DEAD: 10.00 Bonus Amazon Gift Certificate when you convert 30.00 in coins to Coinstar for an Amazon GC

[esquared]

I just received this in my email from Amazon. About once a year I turn my jar of all my loose change to get counted at a Coinstar machine. They charge 8.9% to convert to cash but if you choose a gift certificate as your redemption, you don't get charged a fee.

Turn in at least 30.00 in change and opt for an Amazon GC and you will get another Amazon GC for 10.00 electronically by filling out the printed receipt & mail in to receive your $10 Amazon.com gift certificate.

Offer good on qualified transactions made between October 1, 2007 and November 4, 2007. The $10 Amazon.com gift certificate offer ends 11/4/07 or while supplies last.

Coinstar offer link here
Offer details here

You can locate a Coinstar in your area by putting your zip in the box at the top of linked pages above.

 

[AMD K9]

Cool I have a large jar probably with hundreds of dollars of coins. Nice to use it for more junk at Amazon lol.

 

[BurningDog]

Whats ironic is that we're going to have to count our change first to make sure its more than $30.

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: BurningDog
Whats ironic is that we're going to have to count our change first to make sure its more than $30.

Just go to the bank and exchange bills for coins.

I wonder if there is a set limit for amazon gift certificates.

 

[duzytata]

If you're not going the gift card route, I don't know why people use these machines. My bank will count my change for me and either deposit it into my account or hand me the cash all without charge.

 

[markrb38]

Mine as well, but that is rare these days. Even at my bank only certain locations will do it.
One of the criteria when I look into a bank is if they have a change counting machine or not.

Mark

 

[lupi]

My bank has their own counting machine in the lobby that will do the counting for you and deposit to your account; but if ya want something from Amazon not a bad way to pick up $30 in quarter rolls and then head to a coinstar to buy a $40 gift card with your $30.

 

[nyker96]

sounds good, but I used all my coins from my change pocket, you can try carry one, it users up coins pretty fast. Used to have a jar as well all gone now.

 

[Vikroda]

Some of the machines accept bills (however, it doesn't let you combine bills and coins).
Also, one rebate per household but I read on FW that the amazon GC is emailed to you if you specify it on the form, so I suppose you can use your relatives and friends' addresses.

 

[fatdragondzc]

doesnt coinstar take 9% for your counted coins......last time i checked i think they did.

 

[Terabyte]

Originally posted by: fatdragondzc
doesnt coinstar take 9% for your counted coins......last time i checked i think they did.

From the OP - They charge 8.9% to convert to cash but if you choose a gift certificate as your redemption, you don't get charged a fee.

:|

 

[Katmandu]

Originally posted by: Terabyte

Originally posted by: fatdragondzc
doesnt coinstar take 9% for your counted coins......last time i checked i think they did.

From the OP - They charge 8.9% to convert to cash but if you choose a gift certificate as your redemption, you don't get charged a fee.

:|

Don't go CHO on him now!

 

[AMD K9]

Has anyone tested the machine to make sure it's accurate? I chose the free Amazon GC so I didn't pay the 8.9%. I would have guessed I had closer to $80 in change than the $42 it told me I had. I think next time I will pre count it and see how accurate this thing is. I actually used the $Amazon credit for a purchase last night and it went off without a hitch. Bought 48 clif bars and recieved another $10 off from amazon as they have a code called "GOODBARS" if you spend over $39 in Clif Bars.

 

[TNshadows]

Last time I checked, my old plastic bear bank weighed in at 38 lbs. of pennies,(minus the 1 lb. weight of old bear). I wonder how much that equals to in greenbacks ?

 

[esquared]

Originally posted by: TNshadows
Last time I checked, my old plastic bear bank weighed in at 38 lbs. of pennies,(minus the 1 lb. weight of old bear). I wonder how much that equals to in greenbacks ?

I found this link here several posts down. I can't testify for the accuracy but 37 lbs x new or old pennies, would be:

67.13 for all new pennies
53.96 for all old pennies
So you are probably somewhere in between.

Info from the link above:

Pennies 1982 and after weigh 2.50 g, 97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper.
Pennies 1982 and before weigh 3.11g, 95% copper, 5% zinc.
Both types of pennies were minted in 1982.

There are 453.59g per pound (mass).

So there are 181.44 new zinc pennies/pound and 145.85 new copper pennies per pound

 

[Chinox22x]

I have a water bottle full of coins, the big water bottle dispenser found at your office....it weighs well over 200 lbs maybe more...how am i gonna haul that to a coinstar location?

 

[Scagnetti]

I had one of those water cooler containers about a 1/3 full and it came to about 4 bills. It was pretty heavy too. I can't imagine how you are gonna get a full one out of your house. But it will def. be worth it....

Coinstar is alright by me. I'm not concerned with giving them 9 cents on the dollar. It's the convienence you are paying for. And it is very convienent. It's cool if your bank counts it for you, but you still have to get to the bank during work hours and Coinstar is open 24/7.

 

[jasonja]

That's impressive.... you're going to tie up a Coinstar machine for 30 mins to count all of that.

 

[zoiks]

I have one of those small trash cans full with coins. One of these days I'll go ahead and cash em in.

 

[fatdragondzc]

Originally posted by: Katmandu

Originally posted by: Terabyte

Originally posted by: fatdragondzc
doesnt coinstar take 9% for your counted coins......last time i checked i think they did.

From the OP - They charge 8.9% to convert to cash but if you choose a gift certificate as your redemption, you don't get charged a fee.

:|

Don't go CHO on him now!

haha oops missed that only read the bottom. Nice them time to cash in my coins....wonder if they cash in gold coins....i have 500$ in those...

 

[Thump553]

Originally posted by: zoiks
I have one of those small trash cans full with coins. One of these days I'll go ahead and cash em in.

Next time someone moans and groans about Americans not saving anymore, point them to zoiks.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: duzytata
If you're not going the gift card route, I don't know why people use these machines. My bank will count my change for me and either deposit it into my account or hand me the cash all without charge.

Very rare today for them to do that free.

I dump my change when the pennies and stuff builds up a couple times a year while at the grocery store.

Usually it nets $20-30...don't use cash too much with debit available for anything practically.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: markrb38
Mine as well, but that is rare these days. Even at my bank only certain locations will do it.
One of the criteria when I look into a bank is if they have a change counting machine or not.

Mark

I try to avoid going into the branch as much as possible...if WAMU didn't offer free international transfers I'd probably never have to walk into a branch. Citi has them online, but like a $60 hit for doing them.

You must have a lot of coins to make a counting machine a requirement.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Chinox22x
I have a water bottle full of coins, the big water bottle dispenser found at your office....it weighs well over 200 lbs maybe more...how am i gonna haul that to a coinstar location?

I'd just stick it under one arm.

 

[AMD K9]

Reminds me of the episode of Seinfeld where george takes a bunch of change and wants them converted for bills and the teller gives him paper rolls so he can "do it himself". If banks stopped doing coin counting for free back then as that must have beren 1992 or 1993 as it was an older episode, then how would someone still be doing it today as the teller on that episode made it seem like they stopped doing that service like 5-10 years before that episode even. You recall his remark, "what am I supposed to quit my job [to roll these quarters]"