• thesohoriots
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    3 months ago

    The phasing out of the coins will mean businesses will need to round prices up or down

    • FiveMacs@lemmy.ca
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      3 months ago

      Canada did it.

      If you pay in cash, it’s rounded up (obviously)

      If you pay digitally, nothing changed.

      Over a decade, you probably won’t even lose a dollar unless you only pay in cash for everything.

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        3 months ago

        I don’t have faith that the US can do such a straightforward system without gouging

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      3 months ago

      In Denmark they had rounding up or down to the nearest 25, now the 50 øre piece. If you’re half way in many countries the shop can pick. Electronic payments can still be to the lowest significant digit.

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    3 months ago

    I’m sure this will be enacted with all appropriate considerations and precautions, to ensure the smoothest transition possible

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    3 months ago

    RIP to the squish a penny into a souvenir machine industry

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    3 months ago

    Good. They should get ride of the penny and the dollar bill.

    More dollar coins and two dollar bills.

    • cryptiod137
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      3 months ago

      Closer to $179,000,000 saved but I’m guessing you were rounding