No more pennies? Let me put my two cents in. [View all]

This week they quit minting pennies and I wondered the effect. I found one example tonight when I stopped at Arbys. I had the new turkey and bacon club (not bad) and mac n cheese. I paid with a $20.

The change was something like $8.22. The cashier told me they took her pennies away so she could only give me $8.20. She said there wasn't even a place in the drawer anymore. I pointed out in that case she should round up and give me Eight dollars and a quarter, but that went no where and it wasn't her fault anyway.

I asked what would happen if I'd given her the exact change. She said - get this - she can't accept pennies as payment! I'm no lawyer but can they do that? Can retailers refuse what was legal tender just last week? What am I going to do with this cookie jar full of pennies? Will we have to sell our pennies at a scrap yard? I have questions.

If I saw two pennies on the floor I probably wouldn't bend over to pick them up, but I'm going to write a very stern letter to Arbys about that two cents. Maybe I'll get a coupon for a nickel off my next visit.

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