Coinstar emailed me a bit ago to see if I wanted to give their machines a try, and since they’re kindly paying me for the time I spent doing that, I thought it would be kind of nice if I shared some of that with you.
(Because heaven knows no one would pay me to go to Coinstar if you guys didn’t read my blog!)
So, I’m giving away another $50 Amazon gift card (purchased by me) to one of you.
And I’ll email it right over to you once the giveaway ends so you can use it for your Christmas shopping.
Click right here to read all about our Coinstar visit, and to enter the giveaway by leaving a comment.
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sarah
Thursday 19th of December 2013
me!
Lesley
Wednesday 18th of December 2013
I love CoinStar. We buy from Amazon frequently, so the gift cards never go to waste.
Lee Ann
Wednesday 18th of December 2013
My credit union has a coin machine we can use for free. You have to be a member. Sweet!!
Lili@creativesavv
Wednesday 18th of December 2013
I've never used Coinstar. I always thought they charged a fee. Do you know if they do? Our lovely bank does not charge me to roll coins, if I'm just bringing in a few rolls worth of coins.
Mostly, I just try to use the coins. At the end of each month, I load up my coin purse with coins, and use them to pay for small purchases. If I just need 1 item at the dollar store, then I use coins. If I stop at a small business that I don't want to have to pay transaction fees on my behalf if I use a card, then I just use coins and bills.
But I recognize that a machine like Coinstar could be very helpful to some folks.
Lili@creativesavv
Wednesday 18th of December 2013
Oh, I just got my answer, a 10% fee to get cash back.
KateNwv
Wednesday 18th of December 2013
The branch bank near my home no longer takes coins either. (You must go to the main bank, which is not so convenient). I hadn't used CoinStar because of the fees, but now finding I can get Amazon and iTunes gift cards and get rid of the coins sitting in jars in my house seems to be a win-win situation. Hooray!