posted 10-13-2003 10:42 AM              

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I have checked the usual suspects - Thomas Register, Google - but does anyone have a recommendation for a plastic bag manufacturer in the Chicago to Twin Cities area? The bag will be heavy duty - it will be used to transfer change (the largest load is 4000 quarters) from banks to the Federal Reserve.

Thanks.

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posted 10-13-2003 11:43 AM              

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http://www.associatedbag.com/

We use them all the time....
(so why plastic? and how much does 4000 quarters weigh?)

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posted 10-13-2003 12:21 PM              

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Thanks for the lead. We will be calling the Fed to get the weight on 4000 quarters, I will keep you posted. When we determine that weight, we will substitute pennies for the quarters ($50-$100 of pennies is easier than $1000 of quarters).

Plastic because of rules regarding the visibility of the contents of the bags (bomb scares maybe?). Similar bags are using 6 mill PE. There is a shift from the traditional canvas bags and the plastic ones available are not very compatible with the coin counters being used today.

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posted 10-13-2003 04:49 PM              

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google it again: coin bag + plastic
or Thomas Register Bags,coin

http://www.poly-pak.com/env-sec-coin.asp
http://www.cleansweepsupply.com/pages/skugroup29594.html

This company has plastic bags that meet fed specs:
http://www.blockandcompany.com/anyIndustry/bagbuilder_step1.jsp?jsessionid=c430663571066081982703&category=201

P.S. I know everthing

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posted 10-13-2003 05:20 PM              

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Thank you my friend. Poly-Pak will do custom work. CleanSweep and Block look like distributers, but they did lead me to PM Company - they are the competition.

P.S. Not only do you know everything, you also have a lot of time on your hands and quite possibly fabulous karma. Thanks again.

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posted 10-19-2003 04:48 PM              

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You could just weigh one quarter and multiply that by 4000...I've never tried to contact the federal reserve before...but I imagine they are kind of busy. The real quesiton is...how much mass does a quarter loose over time due to wear hehe.

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posted 11-17-2003 03:38 PM              

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For those who care, (and I can't imagine there are many) the Fed requirements can be found here:

http://www.bos.frb.org/finsvcs/html/publica/cash/html/ca040102.htm

Also, minimun bag weight is 1000 coin dollars - 35.5-35.9 pounds.
Maximum bag weight is 10,000 dimes - 50.1-50.5 pounds.

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