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No more 'spending a penny'...?
No more 'spending a penny'...?
04-02-2013 3:56 AM
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Quote Go shopping at any shop in Canada and you may notice that something is missing in your change - the one penny or cent.
The coin is being withdrawn from circulation by the Canadian government. From Monday, change must be rounded up or down to the nearest five cents.
Is it time to drop it in the UK? (You can be sure that prices would always be rounded up!

According to the above article:
Quote The 1p coin is by far the most common coin in the UK. There were 11.3 billion in circulation, according to the latest figures from The Royal Mint, accounting for nearly 40% of all coins in the system.
According to the Royal Mint's Legal Tender Guidelines:
and there isn't much you can spend them on anyway.
Quote 1p - for any amount not exceeding 20p
My view is we should keep them for, as the article suggests, charities rely on them.
I used to save pennies & tuppences but no longer so as most of my transactions are by card these days. How many others do save them up and, if so, what do you do with them when the jar is full?
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04-02-2013 6:14 AM
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When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you. But because in that brief moment while the coin is in the air. You suddenly know what you are hoping for.
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04-02-2013 6:56 AM
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04-02-2013 7:13 AM
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2) Some Tesco self serve tills have a tray you can put all your loose change in, and add it all up for you, towards your payment.
3) There are of course the loose change counting machines, which give you an in-store credit (for a fee 7%? )
4) In Charity shops, anything less than 50p change goes into their collection box.
Did you know, it costs around a penny.... to spend a penny at home ?
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04-02-2013 7:54 AM
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04-02-2013 8:07 AM
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04-02-2013 8:21 AM
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In America most shops have a tray by the till and customers are invited to put their spare pennies (cents) into it. If a customer needs a penny to pay their bill they take some out of the tray. Works well and saves having a pocketful of small coins.
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04-02-2013 8:25 AM
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04-02-2013 1:13 PM
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Just popping out of a relatives house I noticed a car pulled up with the door open and the driver chucking something out. I thought they were emptying the ashtray until I heard the jingling.
There was enough copper coins in the gutter for me to buy a bag of sugar and a newspaper.
If all those that don't want their loose copper change, just give it to me and I will be a millionaire many times over.
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