My main problem with the Coinstar machines is that they cut out 8.9% of the money you deposit, so I've often just gone through the trouble of separating and rolling the coins by myself. Apparently sometime ago, they added the "ecertificate" option, which allows you to redeem your coins for gift certificates to Amazon instead. And the best part? They don't even charge you the 8.9 percent coin counting cost. I know where my loose change is going from now on.
Very useful info!
I heard through mass radio advertising that they added the nofee e-certificate option for Starbucks, but i'm glad to hear that they've expanded to Amazon.com too.
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