[0] Coinstar Inc. Partners With Wherehouse Music On National Promotion.Business Editors BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000 Coinstar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSTR CSTR Centre for Speech Technology Research CSTR Canister CSTR Continually Stirred Tank Reactor CSTR Center for Software Testing Research (Florida Tech) CSTR Combat System Trial Rehearsal (US DoD) ) today announced a late summer partnership with Wherehouse Music, one of the country's top music and home entertainment retailers. Between August 27 and September 24, anyone who processes at least $10 worth of change through Coinstar in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. will receive a coupon for $3 off any Wherehouse CD or tape, priced at $9.99 or higher. Consumers can use their $3 off coupon at any one of the more than 500 Wherehouse Music stores in the United States, or by visiting the Wherehouse Music Web site. Today's announcement with Wherehouse Music is the third national promotion announced by Coinstar this year. It follows partnership agreements with the United States Mint and Disney Channel  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . During the United States Mint promotion, Americans redeemed 25% of the offers received, demonstrating the popularity of the promotion. The Disney Channel promotion, announced last week, began yesterday. "Coinstar is committed to leveraging our coast-to-coast network to provide extra value for our customers," said Dan Gerrity, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Coinstar. "These national promotions with well known household names History Formation (1998-2000) Household Names have been together since 1998, with various members rotating throughout the line-up with singer, Jason Garcia, until it was solidified in the summer of 2000 with bassist/keyboardist, Chris Peters, and drummer, C. J. such as the United States Mint, Disney Channel, and Wherehouse Music, provide us with an opportunity to do just that." About Coinstar Inc. Recently ranked the country's eighteenth fastest growing technology company, Coinstar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSTR) and its subsidiaries, Meals.com and Coinstar International, uses technology to deliver time and money saving services to consumers in their local supermarkets. Coinstar's 7,500 strong network of machines is currently available to 125 million consumers in 40 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , as well Canada and the United Kingdom. Consumers can visit www.findcoinstar.com or call 800/928-CASH to find the nearest Coinstar(R) machine. This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from the results identified or implied in any forward-looking statement discussed herein. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the risks that are more fully described under the caption "Risk Factors" included in the most recent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Coinstar Inc. |
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