How much does it cost to use Coinstar?

Just pour your coins into a machine and let us do the work. Take your coins to a Coinstar machine. A 11.9% coin processing fee applies. Fees may vary by location.

Does Coinstar charge a fee for cash?

How does Coinstar work? Cashing in your loose change at Coinstar is easy. Just pour your coins into the kiosk and let us do the work. Choose one of our three convenient options: get cash, which has an 11.9% fee (fees may vary by location), select a NO FEE eGift Card, or make a donation to your favorite charity.

Are Coinstar machines worth it?

For every $100 you deposit into a Coinstar machine, you’ll lose nearly $12. Because they’re basically the only coin-counting company out there, Coinstar can get away with charging these high fees. Most people feel like the convenience of the kiosks makes it worth it.

How much does the coin machine at Walmart charge?

When using a Coinstar Kiosk at Walmart, customers will be charged an 11.9% fee which can be avoided when selecting the “free gift card” option. The limit for coins accepted is $2,000 in one transaction.

How much does Coinstar charge at Walmart?

What happens to the coins in the Coinstar machine?

At least for the few companies involved in it — like those big, green Coinstar machines you see in every supermarket that change your coins into lighter, more convenient money… for a fee, of course. But how do Coinstar machines work? What happens to all those coins in the machine?

What can I do with my Coinstar vouchers?

Getting a cash voucher is simply using the Coinstar machine to count your coins and exchange them for cash. This is much like using an ATM for getting cash out of your account, so there will be a fee. You can also use your coins to exchange for a gift card to over 20 popular restaurants or retail stores.

How long does it take to get cash at Coinstar?

Turn your coins into cash fast. You can get cash in just a few minutes using a Coinstar® kiosk. It’s so simple. You don’t have to count, sort, or roll your coins.

Is there a way to bypass the Coinstar fee?

Coinstar does give you the ability to bypass their fee. Instead of getting cash for your coins, you can choose to get an e-gift card instead. These are for many large and well-known companies. If you need to get some shopping done, then you can just choose those instead.

Does Coinstar accept bills?

Coinstar accepts paper bills if you have a Paypal account, a Paypal debit card and are signed up for the service.

How accurate are Coinstar machines?

The target accuracy was 99.9997% or 3 per 1,000,000 measured on a dollar value basis (as opposed to piece count). There are bins inside the Coinstar machine and every one of them is recounted at an automated facility prior to deposit into the federal reserve banking system .

What stores have Coinstar machines?

You can find Coinstar machines at the following major grocery stores: Albertsons (including Acme Markets , Carrs , Jewel-Osco, Lucky, Pavilions , Randalls , Safeway , Shaw’s and Star Market , United Supermarkets, and Vons stores)

Do Coinstar machines take pennies?

Coinstar machines cannot accept the following coins: 1943 US pennies ($0.01) Silver 1964 and prior dimes ($0.10) Silver 1964 and prior quarters ($0.25) Silver 1969 and prior half dollars ($0.50) Eisenhower silver dollars ($1.00)