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Coinstar Adds iTunes Gift Cards/eCertificates

Monday, April 10th, 2006 at 3:50 PM - by

Coinstar announced Monday that iTunes gift cards or eCertificates have been added as options at Coinstar Centers. Coinstar operates kiosks at grocery stores and other retail outlets across the U.S. that convert loose coins to cash for an 8.9% fee. The company also offers several gift card options, now including iTunes, that make the conversion into a fee-free transaction.

In the company's announcement, Coinstar noted that there is an estimated US$10.5 billion in spare change hoarded in the U.S. As the company put is, "that's 10 billion iTunes downloads to be had, which is enough to fill nearly 44 million1GB iPod Shuffles!"

You can a list of locations and other information at the Coinstar Web site.

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Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:15 pm

If you need that additional 8.9% (or just want all of your money), find a Commerce Bank branch. They offer the same service for no fee for customers and non-customers alike.

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Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:50 pm

Being able to redeem coins for iTunes or Amazon cash for no-fee is really nice, IMHO. I'm planning to go pick up an iTMS gift card this evening.

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