My wallet versus a parking meter in Chicago

I tried paying a $4 parking fee with a stack of quarters, but the meter kept spitting them out, so I had to ask a stranger for change and ended up paying him with a five dollar bill. The whole thing took fifteen minutes and made me miss the digital pay app for about three seconds. Anyone have a good trick for carrying exact change without it sounding like you're in a mariachi band?

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brian_coleman10d ago

Honestly, I just keep a little coin pouch in the glove box now (it still jingles, but at least it's contained).

evan_nguyen2310d ago

Try keeping your change in a small cloth bag instead of a hard pouch. That trick from @brian_coleman is good, but the cloth really cuts down on the jingle. You can just toss it in a cup holder without all the noise.