Posted on 07/06/2020 7:09:03 AM PDT by P.O.E.
Those pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters are far more precious due to a national coin shortage brought on by the coronavirus and resulting shut down.
As a result, the Giant supermarkets chain is the newest member of a growing list of retailers limiting cash transactions and/or demanding exact change.
“Due to the national coin shortage, select Giant registers can only accept credit, debit, and electronic payments at this time,” company spokesman Christopher Brand said in response to PennLive questions about coin shortages on Friday.
As the New York Post reports, Lowe’s home improvement stores have posted signs urging shoppers to pay with exact change or use other forms of payment, as have convenience stores such as 7-Eleven, Pilot and Circle K, according to news reports and social media posts.
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What are people doing with the coins?
I was checking out a Lowes last week and there was a sign at the register requesting customers use coins over paper money if possible.
First I’ve heard of it.
I always carry a handful of change with me into a store and often confuse the hell out of clerks and I count out change along with the bills I hand them.
I notice they rarely blow off the two cents when a sale is $20.02 and I don’t have the 0.02.
Fine. Here is $40.00. Make the damn change and I don’t want to hear your bitching. I tried.
Conditioning us to accept the end of cash.
My bank (BMO Harris) is limiting coin disbursements.
Funny thing is, I’ve pretty much had the same $50 in my wallet for the last six months.
Wanna bet this isn’t about coinage.
This is about contact tracing, getting folks to use plastic...
Well, I have a jar of coins at home, where I deposit loose change.
Every so often I wrap them in rolls, and take them to the bank and deposit in my account.
The last time I did this, I had about $30 worth of coins.
I seldom have many coins in my pocket, so when going places and spending cash, I almost always use currency, and then get change back, which accumulates at home.
Under the guise of never letting a crisis go to waste, the ChinkFlu likely will accelerate the move to a cashless society. That and many young workers cannot calculate or count back change.
This could be part of the process to move us all to digital money, just like the virus was to get us all obedient through masking effort. With digital ID associated with the vaccine, there may be the carrot of Guaranteed Basic Income and the stick of Red China-like social credit status controlling travel and purchasing. Just looking at this as a systems thinker.
My mom won’t let them go. Swears it’s for some vacation she’s never taking. Has nothing to do with the Kung Flu.
Conditioning us to accept the end of cash.
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Yes and we must never allow that to happen.
I was at a Love’s convenience store. They had a sign on the door saying they would exchange change for bills with no fee. I have a half gallon jug of coins, probably $300 worth. Normally I would have deposited it at my bank but the lobby has been closed since March. If Love’s has a coin counter I might take it in at some time.
...or it’s about the coming hyperinflation...coins will have no value.
This is a co-ordinated effort.
Mr. President, how about you weigh in. Is there really a frickin’ coin shortage?!
Coins are becoming “precious metal”. ;)
Nope, the want people using easily traceable plastic.
POTUS needs to nip this crap in the bud.
True, BUT this practice is illegal. The dollar is legal tender and must be accepted for all debts, says so right on the bills.
if they tell use we need chip implants theres gonna be a problem
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