One coin, two strikes. This Saturday, Operation Yellow Coins is remembered by as many people as possible with the broadcast of its “Gala” on France 2 at 9:10 p.m., with A$AP Rocky, Gautier Capuçon and Pharrell Williams on stage at the Accor Arena Gims (concert recorded Friday evening). At the same time, it will make it possible to collect funds (not just yellow coins) to improve the hospitalization conditions of children and adolescents. Yellow pieces which are important, therefore. They also have something for our readers who responded to our call on the use they make of their spare change.
If for some they clutter the wallet, for others they are essential. And not just because they can be used at the bakery. “For me, they are more important than the tickets. The coins were hard earned so I won’t let them escape,” assures Jean.
A small restaurant rather than a bank deposit
The same goes for Rémy and Benoît, who assure that these pieces allow them to save a lot of money. “I keep them in a jar and at the end of the year, it brings back a nice little sum. This is significant in the current context,” believes Benoît.
“I put them aside throughout the year, and once a year I take them to a supermarket equipped with a vending machine. The machine counts them again for me, and exchanges them for the counted value,” says Rémy in turn. “I use it at the local grocer who often runs out of small items,” explains Michel simply.
As for Raymond, he also carefully keeps his coins. “We spend them at the end of the year in a small restaurant to treat ourselves, for example. » But Raymond has also already had an unpleasant surprise with his collection of yellow coins: “Depositing them at the bank is a real problem, we have already had fees after our deposit. »