Cumberland Farms to Carry Coinstar 'Pay as You Go' Product Line.

Turnkey solution drives traffic, new customers and revenue

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) and Cumberland Farms, the largest convenience store and petroleum marketer in the Northeast, today announced that Coinstar E-Payment Services' full range of 'pay as you go' products will be available to consumers at approximately 600 Cumberland Farms stores. The product line includes national and regional prepaid wireless programs, prepaid MasterCard[R] and VISA[R] stored value debit cards, leading gift cards and more.

"We are pleased to offer this extensive range of pay as you go products to the Cumberland Farms shopper. And, since Coinstar manages every aspect of the program, making it completely turnkey, store employees can focus on their main objective - customer service," said Ron Saumur, Director of Retail Business Development for Cumberland Farms.

With a full range of customizable technology platforms, Coinstar removes the challenges traditionally faced by retailers offering 'pay as you go' products. The turnkey, no-cost inventory solution is designed to maximize category performance by optimizing the product mix and targeting shopper needs. Coinstar manages the set-up, training, ongoing merchandising and replenishment of the products and provides comprehensive chain and store reporting.

"We're very excited to distribute our line of 'pay as you go' products through the largest convenience store and petroleum marketer in the Northeast," said Steve Verleye, Senior Vice President and General Manager of E-Pay at Coinstar, Inc. "By offering such a wide range of choices to its customers, Cumberland Farms will have the ability to attract new customers and generate additional store traffic."

The 'pay as you go' product line is expected to be available in Cumberland Farms stores in 11 states in the northeast and Florida beginning in mid-August.

About Coinstar, Inc.

Coinstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTR) is a multi-national company offering a range of 4th Wall[TM] solutions for the retailers' front of store consisting of self-service coin counting, electronic payment solutions, entertainment services and self-service DVD rental. The company's products and services can be found at more than 60,000 retail locations including supermarkets, banks, drug stores, mass merchants, convenience stores, and restaurants. For more information, visit www.coinstar.com.

About Cumberland Farms

Cumberland Farms is committed to providing its customers with value, convenience and unparalleled service. Its network of retail stores, gas stations, and a support system including petroleum, dairy and grocery distribution operations spans 11 states across the Northeast and Florida, making it the largest convenience store/petroleum marketer in the Northeast.

Cumberland Farms takes pride in its corporate citizenship. Through its Corporate Giving Program for Youth, the Company is working to improve the prospects for young people, to encourage and support young people's achievements in business and leadership, and to provide educational opportunities for young people.

Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "goals," variations of such words, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking. The forward-looking statements in this release include statements regarding the expected availability of 'pay as you go' products in Cumberland Farms stores. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may vary materially from the results expressed or implied in such statements. Differences may result from actions taken by Coinstar, Inc., as well as from risks and uncertainties beyond Coinstar, Inc.'s control. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the termination, non-renewal or renegotiation on materially adverse terms of our contracts with our significant retailers, payment of increased service fees to retailers, the ability to attract new retailers, penetrate new markets and distribution channels, cross-sell our products and services and react to changing consumer demands, the ability to achieve the strategic and financial objectives for our entry into or expansion of new businesses, the ability to adequately protect our intellectual property, and the application of substantial federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations specific to our business. The foregoing list of risks and uncertainties is illustrative, but by no means exhaustive. For more information on factors that may affect future performance, please review "Risk Factors" described in Item 1A of Part I of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements reflect Coinstar, Inc.'s expectations as of the date of this release. Coinstar, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update the information provided herein.