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8. My local McDonald's has adopted nearest nickel for cash transactions.

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 12:04 PM

Mar 12

It's posted on the wall behind the cash registers.

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State lawmakers rush to set rounding rules for when there are no pennies [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 12 OP

When I do pay cash I tell the clerk to keep the pennies. twodogsbarking Mar 12 #1

Pricing Timewas Mar 12 #2

A nickle costs 13.8 cents each Historic NY Mar 12 #4

That's true! I looked it up. 70sEraVet Mar 12 #13

Really? Timewas Mar 12 #24

You would have to revalue the currency with nubucks or some such Blues Heron Mar 13 #30

Because of our regressive sales taxes IbogaProject Mar 12 #11

My 2 cents Historic NY Mar 12 #3

It seems like they were always rounding up and keeping the extra. mackdaddy Mar 12 #5

It honestly would not surprise me if they try doing something like that. cstanleytech Mar 12 #19

Yes, but 30 years ago a gum ball cost 2 cents . . . Journeyman Mar 12 #12

WOT????!!! Jacson6 Mar 12 #16

And then a dime. And then a dollar... Torchlight Mar 12 #22

Our monetary system should be based on something of a tangible value 70sEraVet Mar 12 #14

Did you look closely at the cents that would be rounded up or down? slightlv Mar 12 #15

Canada Maninacan Mar 12 #17

Next up...that $19.95 thingamabob will be rounded up to 3825-87867 Mar 12 #21

Stores are rounding down, not up Deminpenn Mar 12 #23

At our store yesterday (NJ), a customer was on the verge of a meltdown no_hypocrisy Mar 13 #26

I've done that before. It's fun in Walmart bucolic_frolic Mar 13 #29

All this nonsense could be avoided if they would only bucolic_frolic Mar 13 #27