In our family we don't spend "coins". We save all of our change and put it into a clear old-fashioned milk jug. When the jug is full, we roll all the change and split the total $ amount among the 4 avid readers in the family. Then we make a trip to an old used bookstore and shop to our hearts content.
This year, in an effort to economize and further our adoption fund, we're going to turn our change into Christmas presents. So here's a deal....Take at least $40 change to your nearest CoinStar location. Redeem the change for gift cards (you can find a listing at the CoinStar website). There's no fee for converting your change to gift cards, i.e. $40 worth of coins will become $40 of gift cards.
During the Christmas season CoinStar is running a special promotion. You can see the details at the CoinStar Promotion link. They will send you a free $10 gift card for counting your $40 in change.
At our nearest CoinStar location, they offer gift certificates for Lowes, Amazon. com, Overstock. com and several other businesses. We're going to redeem ours for Amazon gift cards and then do Christmas shopping via the web.
That should help extend our holiday budget!!
Thanks to Money Saving Mom (my favorite coupon site) for spreading the word about this deal.
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