This firm pays for it in advance.
A Georgia man whose vengeful ex-boss paid him his last salary in $ 915 in oily pennies finally got a “ real payout ” thanks to the help of a coin counter.
Andreas Flaten’s 91,515-cent wheelbarrow – dropped off in his driveway last month by former employer A OK Walker Autoworks – was picked up and cashed in by Coinstar on Thursday, according to a company press release.
“I was trying to clean the pennies for an hour or two a night and probably only cleaned for about $ 5,” Flaten said, according to the press release. “I was so relieved and grateful.”
On March 12, Flaten found 500 pounds of pennies greased with motor oil at his home in Fayetteville, making them difficult to cash.
A note on the top left of the loot read, “fk you.”
Flaten’s girlfriend, Olivia Oxley, later shared a video of the penny pile in an Instagram post that went viral prompting Coinstar to lend a hand.
“Coinstar has been in the coin business for 30 years and we process approximately 41 billion coins annually – so getting 91,000 tokens was a full day’s work,” the company said.
The company said it rounded the value of the pennies to $ 1,000 and offered to donate the same amount to charities of Flaten’s choice.
According to FOX News, Flaten has selected two animal shelters in Atlanta to receive the donations.
“I gave the money to Royal Animal Refuge and TLC Pet Rescue. One saved my dog and one saved my mother’s dog, ”he told the station on Friday.
Flaten reportedly promised his last check for $ 915 in January, but the money never arrived. He later said his former boss accused him of damaging the company and refused to pay him properly.