Exchange gift card for cash with Coinstar

By | April 7, 2025

Last Updated on April 7, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner

Exchange gift card for cash with Coinstar kiosk. Insert your card and the machine then generates a bid for your card. Accept it and it prints token for cash.

Coinstar President Jim Gaherity joined guest host Kim Holcomb on the show today to share how you can transform loose change and unused giftcards into cold hard cash.The traditional Coinstar kiosk allows customers to change loose change into cash or e-certificates.

 

Craig Keefner‘s insight:

Nice video interview with Coinstar president explaining how gift card exchange kiosks work

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Author: Craig Allen Keefner

Craig Allen Keefner is an industry analyst, content strategist, and longtime authority on self-service kiosks, digital signage, unattended payment systems, and interactive technology. He manages content and industry strategy for Kiosk Industry and The Industry Group, with a focus on kiosk software, hardware-software integration, accessibility, payment compliance, healthcare kiosks, restaurant self-service, and emerging AI automation. Craig has covered the self-service and kiosk industry since the 1990s, tracking how public-facing terminals move from concept to field deployment. His work combines industry research, vendor analysis, operator conversations, standards tracking, trade show coverage, and practical experience with the real-world constraints of kiosk deployments. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiosk