Convert Spare Change To Amazon Credit
November 17th, 2005
I’m a big fan of those Coinstar coin-counting machines you find in most grocery stores, but it always seemed like a raw deal having to give them nearly 9% of my money just to count it. Maybe I was a bit lazy giving up that big a cut when I could have rolled the coins myself and taken them to a bank. But I dump my fishbowl of loose change into the hopper without guilt now that you can get your money back as a gift certificate for Amazon or Starbucks — and at 100% of the value of your change with no fees. It’s a great system, especially since now you can take your gift certificate and go instead of standing in line at the checkout to get your receipt exchanged for cash.
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1. junedonofrio | July 8th, 2006 at 6:32 am
i dont pay any fee for converting my change, i do it at my bank Farmer’s & Mechanics, i do believe that there are other banks that offer the same machine, all you have to do is deposit your coins in the machine then give the reciept to the teller for cash. this way i can spend it anywhere i whish !
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