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<p>[QUOTE="halfdfanboy, post: 905569, member: 24566"]The first time I used a coin star machine I was under the impression I could still get a no fee gift certifcate. No dice. Just a voucher less almost 10% of my haul. I was left none too pleased. I vowed never to use coinstar again. They were worse then the Empire in Starwars.</p><p> </p><p>So the other day, I had over $20 of zinc pennies staring back at me. Roll searched with all copper and other goodies removed. It just kept growing. It started to remind me of the gulf oil spill as it kept getting bigger and out of control. Sure, I could take it to a bank I don't have account at and let them deal with it. </p><p> </p><p>Then I figured, eh, I'll part with a couple bucks to coin star to rid myself of this mess. My hoard of bad pennies could then be used to towards paint for my bathroom I was picking up.</p><p> </p><p>I hate taking a hit on money like anybody else. But hey, this time it beat giving a headache to some tellers at a bank. You can say, hey it's the tellers job. Which is true but it doesn't mean they want to deal with 2,500 pennies being throw at them.</p><p> </p><p>Coinstar, you're not so bad afterall, for now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="halfdfanboy, post: 905569, member: 24566"]The first time I used a coin star machine I was under the impression I could still get a no fee gift certifcate. No dice. Just a voucher less almost 10% of my haul. I was left none too pleased. I vowed never to use coinstar again. They were worse then the Empire in Starwars. So the other day, I had over $20 of zinc pennies staring back at me. Roll searched with all copper and other goodies removed. It just kept growing. It started to remind me of the gulf oil spill as it kept getting bigger and out of control. Sure, I could take it to a bank I don't have account at and let them deal with it. Then I figured, eh, I'll part with a couple bucks to coin star to rid myself of this mess. My hoard of bad pennies could then be used to towards paint for my bathroom I was picking up. I hate taking a hit on money like anybody else. But hey, this time it beat giving a headache to some tellers at a bank. You can say, hey it's the tellers job. Which is true but it doesn't mean they want to deal with 2,500 pennies being throw at them. Coinstar, you're not so bad afterall, for now.[/QUOTE]
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