We needed to do some kid shopping so I saw the coinstar machine offers no fee Toys R Us gift cards. I went down and fed $100 worth of halves and it had an error issuing the gift card so it gave a cash receipt for no fee. I went back to the same machine three times over the course of a week and every time it gave a cash receipt. One time it shorted me a half dollar but one time it gave me a nickel. Just feed them a few at a time. Things must get stuck and jarred loose later