No more new pennies

[kalvado]

Pennies are outdated? I guess it's time to rev up the furnace and sell the resulting metal at a profit!

as of today, post-1982 pennies cost just shy of 1 cent in metal. So taking them to the bank is better.
And it's illegal to use or export US coins as scrap metal. Until you're a mint, of course.

[Scott5114]

I'm still getting plenty of pennies in Las Vegas.

Which leads me to a "minor thing that bothers you"...I paid cash at the teriyaki place I go to yesterday, and noticed their register rounded my change down by a penny. But when the drawer popped open it was full to the brim of shiny pennies.

[kalvado]

I'm still getting plenty of pennies in Las Vegas.

Which leads me to a "minor thing that bothers you"...I paid cash at the teriyaki place I go to yesterday, and noticed their register rounded my change down by a penny. But when the drawer popped open it was full to the brim of shiny pennies.

I guess you were not leaving any tips?

[Scott5114]

I'm still getting plenty of pennies in Las Vegas.

Which leads me to a "minor thing that bothers you"...I paid cash at the teriyaki place I go to yesterday, and noticed their register rounded my change down by a penny. But when the drawer popped open it was full to the brim of shiny pennies.

I guess you were not leaving any tips?

They had a separate tip box on the customer side of the counter. I only had $20s and $100s so I couldn't tip until after I got my change.

[vdeane]

What about a simple points system that keeps up with a customers ID and how many pennies they've had rounded up and if it goes up regardless they points to apply to purchases.

Don't give the intelligence agencies or big data any ideas.

[kalvado]

What about a simple points system that keeps up with a customers ID and how many pennies they've had rounded up and if it goes up regardless they points to apply to purchases.

Don't give the intelligence agencies or big data any ideas.

Why, it is already there, and is called "Visa"

[interstatefan990]

What about a simple points system that keeps up with a customers ID and how many pennies they've had rounded up and if it goes up regardless they points to apply to purchases.

Don't give the intelligence agencies or big data any ideas.

This idea is pretty benign compared to some of the ideas these agencies/corporations likely keep under wraps.

[ClassicHasClass]

What about a simple points system that keeps up with a customers ID and how many pennies they've had rounded up and if it goes up regardless they points to apply to purchases.

Don't give the intelligence agencies or big data any ideas.

This idea is pretty benign compared to some of the ideas these agencies/corporations likely keep under wraps.

"Today, the penny. Tomorrow, YOUR LIBERTY."

[interstatefan990]

What about a simple points system that keeps up with a customers ID and how many pennies they've had rounded up and if it goes up regardless they points to apply to purchases.

Don't give the intelligence agencies or big data any ideas.

This idea is pretty benign compared to some of the ideas these agencies/corporations likely keep under wraps.

"Today, the penny. Tomorrow, YOUR LIBERTY."

And best believe they won't ask what your two cents is.

[Scott5114]

What about a simple points system that keeps up with a customers ID and how many pennies they've had rounded up and if it goes up regardless they points to apply to purchases.

Don't give the intelligence agencies or big data any ideas.

This idea is pretty benign compared to some of the ideas these agencies/corporations likely keep under wraps.

"Today, the penny. Tomorrow, YOUR LIBERTY."

Well, yeah.