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Non-Tech : Outerwall (OUTR), formerly Coinstar (CSTR)
OUTR 52.000.0%Sep 28 5:00 PM EST

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To: Tor Van Dyke who wrote (108)2/2/1998 6:36:00 PM
From: Richard G. Woodland  Read Replies (1) of 351
 
I stopped by and used the coinstar machine just outside of Boston
at Star market in Dorchester. It was easy to use and worked quite
well. I do have one concern. I spoke with the kid about the machine
he said it was very popular but it brea ks down all the time and the manager needs to fix it. These machines are all brand new. What
are the break down rates going to be when these machines are
2 years old? Sounds like alot of moving parts in there. When I was
a kid I worked in a game room so I learned to fix pinball and video
games. We also had a coin counter machine which was very
heavy duty but needed to be opened up to fix when coins got
stuck which they did often. Not sure busy store managers are going
to like opening up these machines unless they see a real benefit
to the store.

I'm long and like the stock but wanted to share what I have seen.
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