Coinstar- Was this Prudent?

[palidin20603]

I had $28 and change in mostly dimes and halves in the car. I needed to get Cokes for the weekend. The store had a Coinstar with no store gift card. They had a Memorial Day special buy 2 12 pack of Coke products for $13.70 and get 3 12 packs free. So based on the savings on the Cokes I used the Coinstar there (which counts dimes accurately, no errors) and paid the 9.8% or $2.76.

I NEVER pay Coinstar fees, but the deal the store had seemed worth while to pay Coinstar.

What do you think? I did search the branches in the shopping center, no keepers. 2 branches.

HH

 

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[drcaulfield]

Good deal might have spent over 1/2 gallon of gas and time to save less than 3 dollars plus the coke deal

 

[cyberdan]

Why didn't you just pay the store teller in coins

 

[50cent]

Sounds like you're addicted to coke.

 

[50cent]

If you weren't addicted, you would have realized you could have paid with coins.

 

[palidin20603]

If you weren't addicted, you would have realized you could have paid with coins.

Ok wise guys, what have you bought with unrolled dimes?

 

[theekman]

Some self checkouts have a coin spot where you can just toss the change in and it counts it.

 

[mr helton]

Some self checkouts have a coin spot where you can just toss the change in and it counts it.

lol I just did this today for the first time. Bought almost $100 in groceries and paid the entire thing in change from my CRH searches.

 

[LawrenceMR]

Ok wise guys, what have you bought with unrolled dimes?

LOL...I dropped a $50 bag of dimes on a gas station attendant before. It all spends the same, still currency.

 

[weighit]

Ok wise guys, what have you bought with unrolled dimes?

Yes do it all the time, use up all the loose change but mostly quarters and halves. Bought a $600 bike for my wife with halves.

 

[50cent]

I presumed it might of been halves, if they didnt have auto-check-out mighta saved you some time if you wanted pop that bad yo.