- A South African woman sorted her loose coins at home and headed to an ABSA branch to exchange them for cash
- The TikTok video showed her bagging the coins on her floor before the bank counted them out into rands
- Viewers flooded the comments, with many admitting they had been throwing their small change away
A South African woman turned a jar full of loose change into spending money and treated herself to an ice cream cone to celebrate. TikTok user @sibongile.radebe833 posted the clip on 14 October, and it quickly caught the attention of thousands of South Africans who had no idea this was still possible.
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The video starts at home, with coins being sorted and packed into ABSA-branded plastic bags on a carpeted floor. She then heads to her nearest branch, where a teller counts every cent.
The final amount came to R350, which @sibongile.radebe833 celebrated with a colourful sprinkle-covered ice cream cone outside. Watch the satisfying coins-to-cash moment here:
SA reacts to coin exchange
The reactions were a mix of regret, curiosity and inspiration:
@Dee_Cataleya said:
"Bathong, I've been throwing away my 10c 🤦🏽♀️🤣😭😭"
@jovis wrote:
"I am sure that lady was so annoyed"
@Ka.abo. asked:
"Do you have to wait there while the lady counts every single cent? 😩"
@Sgodo📍 shared:
"I didn't do a video; I got R775😭"
@Darky Ntiyantiya commented:
"This is still done. I thought banks stopped."
@Matt wrote:
"Once got R900,00, throwing these 10, 20 and 50c is really a waste of money. Mind the five litre was not even half full."
One viewer, @B🌸, offered a useful tip for those looking to avoid any handling fees:
"For you not to be charged next time, go to an Absa branch that has a machine that deposits coins. It's usually inside the bank, next to the tellers. You just insert all your coins in there and then it shows you the total amount then gets deposited into your account. Just thought I should share 💕"
Other Briefly News stories about piggy bank savings
- A young South African schoolgirl wowed TikTok users after sharing a viral video revealing thousands in coins saved throughout the year in sealed 5-litre plastic bottles.
- A South African woman sparked widespread debate on TikTok after calling out a tourist souvenir set in Cape Town that retailed for R250 despite containing circulated coins totalling just R8.
- A South African woman sparked admiration online after demonstrating how strict discipline allowed her to accumulate over R10,000 using a coin-saving piggy bank routine.
Source: Briefly News
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