COINSTAR INC
SC 13G, 1998-04-15
PERSONAL SERVICES
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                                  Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                                 Coinstar, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                  19259 P-30-0
                                 (CUSIP Number)

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                                 March 31, 1998
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              (Date of event which requires filing this statement)


     Check the  appropriate  box to  designate  the rule  pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

                  [ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
                  [X] Rule 13d-1(c)
                  [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

     *The  remainder  of this cover  page  shall be filled  out for a  reporting
     person's  initial  filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
     securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing  information which
     would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The  information  required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
     deemed to be  "filed"  for the  purpose  of  Section  18 of the  Securities
     Exchange  Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities  of
     that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
     Act (however, see the Notes.)



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   1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         Richard C. and Elizabeth A. Hedreen
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   2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) |_|
                                                                       (b) [X]

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   3     SEC USE ONLY


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   4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         United States
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     NUMBER OF SHARES        5    SOLE VOTING POWER
  BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
           EACH                        630,000
     REPORTING PERSON
           WITH
                            ----- ---------------------------------------------
                             6    SHARED VOTING POWER

                                       235,572
                            ----- ---------------------------------------------
                             7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                       630,000
                            ----- ---------------------------------------------
                             8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                       235,572
- --------------------------- ----- ---------------------------------------------
   9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                                     865,522
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  10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*


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  11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                    5.7%
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  12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                                        IN
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     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

Item 1.

         (a)  Name of Issuer:  Coinstar, Inc.

         (b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                 13231 SE 36th St., Bellevue, Washington  98006.

Item 2.

         (a)      Name of Person Filing:     Richard C. Hedreen
         (b)      Business Address:          R.C. Hedreen Co.
                                             PO Box 9006
                                             Seattle, WA  98109

         (c)      Citizenship: U.S.
         (d)      Title of Class of Securities:  Common Stock, Coinstar, Inc.
         (e)      CUSIP Number:  19259 P-30-0

Item 3.

If this  statement  is filed  pursuant to Rules  13d-1(b),  or  13d-2(b),  check
whether the person filing is a:

     (a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act

     (b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act

     (c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act

     (d) [ ] Investment  Company  registered  under section 8 of the  Investment
Company Act

     (e) [ ] Investment  Adviser  registered under section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940

     (f) [ ]  Employee  Benefit  Plan,  Pension  Fund  which is  subject  to the
provisions of the Employee  Retirement  Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment
Fund; see ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

     (g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b))(ii)(G)
(Note: See Item 7)

     (h) [ ] Group, in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)

Item 4.  Ownership.

     (a)  Aggregate  Number of Shares  of  Common  Stock of Issuer  Beneficially
Owned:  865,572  (comprised  of 530,000  shares of common  stock in the names of
Richard C. and Elizabeth A. Hedreen  ("Hedreen");  100,000 shares in the name of
R.C.  Hedreen  Co.  which  is  owned  by  Hedreen;  93,219  shares  owned by the
Hedreen-Coinstar  Trust,  Guy  Hedreen  Trustee;  100,000  shares in the Hedreen
Family Limited  Partnership,  Hedreen as general partners;  and 42,353 shares in
the Hedreen Grandchildren Irrevocable Trust, David M. Eskenazy Trustee.

         (b)      Percentage of Common Stock of Issuer:  5.7%

         (c)      Sole Voting Power of Hedreen         630,000 shares
                  Shared Voting Power                  235,572 shares
                  Sole Dispositive Power of Hedreen    630,000 shares*
                  Shared Dispositive Power:            235,572 shares

                       *   460,732  of the  shares  owned in the name of Hedreen
                           are subject to call options granted to various trusts
                           benefiting  the Hedreen  children and  grandchildren,
                           for which David M. Eskenazy is Trustee.

Item 5.           Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

     If this  statement  is being  filed to report  the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the beneficial  owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ X ]


     Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

                  Not applicable.


     Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

                  Not applicable.


Item 8.           Identification and classification of Members of the Group.

                  Not applicable.


Item 9.           Notice of Dissolution of Group.

                  Not applicable.

Item 10. Certification.

                  Not applicable.
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CUSIP NO. 19259P-30-0                    13G                 Page 5 of 5
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         By  signing  below I  certify  that,  to the best of my  knowledge  and
belief, the securities  referred to above were acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of  changing  or  influencing  the  control of the
issuer of the  securities  and were not acquired and are not held in  connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


April 14, 1998
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         (Date)
                                                  /S/ Richard C. Hedreen
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                                                 (Signature)
                                                 Richard C. Hedreen




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