WAHOO! Go MINT!

“Oliver” If you are sad or upset about the “wasted” money…look at the salaries of the congressmen and people “in office.”

Now that’s something to be upset about! Getting paid ALL THAT money and getting next to nothing done.

For those of you who don’t like our tax dollars wasted this way (and I presume I could find thousands of other examples of wasted gov’t money), contact the Mint and tell them why some people are ordering their coins. It’s very possible that they are clueless. It’s also possible that such information will cause them to close this loophole. Perhaps that will make you feel better. I would then encourage you to ferret out other examples of gov’t waste. In the meantime, good luck to those hauling the coins around!

At least this gets some coins out into circulation, unlike the millions the mint spend on advertising the dollar coins. The Mint spent $12 million on an ad campaing to promote the “green” benefits of dollar coins. Good grief, that’s a scandal.

Are you making a libelous accusation? And I should worry about Fraud?

Did I ever suggest that the bank send them back to the bank? NO. That is there choice.

Do I have any control over what the bank does with them after they get them? NO that is their choice.

Have I and others ordered coins from a legitimate offer from the US Mint? Yes

Is there a caveat in their offer that I must break up the coins and use them in my daily life? NO

Gary; FYI it is a known fact that the production and use of coins saves the taxpayers money over printed paper bills. They last longer. Is it my fault that the general public does not entirely accept them? NO

We got some pretty high and mighty claims and accusations going on here from people that I dare say are not as pure as they think they are.

All of you using Citi Credit cards, or any other bank that has received a bailout can take a good look at what you are doing. Your purchases are giving you miles that some non subsidized banks don’t give. Who is paying for those miles? We are, with government bailout money, just like we are paying for the naming rights to the tune of $400,000,000 for some baseball park in NY.

Before you start casting stones here fellas, let’s make sure you are pure as the driven snow. Oops end of conversation now, I’ll bet.

OBTW, Frank, I’d like your name and email address please.

Grow up and see the world for what it is: Full of humans

Earning tons of SPG points at no cost whatsoever, on a program that our government is encouraging, and in fact has just liberalized, seems pretty frugal to me.

If they are dumb enough to offer it, I’m just smart enough to take advantage. I missed out on welfare, food stamps, government assistance, Head Start, medicade and all the other soical freebies as I worked for a living and paid taxes to pay for all those governement handouts, And now you, “the exalted one”, question my right to get a piece of the corrupt overinflated , ridiculously inefficient thing we call “the goevernment” with a few free points and miles.

I hope some day to be as pure a person as you.

(read your own story, Rick — you yourself wrote that the coins go straight back to the Mint)

Seriously, have you completely lost your moral compass that you don’t care at all what you do to get your miles fix? And that you consider those who don’t agree with you “losers”?

Rick, you often have good and helpful posts on your blog, but some of the things you’re promoting (and doing) just aren’t kosher (and certainly not anything I’d call frugal).

Laugh it up, big boy. You are committing fraud against the US Mint!!! Win, Win, Win will only be your lawsuit against you!!! I hope the miles are worth it. Shallow life you lead.

Next thing we’re told to do will probably be steal lunch money from kids on there way to school so we can buy miles with them or go on mileage runs? Why not hold up a bank? Steal from Grandma’s purse? *Shakes Head*