Even though they now charge sales tax in California, I always manage to get a hold of Amazon gift cards at a 10-20% discount. Thatâs not the machine you need. 5. Buy Grocery & Pay Yourself in Cash. Cashing in your loose change at Coinstar is easy. If you redeem $30+ worth of coins into Amazon gift cards at your local Coinstar kiosk, they will add a $5 Amazon promotional credit code (valid on products sold by Amazon). Most of us buy groceries a few times a week. Coinstar's focus is the conversion of loose change into paper currency, donations, and gift cards via coin counter kiosks which deduct a fee for conversion of coins to banknotes; it processes $2.7 billion worth of coins annually as of 2019. Not to be confused with Change Counting Kiosks, Exchange Kiosks allow the customer to scan their gift card and obtain a cash offer on spot. Amazon offers two options to spend your Coinstar redemption. The only rule is that the eGift Card has a minimum of $5 and a maximum of $1,000. Several game purveyors are on the list of participating companies, including Steam, GameStop, and Amazon. 9. It happens! I used a Coinstar machine this weekend. Convert to an Amazon Gift Card. You can sell more than 1 gift card at a time, and the kiosks are located in grocery stores where you already shop. Pour $20 for Amazon.com Gift Cards at Coinstar, get $5 in MP3 Credit. Coinstar machine if you choose an Amazon Gift card instead of cash (otherwise they take a 10% processing fee). Thereâs really no better feeling than coming home to a gigantic box of paper towels on your doorstep ð Offer expiration: November 30, 2020 Promotional credit expires at 11:59 p.m. (PT) December ⦠Save: Save or gather at least $20 in coins to exchange at your nearest Coinstar kiosk between August 27 and September 23, 2012 (find yours here). Coinstar kiosks currently let people turn their coins into cash or turn coins for eGift cards from places such as Amazon, AMC, GameStop, Gap, and much more. Advertisement. Just pour your coins into the kiosk and let us do the work. The extra $5 Amazon credit will automatically be applied at checkout once youâre ready to shop. After researching Coinstar and finding out I could skip all fees and get an Amazon gift card, Iâve been a Coinstar fan ever since. Coinstar offers e-gift cards to tons of chain restaurants and bars. My coinstar money, or the amazon gift card will help me this Christmas accomplish just that! I would be delighted to win the giftcard so that my Christmas tradition will have another special ornament on the tree for all to see. I had walked up to the machine, selected an Amazon gift card (which is free) and dumped in just under $100 in coins. It then asked again if I want a gift card or a cash voucher (with its 11.9% fee). Reply. In addition, Coinstar has partnered with Coinme, the worldâs leader in cryptocurrency, making it easier than ever to purchase Bitcoin with cash at select U.S. Coinstar locations. The offer is typically 60-85% of the balance remaining on your gift card. Ask Amazon for Cash ... You have to have an actual physical gift card to insert into the CoinStar machine. Youâll avoid Conistarâs fee and keep every penny to yourself when you choose to cash in your coins for an electronic gift card. You can cash your coins for an Amazon gift card or a gift card from one of the other participating merchants as per the table below. Note: Not all eGift cards are available on every kiosk. For some reason known only to Coinstar, each has their own minimum and maximum amounts that can be converted into gift cards. Pay for your next big tech purchase in pennies. Merry Christmas! I buy a ton of stuff on Amazon since they have great prices, free 2 day shipping with Prime and amazing customer service. When you pour at least $30 in loose coins at Coinstar and choose the Amazon.com Gift Card option between 9/15 and 11/30, you will earn an extra $5 for your next Amazon purchase.Here's how to get this offer: Choose the Amazon Gift Card option at the kiosk (there's no fee) Pour your coins into the kiosk. Promotion expires November 30, 2020 and the promotional Amazon credit expires December 21, 2020. Additionally, you can donate your coins to a charity that partners with Coinstar. To do this, use Coinstar as normal but choose to receive a gift card instead of cash. Without a fee for this type of redemption method, you can "purchase" an Amazon gift card receipt/code that you can later enter at Amazon. Coinstar transactions usually come with a small fee, but if you convert your coins into an Amazon card the fee is waived. Turn coins into cash or charity donations at Coinstar. Simply, visit your local Coinstar kiosk and exchange $30 in Coins to receive this promotion.Be sure to take advantage of this great promotion while it lasts! Fortunately, there are several ways you can convert an Amazon gift card balance to cash or trade them in exchange for other gift cards. Coinstar has plenty of gift card choices. Pretty much every Coinstar kiosk gives out gift cards to Amazon and Best Buy. The machine gave the wrong gift card, people in the store were useless, but were still better than the customer service "representatives" at coinstar itself. Turn in your coins into a Coinstar machine (where available). Or, you may simply need to transfer Amazon gift card to cash because you need the money more right now. If you are going to use your coins to purchase a gift card, Coinstar is an easy way to do it. Coinstar can dispense gift cards from many stores including Amazon, AMC, Best Buy, and even Southwest. The code you get from your Coinstar transaction will pay out everything you deposited plus $5 bonus when you register on Amazon. Get a receipt with your unique Amazon Gift Card ⦠Coinstar Exchange accepts gift cards from more than 150 stores and restaurants, and you can review the List of Accepted Gift Cards, which is updated on a regular basis. Turn Loose Change into Amazon Gift Cards Want to cash in your coins for more preps? Best of all, you can shop Amazon the same day you dump coins into the machine. U.S. consumers can now visit participating Coinstar kiosks and add cash to their Amazon balance using Amazon Cash. It has a malicious user interface. Be sure to enter your eGift code into your Amazon account as soon as possible so you donât lose the eGift card. Find a machine location in a grocery store near you. In order to qualify for the additional $5, you need to get paid via an Amazon gift card. Have loose change lying around? Coinstar is offering a promotion where customers can Get Extra $5 Amazon Credit When Exchanging $30 in Coins for an Amazon.com Gift Card! Steam can accept a minimum of $10 and a maximum of $100, while GameStop can accept anywhere from $5 to $500 in coins. There is no fee to use this service at Coinstar kiosks. You get to keep your entire amount. Coinstar will give you your funds as an Amazon gift card for no fee. By the way, if you have $1,000 in change, you're insane. This is an easy way anyone can earn an Amazon gift card, without even trying. According to Gift Card Granny, you could sell an Elephant Bar gift card for 65-70.5% face value online, which represents a 7% higher payout than what Coinstar will offer. Coinstar gift cards. Amazon gift cards are the most traded and in demand gift cards out there, but Iâve found nowhere (including each of the above options) where I can safely sell or trade Amazon gift cards. If you decide to get a gift card instead of cash, there is no percentage taken from your total! It is ridiculous that in this country legal tender can be rejected by the institutions designed to accept them under all circumstances. The best part? It turns out Coinstar does not only provide direct access to Amazon gift cards but will exchange your unwanted gift cards for cash. Saving up your coins for a gift card is a great way to treat yourself to a fun meal or drinks out with friends, without overspending. Gift Card kiosks (formerly owned by Coinstar) look like the green kiosk that sounds like a slot machine when people pour coins into the hopper. And of course, I know that the Frugal Girl is the one that helped make it happen! You could sell a $500 Amazon gift card for $450 or $430 perhaps. You can request an Amazon eGift card and redeem it using the barcode, the same way youâd use other gift cards. Letâs take a look first at some of the ways to trade Amazon gift card for cash. There are other gift cards you can choose from but Amazon is my favorite. They basically said I was screwed and stuck with a *** gift card for a restaurant I hate even though I had pressed the button for a Lowes card. Coinstar has partnered with other companies in addition to Amazon to offer gift cards with no fee to you â you turn in $11.11 worth of coins, you get a $11.11 gift card to the Amazon store or to the other store(s) participating in the program. They used to offer all kinds of gift cards, from movie theaters to Home Depot, but now it's just Amazon.com. Avoid the Coinstar Fee by Requesting an Amazon Gift Card. If youâve used Coinstar to cash in your collection of coins, you know that if you choose to get an Amazon gift card instead of cash, you can bypass the coin counting fees. If you decide to accept Coinstarâs price, you have to jump through a few hoops to complete the transaction. If not, and if you donât mind, lower the asking price. How does Coinstar work? Hereâs a way to both help keep physical coins in circulation and get a little bonus for yourself. Keep in mind that this promotion is only available to customers who havenât previously selected an Amazon gift card code as the payout option at a Coinstar kiosk. Cash in your coins at Coinstar. Also, each eGift card requires a minimum amount ($5 for Amazon to $25 for Southwest) and has a maximum limit ($100 for AMC to $1000 for Amazon). Amazon Gift Card = Cash. An Amazon.com Gift Card is automatically purchased and claimed to the customerâs Amazon Balance and is available for immediate use for eligible items on Amazon.com or select affiliated properties. 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 ⦠Iâm talking about the counterpart called Gift Card Exchange.