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« Reply #25 on: January 30, 2009, 06:16:27 AM » |
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My comment was at Jim..I was just poking fun at him ma'am. You know how I feel about poking. Once someone comes on this board with a stick, I fear it will be all over. So you may blast him with a water pistol, but no poking. |
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So I have to at all times have a creditcard attached to my kindle account? Or can I have none at the time and not be able to buy books? I tend to do this with ebooks buy one / remove credit info. I change cards often as I usually pay a family member cash to let me use their card.
If you need to have a credit card attached you can buy visa gift cards and apply them to the account. You can pay your family the money and they can buy them for you. I've bought them for my 16 yr old grandson and it works nicely. Hope this helps. Here is a link. http://www.giftcards.com/?kwmid=4677093&kmcid=1865143823&match_type=&gclid=CMrDwKm5tpgCFQXGsgodsw98Zw |
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« Reply #27 on: January 30, 2009, 11:32:28 AM » |
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Not know of what I speak (  ) don't some of your go to a coin star thingy and put money in, do you get gift cards from that or how does that work? That would be something someone who does not have, cannot get, or does not want a credit card could use, maybe? Robin is afraid of sticks - water pistols are not listed in the forum rules so have at it boys  to each other not us gentle ladies! |
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« Reply #28 on: January 30, 2009, 01:51:02 PM » |
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Robin is afraid of sticks - water pistols are not listed in the forum rules so have at it boys Popular rumor has it that if I'm doused with enough water, I might melt. And then one of you could steal my ruby slippers. Can't have that. |
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« Reply #29 on: January 30, 2009, 03:59:36 PM » |
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The local POS coinstar we have doesn't do the Amazone thing. It's just cash only. grrr!
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« Reply #30 on: January 30, 2009, 05:59:34 PM » |
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So I have to at all times have a creditcard attached to my kindle account? Or can I have none at the time and not be able to buy books? I tend to do this with ebooks buy one / remove credit info. I change cards often as I usually pay a family member cash to let me use their card. If you go to www.coinstar.comand enter your zip code, you can locate coinstar machines that sell Amazon gift cards. There is no charge for this as it would be if you entered coins for cash. The machines take both coins and bills. I have used up to $20 bills. A receipt prints out with the card # and you can enter it against your Amazon account. You can 1-click right away. It's the easiest way to budget for books and eliminates the need for a credit card. |
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« Reply #31 on: January 30, 2009, 06:19:36 PM » |
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If you go to www.coinstar.comand enter your zip code, you can locate coinstar machines that sell Amazon gift cards That was a big help. I found a store that does offer amazon gift cards. It's at a market I never shop in, but I know where it is. Thanks. |
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« Reply #32 on: January 30, 2009, 09:20:59 PM » |
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That was a big help. I found a store that does offer amazon gift cards. It's at a market I never shop in, but I know where it is. Thanks. You're welcome. It's the easiest way to get the cards, at least for me. I'm still waiting to get my free $10 certificates from Christmas. |
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« Reply #33 on: January 31, 2009, 05:32:32 AM » |
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I just fed all my change to the wrong machine last week. I guess I could just feed real money to one and get gift cards. I will investigate. I am tying to get me off my crefit card as much as possible.
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« Reply #34 on: January 31, 2009, 06:26:50 AM » |
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I just fed all my change to the wrong machine last week. I guess I could just feed real money to one and get gift cards. I will investigate. I am tying to get me off my crefit card as much as possible. I went with my bag of coins one day and the machine was full. Plan B, get money from the ATM and use bills instead of coins. I saved the coins for another day, only to find that the machine was full again.  There's a slot to swipe a credit/debit card, but I haven't tried that, yet. I'm trying to stick with my leftover change and singles. |
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« Reply #35 on: January 31, 2009, 06:28:10 AM » |
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The closest Amazon to me is about 50 miles away.... I may have to make a special field trip...
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« Reply #36 on: January 31, 2009, 07:32:12 AM » |
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How much of a cut of your $$ does Coinstar take? I like the idea since I dump all my change in my "piggy bank" until it gets full. When it's full, it's enough to be real money. It would save all the coin rolling to just dump in the Coinstar machine, but I always assumed they'd take more of cut that I'm willing to give!
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« Reply #37 on: January 31, 2009, 07:41:42 AM » |
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I think they take 8%...but if you find a coinstar machine that lets you convert it to an amazon gift certificate there is no charge.
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« Reply #38 on: January 31, 2009, 08:00:21 AM » |
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Excellent! It looks like there are several near me that should do it. I'll keep an eye out so I'm prepared when the piggy bank fills up.
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« Reply #39 on: January 31, 2009, 08:02:24 AM » |
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How much of a cut of your $$ does Coinstar take? I like the idea since I dump all my change in my "piggy bank" until it gets full. When it's full, it's enough to be real money. It would save all the coin rolling to just dump in the Coinstar machine, but I always assumed they'd take more of cut that I'm willing to give!
For the gift certificates you get the full amount of the money. If you ask for cash, the fee is 8.4%. As others have noted, not every machine gives the certificates. You can find if there are any in your area by going to www.coinstar.com and putting in your zip code. L |
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« Reply #40 on: January 31, 2009, 01:44:52 PM » |
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Cool - now I know - if only we had CoinStars here - but then they probably wouldn't take pesos at the exchange rate I'd be delighted  Oh well DH is glad I am buying gift cards for me on the credit card and it is controlling my purchases |
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