M & M tubes for pressed penny machines?

[Mickey527]

Not sure how to post the way to another topic but check out this one on the Arts and Crafts board.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2525538
If that doesn't work check out this site... Your gonna need more Pennies!

http://www.epbot.com/2010/07/simply-...elry.html#more

 

[Buckimom]

Hey are you refering to the tubes for the mini M and M's or larger tubes them of?..also does anyone know if their is a listing of the penny machines at Disney? My daughter has quite a few of them, but I would like to try and find some of the more out of the way ones.

 

[Kimberly Hill]

also does anyone know if their is a listing of the penny machines at Disney? My daughter has quite a few of them, but I would like to try and find some of the more out of the way ones.

If you stop by Guest Services at any park or Downtown Disney, they'll be happy to give you a list.

 

[If U Had Wings]

I had been looking around for ages for those tubes and couldn't find them. I went to buy my niece something at Justice, and oddly enough they had them there at the front counter with some other candies.

Online you can checkout the website presscoins(dot)com for listings of pressed coins at Disney before you go. They have search features that make it it easy to hunt down particular coins you may be looking for.

 

[kjdaniel66]

We found super large M&M holders at party city. They were like double the size of the small ones. I removed the M&M labels. Then I got disney stickers from the dollar store and letter stickers from walmart and had my son decorate the dispenser. He loved it.

Just a heads up though...we went last November and found that there were a lot of quarter and nickel presses also. I was planning for only pennies but that was not the case.
We washed the pennies with water and vinger mixed solution.
Have fun!
Kelly

 

[stobaugh6]

Thanks for all the tips on pressed pennies! We are getting pennies and M&M tubes ready for our upcoming trip.

Does anyone know where to find cute Disney labels to paste on the tubes??

 

[dzaharchuk]

Just an fyi- the large tubes are on sale for $1 literally e/o week at CVS...

Another aside- we have 3 kids and I started filling tubes months ago, just adding a quarter here and there, each kid is now up to about $15... Anyway, just last week I started thinking, that comes out to 30 pressed pennies each x 3 kids... we are NOT doing 90 pressed pennies!!

I will continue to save quarters in their tubes, but will cash out all but 10 dollars and let them use for a different souvenir. I guess we should keep them in our checked luggage, according to the pp's ?
found this quote in my bookmarks:

The site presscoins.com has an up to date site as of Feb. 2010. Check it out. Allears had a list too, I believe?

 

[squirrel]

Another idea if you want smaller containers to take each day (or when you finish it) is the film canisters. I still have a few of them hanging around.

You can check at any of the photo places and ask if they have any that they could give you.

I did take the mini M&M containers on our 1999 trip. We filled them with nuts, gummy bears or other small snack items. I don't know what happened to them after that trip.

 

[bcsurvivorX2]

Was going to chime in also - found mine at the checkout counters at the grocery store, CVS, Walgreens. You can also use empty medicine bottles - which I used for myself last trip. I 2nd the idea for the Mento's container - not the huge one - but the regular sized ones - the "pressed penny" fits perfect tin there. Found mine at Staples of all places. I also found templates (on Pintrist) to make personal labels for each of my grandkids.... along with the idea to put 2 quarters and 1 penny; 2 quarters and 1 penny; 2 quarters and 1 penny...... in the containers. ALWAYS ready - and it truly worked............

 

[C-CMom]

Just as a note of warning:

I went thru security at the airport with the MM tubes filled with quarters in my purse and the screeners were very concerned I was carring a weapon in my bag . They had me take it out and ran my stuff back thru with the tubes in one of the "little trays" that they use for small items.

Had a very thorough airport security check once because of these!

Interestingly, saw the tubes at Old Navy (of all places) just yesterday (little bin near the checkouts).