Coinstar machine removed from store

WilliamBoyd

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The local Safeway grocery store removed their Coinstar machine in May 2019.

Has anyone else noticed removals of Coinstar machines where they shop?

One of my last interesting Coinstar finds:

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United States cent 1927-D

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Clad2Silver

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Fortunately none of the stores where I routinely check the Coinstars has taken the machines out and hopefully they never will. Did you happen to inquire as to why the machine was removed?
 

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I have noticed a couple of places where they have been replaced with machines which only give credit for the store where they are installed.
 

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I've noticed that my local machines have greatly reduced the number of 100% gift card sponsors. The one at our local Walmart only had two options, otherwise you had to take the 10% hit on getting cash.
 

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Only Safeways have left in my town. :dontknow:
 

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Does anyone else think that it is odd that the Coinstars in Walmart do not offer a Walmart gift card as one of the options?
 

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Now that all of the local businesses have been forced to close, our local Walmart "Neighborhood Market" removed all but 1 human operated checkout stand and rearrange the whole front of the store. Now the Coinstar machine sits at what I call the Cattle Gate where every customer has to walk by it to get to a Self Checkout (which I refuse to use). So if anything hits the reject tray, it won't be there for long.

My last good find before the job deletion remodel began was a really crusty 1943 steel penny, but the only one I've ever found.
 

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Does anyone else think that it is odd that the Coinstars in Walmart do not offer a Walmart gift card as one of the options?

I found the same thing at the grocery stores. I used to just get a store credit at 100% value, now, I have to get that 100% voucher for another store. I'm just not going to take a 10% hit by getting cash!
 

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Thats crappy complain to management
 

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