I Hit The Coinstar Jackpot Last Night
By Yuki
@yukimori (10192)
United States
October 14, 2021 3:41am CST
I made a quick run to the store to pick up a few things before they closed. When I got to the self checkout I thought I was lucky to find a dime and a shiny new penny in front of the register I picked. It's been a few weeks since I found any loose change while shopping.
On my way out of the store, I looked at the Coinstar machine out of habit... then I had to do a double-take, because the reject tray at the bottom was completely full of change! 
It was "only" pennies and nickels, but when I counted it all up it totaled $2.22. I was really surprised that there weren't any tokens or foreign coins mixed in with them; most of them seem to have been rejected by the machine just because they were pretty beat up.
Our grand total of found money for last year was $22.19. This year's running total is at $23.96 with this find, and there's still two and a half more months to go. I kind of can't wait to see how much more we'll add to the jar before then. 
It was "only" pennies and nickels, but when I counted it all up it totaled $2.22. I was really surprised that there weren't any tokens or foreign coins mixed in with them; most of them seem to have been rejected by the machine just because they were pretty beat up.
Our grand total of found money for last year was $22.19. This year's running total is at $23.96 with this find, and there's still two and a half more months to go. I kind of can't wait to see how much more we'll add to the jar before then. 10 people like this
7 responses
@VictorFrankenstein (319)
• United Kingdom
18 May
Nice one. Checking Coinstar return trays hadn't occurred to me before I read your post, but I'll try to make a habit of doing that every time I go to the supermarket in future. I started today. There were a couple of Coinstar machines in the supermarket that I visited this afternoon. The first tray was empty, but there was money in the other tray - a really beaten up 2p piece and what I think is a 1 Euro Cent piece. Not quite as good as your score, but you've got to start somewhere! ;-)
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
14 Oct 21
You had the luckiest day!!
Congratulations Yuki
I always find change out here on the street but not that much, a dollar most.
I always find change out here on the street but not that much, a dollar most.
@ihasaquestion (8273)
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29 Oct 21
Same. I used to collect pennies here and there too when I was young. It really adds up. Our classmates would decorate the jar with ribbons and bobby pins for our art decorative subject.
Our classmates would decorate the jar with ribbons and bobby pins for our art decorative subject.
