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2006-08-26
Getting Rid of Coins
One other minor thing I needed to do before leaving is getting rid of the coins, as it wouldn't make sense to ship them to California. Like most people, I keep my coins, mostly pennies, in a basket and never bothered to bring them to a bank or something. Granted, services like Coinstar can easily convert them into cash-equivalent, but the 8.9% service charge just seems like robbery.
The way to avoid this service charge is to get/reload a gift card. I didn't realize I got more than $21 there. (There's probably no way to find out if it is accurate, unless I care enough to count the coins ahead of time.) I reloaded my Starbucks card, because to me it is the closest thing to cash. But you can choose others like Amazon, iTunes, Borders, or LNT, to name a few. Check out the Amazon's Coinstar page. They even tell you how many nickels you would need to buy their top sellers!
The way to avoid this service charge is to get/reload a gift card. I didn't realize I got more than $21 there. (There's probably no way to find out if it is accurate, unless I care enough to count the coins ahead of time.) I reloaded my Starbucks card, because to me it is the closest thing to cash. But you can choose others like Amazon, iTunes, Borders, or LNT, to name a few. Check out the Amazon's Coinstar page. They even tell you how many nickels you would need to buy their top sellers!
