Cash it in, Cash it in
The concept behind Coinstar is brilliant. Dump the contents of your change jar into a machine, and voilà -- You're instantly $10 or $20 or (if you hoard quarters like me) $30 richer.
But that sweet counting machine isn't free. In fact, it takes a commission of nearly 10% of your hard-earned change.
That's why you should pour your pennies into a bag and run to a Commerce Bank, where the coin counters (or "Penny Arcades") are free, free, free.
That's right. Free.
Even if you're not a Commerce banker? Free.
Even if you have 18 bags of change? Free.
Say it with me. Free.
All together now. Free!
1 comments:
Commerce Bank is a little far for me. . . so when I use Coinstar, I often go for the "Amazon Gift Card" option. There's always something I can use on Amazon, and they don't charge any commission if you go the gift card route. (Although, it's not so much a gift card as it is a code printed out on a receipt that is very easily shoved into a pocket and lost.)
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