Chinese woman drives truck carrying $82,000 in coins to deposit in bank
A woman found herself in a tricky situation when a bus company that owed her husband's business money paid off the 1.1 million yuan ($168,000) loan in small change.
With no choice but to accept the money which came packed in bags weighing several tons, the woman, identified only by her surname Lu, decided to find a bank in Dongyang in Zhejiang, China, that would accept the hefty deposit.
Despite calling several local banks, Lu was repeatedly turned away citing "inconvenience," until the Dongyang Rural Commercial Bank agreed to take about half of her stash amounting to 540,000 yuan ($82,000).
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Lu immediately employed the help of her husband's workers to load up a truck Monday with the bags of money, which took more than an hour of manual labour, reported Zhejiang Online.
The bank's president, Mamei Hui, told Chinese reporters that the coins would come in handy for some of its customers who own small businesses.
Hui said: "It really was the first time that I saw such a large number of coins being deposited, but fortunately, there are many instant breakfast shops and supermarkets that will require small change for their customers."
It is not known what Lu has planned for the remainder of the coins she still has in her possession.
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