JEFF MARTIN Associated Press
MARIETTA, Ga. A global company has stepped in to solve quite a “coinundrum” for a Georgia man.
Andreas Flaten’s former employer dumped at least 90,000 pennies on his driveway last month as a form of final payment for his work at an auto shop, he said.
When Bellevue, Washington-based Coinstar heard about his predicament, they decided that change was needed.
They picked up Flaten’s coins on Thursday and rounded up the amount to give him a $1,000 check.
They also made donations to two charities of Flaten’s choosing: two animal shelters.
“Coinstar has been in the coin business for 30 years and we process approximately 41 billion coins annually so picking up 91,000 pennies was all in a day’s work,” Coinstar CEO Jim Gaherity said in a statement.