Coinstar
Coinstar Overview
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Coinstar reviews
Coinstar has a 1.4 star rating from 84 reviews; consumers are mostly dissatisfied citing high price levels, unreliable kiosks, and poor customer service.
Positive Feedback
Machines are convenient when working and reliably count change, offering an option for gift cards instead of cash.
Negative Feedback / Risk Areas
- Frequent machine malfunctions that jam or miscount, leading to lost coins.
- Invalid or fading vouchers that registers and stores cannot redeem.
- High fees and perceived overcharging during exchanges.
- Poor response to Coinstar customer complaints and delays or denials of refund.
- Problems with crypto transactions and Coinme wallet verifications holding funds.
Key Takeaways for Future Customers
- Consider banks or cash deposits instead of Coinstar to avoid fees and risk.
- If using a kiosk, photograph the transaction and redeem vouchers the same day.
- Expect long waits for customer service and pursue documented refund requests promptly.
The generated data is based on reviews and questionnaires provided by PissedConsumer.com users.
Coinstar reviews
Coinstar has a 1.4 star rating from 84 reviews; consumers are mostly dissatisfied citing high price levels, unreliable kiosks, and poor customer service.
Positive Feedback
Machines are convenient when working and reliably count change, offering an option for gift cards instead of cash.
Negative Feedback / Risk Areas
- Frequent machine malfunctions that jam or miscount, leading to lost coins.
- Invalid or fading vouchers that registers and stores cannot redeem.
- High fees and perceived overcharging during exchanges.
- Poor response to Coinstar customer complaints and delays or denials of refund.
- Problems with crypto transactions and Coinme wallet verifications holding funds.
Key Takeaways for Future Customers
- Consider banks or cash deposits instead of Coinstar to avoid fees and risk.
- If using a kiosk, photograph the transaction and redeem vouchers the same day.
- Expect long waits for customer service and pursue documented refund requests promptly.
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Verified Reviewer |Bought crypto through coinstar machine
Absolutely not... NEVER AGAIN PERIOD!!! biggest mistake EVER
After purchasing crypto through their coinstar machine it proceeded to guide me to download their app, it asked for all my information- which I filled out including mysocial security # , my drivers liscence photos front/back and a selfie but their automatic verification has failed 20 times. Now they are holding my crypto hostage.
What a joke, and a nightmare! Never again will I use their service, also they already deducted their cut from my money, a large fee, yet arent releasing what I payed for.
- Holding my crypto hostage
- Fake spread fee of 50 dollars plus an additional fee of 12 dollars
Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered
User's recommendation: Do not use them to buy crypto.
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Verified Reviewer |Poor machine performance. Maintenance needed on machine.
Loaded coins in machine and machine jammed. After store assistant opened machine and cleared coins it was closed. Machine worked poorly and was filthy inside.
Preferred solution: Repair:Maintenance on Machine. Garland Texas 75040. Store.Tom Thumb
User's recommendation: Use machine at your own risk
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Verified Reviewer |Should be illegal to take our money and charge us for the act
My wife used a Coinstar machine to change coins in Sainsbury's. They charged £3 and printed a coupon for £19.22.
However, when my wife gave me the coupon and asked me to use it, we found that it must be used the same day.
Else now, it seems we have been charged £3 in order to take and keep our money. I feel Sainsbury's should kick these guys out as it's damaging to their reputation also.
- Theft
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: Please DO NOT USE
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Verified Reviewer |EXCESSIVE FEES
Only use if you are willing to pay the fee.
If you have a piggy bank full of coins. They give you two options.
Have a cashier count all the money with rollers. (Which they will not do). Or, go to a CoinStar that automatically counts the change for you (For a fee) So that you can have bills. (For an additional fee).
And, by the time that time the DMCA will have all your money. (For a fee).
- Way to deposit coins
- Unwanted attention
- Excessively high fees
- Carrying a lot of coins creates unnecessary
Preferred solution: A way to deposit coins hassle, headache, and fee free.
User's recommendation: Protest the DMCA
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Verified ReviewerCoinstar machine robbed my son
So my son wanted to cash in his hard-earned savings to dollars, approx. 140 dollars.
Roughly, the machine took almost all of the coins and stopped, froze up. I contacted the store manager; he came, opened it up, messed around with it for a minute, and then said there's nothing he can do but get my phone number and call a technician for the machine.
There was no guarantee that I would get my money back or when. This isn't right; there has to be something I can do about this.
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: Don't use
E gift cards
I can no longer find Amazon e cards in Hayesville and Murphy NC.
All of the ecard offerings are restaurants that are not available in these markets.
For years I selected Amazon, and can no longer select.
Why is this and can the Amazon selection be reinstated.
MC Brooks
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Verified Buyer |This review is from a real person who provided valid contact information and hasn't been caught misusing, spamming or abusing our website. Check our FAQ
Verified ReviewerCash Voucher that isn't redeemable at this time
Makes no sense. I put coins in coinstar it printed my voucher I went to register and they couldn't cash it in so we called the number and guess what they told me to try again tomorrow like what?
Are you serious. Give me my money it's literally $67.65
User's recommendation: Coins to Bank Account Option
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Verified ReviewerI keep getting fraudulent emails from PayPal stating Coinbase is trying to process an unauthorized transaction made from my PayPal to Coinbase, to whom I did not give access. (10th time )
I keep receiving fraudulent emails from PayPal stating that Coinbase is trying to process an unauthorized transaction made from my PayPal account to Coinbase, to which I did not give access. This is the 10th time. Stop phishing my PayPal account!
User's recommendation: Don't bother!
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Verified ReviewerValid coupon
Hi. Yesterday my son exchange coins for £17.26.
Today we try used coupon but is too late. This is not fair because he doesn't know about this and for now we lost this money...?
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Verified Reviewer |Because this machine stole between 30-40 dollars of my money
there has been no response from coinstar
I took a minimum of 110 dollars, but probably 120 dollars, to turn into an Amazon gift card. The gift came out with 81.03 dollars!!!
I have been on the phone with customer service since Monday and still have not resolved this. I think there needs to be a class action suit against this company.
- Thought it was a simple accurate process
- Are crooks
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: Dont use coinstar with your change. If they steal from you- stop there and call their "customer service" dont hold your breath
Fix these Machines
3 machines not workin.
AVCs abcd. this is a stupid requirement . No need for 100 symbols to send my message
Lost $83
Lost $83 because I was given a gift card to Starbucks which was cancelled?! and neither Starbucks or Coinstar is willing to help. All they can tell me is it was cancelled and they are pointing the finger at each other for whos responsible.
User's recommendation: Never use them
Theft
Coinstar stole my money! The machine broke and the customer care number connected me with someone who wouldnt help. Im very angry and sad Id been saving my coins for something special and Coinstar took them and essentially said sorry for your bad luck.
User's recommendation: Don’t use! Go to your bank
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Verified ReviewerAccount problem
I once had a verified account with Coinstar. I was told to update it and I did, but now it won't let me verify it again. I don't understand why.
Preferred solution: My account verified
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Verified ReviewerRipped me off
I counted the change 3 times to make sure, all 3 times the same amount. Coinstar in Kroger on South Church Street ripped me off!
NEVER WILL I USE AGAIN! EVEN ONE DOLLAR PER PERSON IS ALOT WHEN U TOTAL EACH PERSON THAT USES IT PER DAY PER EACH COINSTAR MACHINE, CORRUPT LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.
BEST TO JUST PAY WITH CHANGE, SO U ARE NOT GETTING RIPPED OFF! IT'S
DAMN SHAME!
- Corrupt rip off
- Corrupt rop off
Preferred solution: CORRUPT RIP OFF POSTING ON ALL MY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, THANK GODNESS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA IT HELPS TO RUIN CORRUPT COMALNIES LIKE THEY SHOULD BE DONE.
User's recommendation: DO NOT USE ANY COINSTAR, CORRUPT CROOKS
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Verified ReviewerOutright CHEATED ME!
True story. I had saved change for about six months.
Within that time, I occasionally counted the quarters. I had only $20.00 dollars in quarters alone. However, when I sent the content of coins through the Coinstar machine, it only gave me credit for $4.00 in quarters. Outright Thieves.
They stole much of my money.
DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE. CROOKS!
User's recommendation: DONT USE COINSTAR. They will Rob you!
About
Coinstar acts as a provider of automated retail solutions. Company was founded in 1991 and is principally engaged in provision of coin counting self-service machines, DVD and game self-service rental. Coinstar headquarter is located at Bellevue, Washington. It operates in 50,000 retail locations such as financial institutions, convenience stores supermarkets, drug stores, mass merchants, and restaurants. The Company offers products for various operations as well as fourth Wall solutions. Coinstar product list includes coin counting and prepaid entertainment products. The company occupies three main business segments, namely, Redbox business, Coin services, and New Ventures business.
Coinstar is ranked 128 out of 268 in Cash Services category
USA
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