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The folks at the Taco Bell who can barely give change when the register tells them the amount will have a devil of a time rounding (in either direction) with the elimination of pennies. Convenience stores and some ofther places use penny cups, that work out well.

I'll believe that a penny is insignificant when gas stations no longer charge to the tenth of a penny.

8 posted on 11/26/2006 10:03:21 PM PST by sittnick (There is no salvation in politics.)

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11 posted on 11/26/2006 10:04:54 PM PST by scrabblehack

To: sittnick; Beelzebubba

I'll believe that a penny is insignificant when gas stations no longer charge to the tenth of a penny.

When was the last time you saw a digit in the tenth of cent space that was not "9"? If it were really significant, it would any of the digits from 0-9.

13 posted on 11/26/2006 10:07:49 PM PST by Paleo Conservative (Karl Rove isn't magnificent.)

To: sittnick; Beelzebubba

I'll believe that a penny is insignificant when gas stations no longer charge to the tenth of a penny.

When was the last time you saw a digit in the tenth of cent space that was not "9"? If it were really significant, it would have any of the digits from 0-9.

14 posted on 11/26/2006 10:08:21 PM PST by Paleo Conservative (Karl Rove isn't magnificent.)

You let the machine do the rounding, just as calculators do.

26 posted on 11/26/2006 10:36:53 PM PST by Cobra64 (Why is the War on Terror being managed by the DEFENSE Department?)

>>The folks at the Taco Bell who can barely give change when the register tells them the amount will have a devil of a time rounding (in either direction) with the elimination of pennies.

There is no rounding involved. Prices would be in tenth dollars, as would totals. Cash registers already do the rounding to the nearest cent for sales tax purposes. Eliminating a digit would AID the slower cashiers.

>>Convenience stores and some other places use penny cups, that work out well.

No, that is the evidence that pennies are of so little value, they are a waste of time.

>>I'll believe that a penny is insignificant when gas stations no longer charge to the tenth of a penny.

They post the price in tenths, but you are always charged by rounding to the nearest penny. Under a properly reformed system, you would be charged for your ~$50 tank to the nearest tenth. So what? When a penny of gas moves your 25 mpg car by 500 feet, it's time to loosen up.

The nickle was worth what the half cent was worth when it was eliminated. Or do you miss that, too, because the penny is just too darn valuable?

53 posted on 11/27/2006 7:05:16 AM PST by Atlas Sneezed (Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)

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