The fact that they don’t exclusively round up is pretty nice. Seems fair
Revsfan123 on
Yanno, good for them. Pennies suck.
rosen380 on
It makes me very sad that it is necessary to document rounding (that we learned in like 3rd grade) at this level of detail.
PobBrobert on
Some old people are going to be very upset about this
DueSurround5226 on
The mint isn’t minting. Many retail and hospitality locations will likely go to this, sooner than later.
JK_NC on
This is the first step to some poor worker being shot over $0.02.
KingKandyOwO on
Maybe companies need to start charging after tax prices and make it in multiples of 5 cents, or sales tax needs to change to 5 or 10% and prices have to end in 5 or 0
zerbey on
Other countries have done away with pennies and survived. We can do the same here in the US.
PrinceTrollestia on
The Federal Reserve doesn’t make coinage, the U.S. Mint does.
kain52002 on
Pennies should have left production 20 years ago. This is one of the few things I agree with Trump on. I am sure our motives are different though.
Nick_Hammer96 on
Debit card is just virtual cash. Doesn’t seem like a big deal to me
OceanBoulevardTunnel on
We have done this for my whole life in Australia, and I’m 33 👀
wurly_toast on
Canada has done things this way since 2013. People get used to it
bizmackus1 on
This doesn’t make cents
ifilgood on
In Canada, this has been our new normal for, like, fifteen years now?
Edit : just checked, it’s been 12 years.
Skiteley on
We did this in Canada a few years ago, and literally no one complained about it and went on with their days. You guys will do the same.
SadCreative on
TIL The US still has Pennies
Matt-nz on
Here in New Zealand we’ve been doing that for years!
In 1990, we got rid of our 1 and 2 cent coins. And in 2006 we got rid of our 5c coin.
At the moment, our smallest coin is 10c. So all prices, when paid in cash are rounded.
Amounts ending in 1,2,3,4 round down. Prices ending in 6,7,8,9 round up.
Those that end in 5 are at the discretion of the retailer, but most round down.
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AdhesiveSeaMonkey on
When are they (all retailers) going to stop with this bs and just adjust the pricing. That’s all this is, changing the price with extra steps.
ruckus_440 on
It’s sad that we need these signs to explain how rounding works, but the ones I’ve seen do a pretty good job of visually explaining it to someone who may not otherwise understand.
That’s just my zero cents on the matter.
_InvaderJim on
WHAT?! NO MORE PENNIES?!?! IM GONNA GO START HOARDING PENNIES BRB-
_FreddieLovesDelilah on
This would be illegal in my country.
djseanmac on
What if you give them exact change?
tribbans95 on
McDonald’s is doing this too. Interesting though because I thought they’d always have to round up. You can’t just take my money, I know it’s only 2 cents but it’s the principle
Daetok_Lochannis on
Ain’t nobody rounding shit *up* for me.
tab6678 on
Canada has entered the chat. Welcome to the modern age.
BeefJerky03 on
Nice, welcome to the 21st century
Digitalon on
Don’t most places that do this opt to just universally round down instead of up?
TheGreaterOutdoors on
Just wondering why they wouldn’t round-down
BarbarianBoaz on
Your seeing these signs pop up everywhere, there here in Colorado at the food stores. The Fed is no longer issuing Pennies to banks, so banks cannot find enough to send out to registers.
youngdumbfullacumm on
Pay in pennies. Problem solved
ladeedah1988 on
Pennies are still legal tender….
majinspy on
The $100 bill came out in 1914. It would be worth $3136.90 today. Cash is clearly worth less as we have credit / debit cards. But it’s getting to the point that anything under a quarter should go.
BreakfastBeerz on
This is going to start happening quickly. The US Mint has stopped making pennies and the US Treasury has stopped selling them.
Splinter_Amoeba on
Isnt rounding up stealing though?
mr_ji on
What will be really insidious is when places calculate the price after tax and prices will magically always land on them rounding down how much change they give you.
ChaiTeaAndMe on
Normally, there would have been a whole public awareness campaign, etc, a timeline for stores to transition to not using pennies, but not this administration.
low_bob_123 on
Why not just change the prices? Instead of 4.99 make it 5.00 etc.
BernieTheDachshund on
A quick search says the US Mint made $182 million dollars in 2024. Yes the penny and nickel cost more than the face value, but the higher coins more than offset it. The US can afford to keep pennies.
Wostnicknameever on
This is what happens when you devalue the dollar. It becomes worth less, to the point it becomes worthless.
Gwynebee on
Remember all those people 20 years ago that encased pennies in epoxy as their flooring?
Maleficent-Bad3755 on
I thought it was illegal to deny currency
Away_Stock_2012 on
Can we just stop nickel and diming people as well?
wrongron on
You can tell this is America because they need to explain rounding to the nearest nickel.
Pschobbert on
How about rounding to the nearest 50c and quitting the $x.99 BS.
Seriously is it just me? When I see e.g. $3.99 I _know_ it’s four dollars, but my subconscious – the part that actually controls motivation/awareness sees $3. I just think we should be sufficiently advanced as a civilization be done with this dicking around.
Jack-Innoff on
Yeah, tons of countries did this years ago, you’ll be fine.
Appropriate-Grass986 on
My work has been only doing quarters for years. Rounding up or down. Doesn’t make a huge difference
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The fact that they don’t exclusively round up is pretty nice. Seems fair
Yanno, good for them. Pennies suck.
It makes me very sad that it is necessary to document rounding (that we learned in like 3rd grade) at this level of detail.
Some old people are going to be very upset about this
The mint isn’t minting. Many retail and hospitality locations will likely go to this, sooner than later.
This is the first step to some poor worker being shot over $0.02.
Maybe companies need to start charging after tax prices and make it in multiples of 5 cents, or sales tax needs to change to 5 or 10% and prices have to end in 5 or 0
Other countries have done away with pennies and survived. We can do the same here in the US.
The Federal Reserve doesn’t make coinage, the U.S. Mint does.
Pennies should have left production 20 years ago. This is one of the few things I agree with Trump on. I am sure our motives are different though.
Debit card is just virtual cash. Doesn’t seem like a big deal to me
We have done this for my whole life in Australia, and I’m 33 👀
Canada has done things this way since 2013. People get used to it
This doesn’t make cents
In Canada, this has been our new normal for, like, fifteen years now?
Edit : just checked, it’s been 12 years.
We did this in Canada a few years ago, and literally no one complained about it and went on with their days. You guys will do the same.
TIL The US still has Pennies
Here in New Zealand we’ve been doing that for years!
In 1990, we got rid of our 1 and 2 cent coins. And in 2006 we got rid of our 5c coin.
At the moment, our smallest coin is 10c. So all prices, when paid in cash are rounded.
Amounts ending in 1,2,3,4 round down. Prices ending in 6,7,8,9 round up.
Those that end in 5 are at the discretion of the retailer, but most round down.
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When are they (all retailers) going to stop with this bs and just adjust the pricing. That’s all this is, changing the price with extra steps.
It’s sad that we need these signs to explain how rounding works, but the ones I’ve seen do a pretty good job of visually explaining it to someone who may not otherwise understand.
That’s just my zero cents on the matter.
WHAT?! NO MORE PENNIES?!?! IM GONNA GO START HOARDING PENNIES BRB-
This would be illegal in my country.
What if you give them exact change?
McDonald’s is doing this too. Interesting though because I thought they’d always have to round up. You can’t just take my money, I know it’s only 2 cents but it’s the principle
Ain’t nobody rounding shit *up* for me.
Canada has entered the chat. Welcome to the modern age.
Nice, welcome to the 21st century
Don’t most places that do this opt to just universally round down instead of up?
Just wondering why they wouldn’t round-down
Your seeing these signs pop up everywhere, there here in Colorado at the food stores. The Fed is no longer issuing Pennies to banks, so banks cannot find enough to send out to registers.
Pay in pennies. Problem solved
Pennies are still legal tender….
The $100 bill came out in 1914. It would be worth $3136.90 today. Cash is clearly worth less as we have credit / debit cards. But it’s getting to the point that anything under a quarter should go.
This is going to start happening quickly. The US Mint has stopped making pennies and the US Treasury has stopped selling them.
Isnt rounding up stealing though?
What will be really insidious is when places calculate the price after tax and prices will magically always land on them rounding down how much change they give you.
Normally, there would have been a whole public awareness campaign, etc, a timeline for stores to transition to not using pennies, but not this administration.
Why not just change the prices? Instead of 4.99 make it 5.00 etc.
A quick search says the US Mint made $182 million dollars in 2024. Yes the penny and nickel cost more than the face value, but the higher coins more than offset it. The US can afford to keep pennies.
This is what happens when you devalue the dollar. It becomes worth less, to the point it becomes worthless.
Remember all those people 20 years ago that encased pennies in epoxy as their flooring?
I thought it was illegal to deny currency
Can we just stop nickel and diming people as well?
You can tell this is America because they need to explain rounding to the nearest nickel.
How about rounding to the nearest 50c and quitting the $x.99 BS.
Seriously is it just me? When I see e.g. $3.99 I _know_ it’s four dollars, but my subconscious – the part that actually controls motivation/awareness sees $3. I just think we should be sufficiently advanced as a civilization be done with this dicking around.
Yeah, tons of countries did this years ago, you’ll be fine.
My work has been only doing quarters for years. Rounding up or down. Doesn’t make a huge difference