no more pennies

[geForce]

This no pennies thing is awesome. A lot less change to carry around. Like today, I bought breakfast, and it cost $7.02. I gave a $20, so usually I would get $12.98 change back, but I got $13 instead.

[joel]

lucky you didn't need 12.97 back or else they might have given you 12.95 back!

[jeSteR]

They would've.

1,2,8,9 go to 0
3,4,6,7 go to 5

[se7entse7en]

If you paid by debit, would they have charged you $7.02?

[Wetundies]

CC or debit is stil the exact amounts.

[jeSteR]

So if you are quick on the draw with cash vs plastic, you could probably rack up a nickel - a dime of savings per day. You'd have to be really intent on jobbing the system, but hey, that's potentially a $28 savings per year. That's a third of a tank of gas for me or approximately 180kms. I guess it's the fact that chinese was my first language too. $28 saved is $28 saved.

[geForce]

[se7entse7en]

[nature boy]

lol, i forgot about that. today i paid cash for some coffee and i was supposed to get 1.23 back or something, and she gave me 1.25, and i was like whatever without really paying attention. this could get confusing for those at the register who are used to just following what the till tells you to give back.

[geForce]

I'm guessing it'd be easy if there are no pennies in the till.

[nature boy]

no, but they'd have to round up or down. and you can still pay with pennies, and they'll have to go somewhere.

[geForce]

But eventually there'll be no more pennies.

I guess you'll really have to have your high school diploma to work at McD's now in order to round up and down haha.

[nature boy]

you'd be surprised how many cashiers rely on the display on their tills.
try this:
go to any retailer that employs young people.
buy something.
after the total comes up, and you hand the cashier money at a whole dollar, and wait for them to punch it in.
when your change total comes up, offer to make it easier by giving some change to round it down or whatever.
wait for them to figure out wtf you're talking about.

more often than not, they'll either say no, or start the whole thing over with the till. because the till always did the work for them, they can't think abstractly anymore.

[Duncan]

we did that at disneyland and the guy at the till was like "oh, that's ok sir, you already gave me enough money, i don't need the extra dollar"... i was like wtf... i'm giving you the dollar so you can hand me back a 5 and change instead of four $1 bills and change... but i just kept quiet cuz a full grown man working as a disney teller needed that win...

[geForce]

Or you don't even have to explain it to them. Let's say at a place where their till doesn't help you calculate change and the total is $16, and you give them $21 in cash, you expect to get back $5. When you hand them a $20 bill and a loonie, they look at you like you're crazy.