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<p>[QUOTE="ahearn, post: 905866, member: 18211"]I now use CoinStar a couple of times a year -- after I found out that you could choose the no-fee certificates. If you choose Amazon, JC Penney, or any of the other no-fee options, there is actually NO FEE. However, you have to find a machine that offers these options. I use the ones in my local Kroger supermarkets. I always choose Amazon because I normally order regularly from them anyway. Never had a problem.</p><p> </p><p>I'm not sure why the OP was charged a fee even when he used the certificates. That is not the situation in any machine I've ever used.</p><p> </p><p>As for mis-counting, I have had situations in which some dimes were counted as pennies, and vice-versa, but not enough to be a big problem.</p><p> </p><p>These machines are a rip-off if you choose the cash option. But if you choose the merchant certificate option, the merchant pays the fees, not us.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ahearn, post: 905866, member: 18211"]I now use CoinStar a couple of times a year -- after I found out that you could choose the no-fee certificates. If you choose Amazon, JC Penney, or any of the other no-fee options, there is actually NO FEE. However, you have to find a machine that offers these options. I use the ones in my local Kroger supermarkets. I always choose Amazon because I normally order regularly from them anyway. Never had a problem. I'm not sure why the OP was charged a fee even when he used the certificates. That is not the situation in any machine I've ever used. As for mis-counting, I have had situations in which some dimes were counted as pennies, and vice-versa, but not enough to be a big problem. These machines are a rip-off if you choose the cash option. But if you choose the merchant certificate option, the merchant pays the fees, not us.[/QUOTE]
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