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TikTok 电影迷 The Greek Geek (@great_greek_film_freek) 决定用其中一台投币机进行实验。他拍摄了结果并发布

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 电影迷 The Greek Geek (@great_greek_film_freek) 用一台投币机进行了一项实验，并拍摄了结果，并于周六将其发布到了自己的账户上。

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

到目前为止，该视频的观看次数已达到令人印象深刻的 998,100 次，并且似乎有望突破 100 万次。

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

顾客在视频标题中毫不犹豫。

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

“好吧，Coinstar 是人类有史以来最大的骗局，”他写道。

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

“你有没有想过，如果你在 Coinstar 中投入一分钱，[会发生什么]？”他在视频开头问道。

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.”

他将相机平移到信息亭的屏幕上，这需要支付使用条款。上面写着：“清点费用：0.99 美元加上所清点硬币总价值的 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.

尽管如此，TikToker 还是存下了他的一分钱。当屏幕显示 0.01 美元交易时，他按下触摸屏上的“我完成”按钮。

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.

信息亭会打印一张收据，TikToker 会拿走该收据。毫不奇怪，它表明净零交易，因为一分钱甚至不包括规定的交易费用。

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

“它刚刚吃了我的一分钱，”他惊呼道。那么Coinstar是一个骗局吗？

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 冗长的在线服务条款并未规定其自助服务终端的使用标准费用。然而，它确实声明他们不保证“硬币计数的准确性”。

“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 自助终端的设计和维护目的是实现高精度的硬币计数。然而，Coinstar 不保证您的硬币将被完全准确地计数，”服务条款指出。

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.”

该公司在其网站的其他地方表示，“可能会收取高达 12.9% 的服务费 + 0.99 美元的交易费。费用可能因地点而异。”

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.

无论您是否认为费用很高，Coinstar 都不是一个骗局，因为它告诉人们对费用的期望。

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

Daily Dot 通过电子邮件联系 Coinstar，要求发表声明。

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

然而，有一种方法可以避开 Coinstar 的费用。礼品卡。

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.

只要您的金币达到一定数量，您就可以要求收到一张金额与所计算的金币金额相同的礼品卡。

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

亚马逊、苹果、劳氏甚至西南航空都通过 Coinstar 提供礼品卡。

“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选择之一是能够将您的硬币变成电子礼品卡，而无需支付任何服务费。”

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.”

用户可以通过电子礼品卡以 0% 的费用接收“钱”。 Coinstar 与 20 多家商店和餐馆建立了合作伙伴关系，但值得注意的是，电子礼品卡品牌的可用性可能因地点而异。”

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

Tyler999 (@tyler99959) 在回应 TikToker 的交易时写道，“他们就像……好吧，谢谢。”

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

一位观众表示该交易是可行的，并写道：“1 美分的 12.9% 不是 99 美分。那是虚假广告。这就是一场诉讼。”

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

一些人提出了另一种充分利用硬币价值的方法：在自助结账时使用它们。

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

“只需在自助结帐时使用所有零钱......这就是我所做的，”其中一位写道。

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.”

另一位补充道，“你们可以在自助结账时使用零钱！每当我有零钱时，我都会随身携带并在自助结账时使用它，如果它不能支付全额费用，我就会使用我的卡。”

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

《Daily Dot》通过 TikTok 评论和消息联系了这位希腊极客，请求发表声明。