Now through 12/6, bring your coins to a Coinstar machine to have your change automatically sorted and counted.  They usually give dollar bills in exchange for coins with 8.9% service fee.  Instead of dollar bills, select to get a gift card equal to the full amount of coins you deposit, and Coinstar will waive the 8.9% service fee.  You can choose to get a gift card from Amazon, Starbucks, and many others.

Now, receive an extra $10 gift card for free with more than $40 worth of coins  Here are the steps:

1. Exchange at least $40 worth of coins at a Coinstar machine to a eCertificate or gift card
2. Fill out the claim form printed by the machine as part of the receipt.
3. Fill out the form and mail it to Coinstar Holiday 09 Bonus Offer, PO Box 6112, Douglas, AZ 85655-6112

Note that not all Coinstar machine are the same.  Use Coinstar locator to see which machines give out prepaid cards and eCertificates.  An eCertificate Coinstar machine can give you a Amazon or iTunes gift certificate, and a prepaid machine gives you an in-store gift certificate.

Originally posted earlier, this is just a friendly reminder.