Coin Conundrum

I have four containers full of assorted coins and can't find out how to turn them in.

I've heard that if you want to trade them in at the bank, you need to put them in the appropriate tubes.
With four containers, I imagine that by the time I finished rolling coins, the government will have been overthrown and established a new form of currency.

Yet, those things at the groccery stories where you pour in the change take 10%.
This is a problem, as I am a miserly old bag of rage.

Are there any other options?
Has anyone ever done this before?
How do you suggest going about doing this?
~Kigs

PS:
I love Gyl's mood icons. Everytime I see the "Geeky" icon wearing both goggles and glasses, I crack up.

Meaty Overload

Take a moment and recall Thanksgiving dinner.
Recall that over-full feeling you get when you are so chock full of turkey etc that you feel sedate and sleepy.

I woke up this morning and prepared a steaming plate full of artery clogging steak & eggs for myself.
It was delicious!

But, after shoving my face full of delectible yummies, I'm afraid that I've become meat drunk and want to go back to sleep.

Blast you, metabolism!
Where have you gone astray?!?!?
~Kigs