幣星是騙局嗎？您可能已經使用當地超市的一個售貨亭兌換了零錢。但它是免費的嗎？

TikTok 電影迷 The Greek Geek (@great_greek_film_freek) 決定用其中一台投幣機進行實驗。他拍攝了結果並發布

TikTok movie fan The Greek Geek (@great_greek_film_freek) performed an experiment with one of the coin machines and filmed the results, which he posted to his account on Saturday.

TikTok 電影迷 The Greek Geek (@great_greek_film_freek) 用一台投幣機進行了一項實驗，並拍攝了結果，並於週六將其發佈到了自己的帳戶上。

So far the video has an impressive 998,100 views and seems on its way to hitting over a million.

到目前為止，該影片的觀看次數已達到令人印象深刻的 998,100 次，並且似乎有望突破 100 萬次。

The customer doesn’t hold back in his video’s caption.

顧客在影片標題中毫不猶豫。

“Legit, the Coinstar is the biggest fucking scam ever to be conceived by Mankind,” he writes.

「好吧，Coinstar 是人類有史以來最大的騙局，」他寫道。

“You ever wondered [what would happen] if you just put a penny in the Coinstar?” he asks at the opening of the video.

“你有沒有想過，如果你在 Coinstar 中投入一分錢，[會發生什麼]？”他在影片開頭問道。

He pans his camera to the kiosk’s screen, which outlays the terms of use. It reads, “Coin Counting Fee: $0.99 plus 12.9% of total value of coins counted.”

他將相機平移到資訊亭的螢幕上，這需要支付使用條款。上面寫著：“清點費用：0.99 美元加上所清點硬幣總價值的 12.9%。”

Despite that, the TikToker deposits his penny. When the screen indicates the $0.01 transaction, he presses the “I’m done” button on the touch screen.

儘管如此，TikToker 還是存下了他的一分錢。當螢幕顯示 0.01 美元交易時，他按下觸控螢幕上的「我完成」按鈕。

The kiosk prints a receipt, which the TikToker takes. Unsurprisingly, it indicates a net zero transaction, as the penny doesn’t even cover the stated transaction fee.

資訊亭會列印一張收據，TikToker 會拿走該收據。毫不奇怪，它表明淨零交易，因為一分錢甚至不包括規定的交易費用。

“It just ate my penny,” he exclaims. So was Coinstar a scam?

“它剛剛吃了我的一分錢，”他驚呼道。那麼Coinstar是一個騙局嗎？

Coinstar’s lengthy online Terms of Service do not state a standard fee for their kiosks’ use. However, it does state that they do not guarantee “coin counting accuracy.”

Coinstar 冗長的線上服務條款並未規定其自助服務終端的使用標準費用。然而，它確實聲明他們不保證“硬幣計數的準確性”。

“Coinstar kiosks are designed and maintained with the goal of achieving a high degree of accuracy in counting coins. However, Coinstar does not guarantee that your coins will be counted with perfect accuracy,” the Terms of Service state.

「Coinstar 自助終端的設計和維護目的是實現高精度的硬幣計數。然而，Coinstar 不保證您的硬幣將被完全準確地計數，」服務條款指出。

Elsewhere on its website, the company states, “A service fee up to 12.9% + $0.99 transaction fee may apply. Fees may vary by location.”

該公司在其網站的其他地方表示，「可能會收取高達 12.9% 的服務費 + 0.99 美元的交易費。費用可能因地點而異。

Whether you think the fee is high, Coinstar is not a scam in as much it tells people what to expect as far as fees.

無論您是否認為費用很高，Coinstar 都不是一個騙局，因為它告訴人們對費用的期望。

The Daily Dot reached out to Coinstar via email for a statement.

Daily Dot 透過電子郵件聯繫 Coinstar，要求發表聲明。

There is one way to get around Coinstar’s fees, however. Gift Cards.

然而，有一種方法可以避開 Coinstar 的費用。禮品卡。

As long as your coins reach a certain amount, you can request that you receive a gift card for the full amount of coins counted.

只要您的金幣達到一定數量，您就可以要求收到一張金額與所計算的金幣金額相同的禮品卡。

Amazon, Apple, Lowe’s, and even Southwest Airlines all offer gift cards through Coinstar.

亞馬遜、蘋果、勞氏甚至西南航空都透過 Coinstar 提供禮品卡。

“One of the most attractive options Coinstar offers is the ability to turn your coins into an eGift Card without incurring any service fee,” states Greenlight.com.

Greenlight.com 表示：“Coinstar 提供的最有吸引力的選擇之一是能夠將您的硬幣變成電子禮品卡，而無需支付任何服務費用。”

Users can receive “money through an eGift Card with a 0% fee. Coinstar boasts partnerships with over 20 stores and restaurants, though it’s worth noting that the availability of eGift Card brands may vary by location.”

用戶可以透過電子禮品卡以 0% 的費用接收「金錢」。 Coinstar 與 20 多家商店和餐廳建立了合作夥伴關係，但值得注意的是，電子禮品卡品牌的可用性可能因地點而異。

In response to the TikToker’s transaction, Tyler999 (@tyler99959) wrote, “They were just like… ok thanks.”

Tyler999 (@tyler99959) 在回應 TikToker 的交易時寫道，“他們就像……好吧，謝謝。”

One viewer said the transaction was actionable, writing, “12.9% of 1¢ is not 99¢. That’s false advertising. That’s a lawsuit.”

一位觀眾表示該交易是可行的，並寫道：「1 美分的 12.9% 不是 99 美分。那是虛假廣告。這就是一場訴訟。

And some suggested another method of getting full value out of your coins: using them at self-checkout.

有些人提出了另一種充分利用硬幣價值的方法：在自助結帳時使用它們。

“Just use all the change at the self check out…that’s what I do,” one wrote.

「只需在自助結帳時使用所有零錢......這就是我所做的，」其中一位寫道。

Another added, “Yall use your change at self-checkout! Anytime I have loose change I always bring it with me and use it at self-checkout then if it doesn’t cover the full amount I use my card.”

另一位補充道，「你們可以在自助結帳時使用零錢！每當我有零錢時，我都會隨身攜帶並在自助結帳時使用它，如果它不能支付全額費用，我就會使用我的卡。

The Daily Dot reached out to the Greek Geek via TikTok comment and message for a statement.

《Daily Dot》透過 TikTok 評論和訊息聯繫了這位希臘極客，請求發表聲明。