Comments on: What a Difference Pay Laundry Makes http://www.rachelleb.com/2009/12/20/what-a-difference-pay-laundry-makes/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:57:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Richard http://www.rachelleb.com/2009/12/20/what-a-difference-pay-laundry-makes/comment-page-1/#comment-95490 Richard Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:30:55 +0000 http://www.rachelleb.com/?p=6576#comment-95490 Coinstar takes 9% off the top if you exchange it for cash, but can get a gift card for various merchants (Amazon, itunes, etc) and there is no fee. Coinstar takes 9% off the top if you exchange it for cash, but can get a gift card for various merchants (Amazon, itunes, etc) and there is no fee.

]]> By: Felix http://www.rachelleb.com/2009/12/20/what-a-difference-pay-laundry-makes/comment-page-1/#comment-95470 Felix Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:45:40 +0000 http://www.rachelleb.com/?p=6576#comment-95470 We've had a few contests at work where people would bring in change, and we'd guess the amounts. It's always surprising how much more seems to be there, than what people think. On the Coinstar thing, I'd recommend that you bring your change to a bank instead. While I've never used Coinstar, my sense is that they take some fee for sorting your change (whereas a bank will do it at no charge). We’ve had a few contests at work where people would bring in change, and we’d guess the amounts. It’s always surprising how much more seems to be there, than what people think.

On the Coinstar thing, I’d recommend that you bring your change to a bank instead. While I’ve never used Coinstar, my sense is that they take some fee for sorting your change (whereas a bank will do it at no charge).

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