Do you pick up pennies?

[gorcorps]

Pennies are virtually worthless these days. With the time and energy expended to bend and pick one up, most of us could earn more than a penny's value. I look forward to the day when pennies become superfluous, and we can instead talk about whether it is worthwhile to pick up a nickel.

I don't bend over for anything less than a quarter

wait... :hmm:

 

[Raizinman]

I've just recently got rid of a very large glass jar of change ($450) and have been using plastic as much as possible to avoid even more change. It's amazing how much change people have sitting around. I decided to cash it in and get rid of it and started using plastic for fast food, gas, groceries, and everything else I can. No more containers of change for me. Would I pick up a penny? Heck no. A nickel? Nope. Only paper money for me.

 

[MustISO]

If it's less than $1 I'm not bothering to pick it up. I typically throw away pennies or leave them where I got them.

 

[KeithTalent]

Hell no. Eliminating the penny was one of the best things they have done up here. The United States of America should follow suit.

KT

 

[dank69]

No. On the rare occasion I pay cash and receive any coins I immediately throw all that garbage on the ground where it belongs.

 

[JulesMaximus]

No, I hate carrying change in my pockets. I have a drawer in my desk at work that is full of change.

 

[werepossum]

I don't bend over for anything less than a quarter

wait... :hmm:

I've just recently got rid of a very large glass jar of change ($450) and have been using plastic as much as possible to avoid even more change. It's amazing how much change people have sitting around. I decided to cash it in and get rid of it and started using plastic for fast food, gas, groceries, and everything else I can. No more containers of change for me. Would I pick up a penny? Heck no. A nickel? Nope. Only paper money for me.

My grandfather (who lived through the depression) had over four thousand dollars in change when he died. We were amazed the closet floor hadn't collapsed.

 

[Mixolydian]

I typically don't pick up money unless it's more than $20.

 

[mmntech]

Hell no. Eliminating the penny was one of the best things they have done up here. The United States of America should follow suit.

KT

I'm surprised they haven't. I know there's been talk about it for a long time.

Even nickles and dimes are getting tough to get rid of. I still prefer paying cash though rather than credit. Makes it easier to avoid overspending.

 

[crashtech]

Many people don't understand the concept of rounding and think eliminating the penny will cost them somehow.

 

[poofyhairguy]

 

[IronWing]

I tried picking up pennies but they didn't seem that into me.

 

[JM Aggie08]

I'd be more inclined to throw a penny in the trash if it's been in my pocket. I don't really have a receptacle for change.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Nope. I have pennies all over the place. I don't want any more.

 

[IronWing]

Nope. I have pennies all over the place. I don't want any more.

You just had to turn this into a brag thread.

 

[Drako]

LOL, I was going to post something similar.

Filthy bacteria farms.

 

[clamum]

No; I throw them away sometimes. I only pick up quarters or greater. Hardcore to the max.

 

[Childs]

I dont, unless they look old. Not really dimes or nickels either, but definitely quarters. I have like 6 32oz peanut containers full of coins. One of them full of nothing but quarters, and its $300! But in a way I wish pennies, nickels and dimes would go away, and have everything just round down to quarters. I probably get close to $2 in loose change a day from just regular cash purchases.

 

[slayer202]

paper only

 

[irishScott]

Yeah. Here's another astonishing fact: There's MOLD in the air you're breathing right now. STOP THE PRESSES!!!

I'll never understand some peoples' obsession with disinfecting. We've lived around and among all sorts of bacteria, viruses and molds for millions of years and most are perfectly harmless or easily handled by the immune system. Now we've got people afraid to roll around on the fucking grass because they might pick up an infection.

 

[mmntech]

Many people don't understand the concept of rounding and think eliminating the penny will cost them somehow.

Yep, it balances out. If something costs $1.96, you pay $2, but if it costs $1.94, you pay $1.90. It only applies if you're using cash. On credit, there's no rounding.

 

[gorcorps]

Yep, it balances out. If something costs $1.96, you pay $2, but if it costs $1.94, you pay $1.90. It only applies if you're using cash. On credit, there's no rounding.

I wouldn't mind actually rounding up every transaction if the money goes to something decent. There's a few stores I go to that ask me if I want to round up the nearest dollar for XYZ charity and I usually don't mind. I hate dealing with change so much I'd rather donate the leftovers and only get bills back vs. collecting change until I had enough to be worth cashing in.

 

[VirtualLarry]

In my state, cans that are sold with carbonated beverages in them are returnable for the nickel deposit.

How many of you return cans / bottles?

I do, but when I end up with cans that aren't returnable at one store (because they don't sell them), I tend to just throw them in the trash at the first store, rather than drive to the "correct" store to return them at.

 

[brianmanahan]

i used to

until i realized that i could get AIDS from a penny

 

[BoomerD]

Yes...if they're face-up. Face-down I leave on the ground.