Not so much with the coins now, people go to the post office and get there card updated with cash, back when I was a kid it was money in the slot, you always at to make sure you had the right coins for the meterI was watching an older English movie and the couple walked in to an apartment remarking how cold it was. They ended up putting a few coins in something to "turn the gas on" so they could get some heat.
Made me wonder how long the heat lasted before you had to put in more coins(?)
Is this still a thing in some places?
Or making a collect call?