Last Minute Cash for the Holidays

December 2006

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Running out of cash for the holidays? You may be literally "sitting" on a small fortune that could get you through your last minute shopping. Many people may not realize that every household has an average of $99 sitting idle between sofa cushions and in dresser drawers and coin jars across America.

Alex Camara, senior vice president of Worldwide Coin for Coinstar, says with loose change you might even be able to skip the last minute mall madness.

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MANY PEOPLE DON'T THINK TWICE ABOUT THE CHANGE THEY HAVE AT HOME BUT IT ADDS UP TO TEN BILLION DOLLARS NATIONWIDE. THAT'S A LOT OF HOLIDAY SHOPPING. WHAT'S MORE, WE ARE THE ONLY ONES TO OFFER FREE COIN COUNTING IN OUR SUPERMARKET MACHINES IF CUSTOMERS PUT THEIR CHANGE ONTO GIFT CARDS FROM POPULAR NATIONAL RETAILERS. SO YOU REALLY COULD COUNT YOUR CHANGE, PICK UP GIFT CARDS, AND THUS SKIP THE MALL MADNESS THIS YEAR.

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For more information, visit www.coinstar.com.