of coins is even easier than that.
You don't have to count and bag them any more. Lots of banks now have coin paying-in machines where you just pop your bank card in, empty your whole change jar into the chute, the machine counts it, and credits your account directly.

If you feel bad that this means you're no longer donating to the charity boxes in shops, then you can always then donate the money to a cause of your choice online, and giftaid the donation while you're at it.
( Batsgirl, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 10:36, closed)