Get Free Money from CoinStar
Monday October 1, 2007
Rush to your nearest CoinStar machine . . . now through November 4th, CoinStar is offering a free $10 Amazon gift certificate when you cash in $30 or more in coins and use the money to buy an Amazon gift certificate. That's a quick 33 percent return on your money--and with Christmas less than three months away, the timing couldn't be better.
For more details: Coinstar Promotion
Coinstar skims off 10% for themselves, go to the bank and keep all of your money.
CoinStar charges a hefty fee (about 9%) for changing coin to cash, therefore your return for this deal is not 33%.
Actually, there’s no fee involved in this offer. When you take your earnings as a gift card, Coinstar waves the fee.
So it’s only good IF you want to shop with Amazon.
It’s true that you can only shop at Amazon with the gift certificate, but Amazon sells a huge variety of products- they often work in partnership with other retailers. I used Amazon to buy a specialty leather cleaner and car wax for my dad last year and at the same time bought 2 CDs for my brother.
Only Coinstar machine in our town is not participating! Check first, before you dump in a lot of coins.
As a lifelong frugal person, I don’t equate ordering books online with frugality. This promotion may resonate
with people who save coins and use Amazon, but it’s not a frugals biggie.
Coinstar offers other giftcards besides from Amazon, though I don’t think this particular deal is reflected with the other cards. Choose from Amazon, Starbucks, Borders, iTunes, Circuit City, Pier 1, Linens&Things, Eddie Bauer, Cabela’s, KBToys, Old Navy (has great sales BTW), Timberland, DisneyShopping.com, Hollywood Video, or AMC.