Canada finally abolishes the penny
03-30-2012 at 10:41 AM
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This makes a lot of cents.
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FTFY ...............
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03-30-2012 at 02:43 PM
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It was about time they got rid of it.
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03-30-2012 at 06:04 PM
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I don't mind the penny, but I hate having prices that require them. This price rounding thing is going to be good nice. In theory, you could choose to pay by cash/credit depending on which one is cheaper?...
Also, who stops to pick up pennies? How much does it need to be before you would stop to pick it up? I wouldn't bother for anything less than a quarter.
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03-30-2012 at 11:01 PM
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Also, who stops to pick up pennies? How much does it need to be before you would stop to pick it up? I wouldn't bother for anything less than a quarter.
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I pick up pennies...or any coins I see...
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03-31-2012 at 12:40 AM
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So we've effectively gone from 1,5,10,25,100, and 200 cent coins to 1,2,5,20, and 40 cent coins.
Except now the math is more annoying.
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03-31-2012 at 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Incognitus
So we've effectively gone from 1,5,10,25,100, and 200 cent coins to 1,2,5,20, and 40 cent coins.
Except now the math is more annoying.
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interesting way of thinking about it! |
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03-31-2012 at 11:09 AM
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So we've effectively gone from 1,5,10,25,100, and 200 cent coins to 1,2,5,20, and 40 cent coins.
Except now the math is more annoying.
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It's what I thought at first, until I realized that rounding only applies to cash interactions. Any other form of payment still uses 1 cent increments.
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