Small town Oklahoma has them in a few places. Mostly small businesses, but they're still here.
Whatever happened to those, Take a penny/leave a penny trays at the cashier?
- Thread starter atikovi
- Start date
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2006
- Messages
- 29,558
I always tip with cash, and I always hand the cash to the server in their hand and say "thank you" 
I'm always hoping they keep it and it doesn't go into a sleazy tipping pool, because that wouldn't be fair to the server who waited on me.
I'm always hoping they keep it and it doesn't go into a sleazy tipping pool, because that wouldn't be fair to the server who waited on me.I like cash. I don't like having all my purchases tracked.
If a place does not take cash, I would not go there.
Cash has value and meaning (no pun intended).
It hurts to pay for something with cash. This is a good thing.
I feel nothing if I pay by credit card. This is a bad thing.
Be grateful you even have a "penny" in your currency.
Given Canada's astronomical living costs, they abolished it almost 10 years ago (due to it's uselessness).
As a result, everything has become more expensive.
They've been toying with the idea of abolishing the "nickel" (5 cent piece) for a few years as well.
Given Canada's astronomical living costs, they abolished it almost 10 years ago (due to it's uselessness).
As a result, everything has become more expensive.
They've been toying with the idea of abolishing the "nickel" (5 cent piece) for a few years as well.
still at my local gas n' go. Leave loose change there, they left it there in the tray till recently. but I do believe they 'sweep' it into the till lately.
Hear the jingle as I walk out of the store. Maybe times are getting tighter than they already were?????? Is that even possible? Who's to say. ?
Hear the jingle as I walk out of the store. Maybe times are getting tighter than they already were?????? Is that even possible? Who's to say. ?
had an uncle who told us we do not get any McDonald's while visiting. (Manitoba)
As I recall, he was miffed they did not use local wheat from farmers like him for their buns so Burger King it is. (or was)
Strange place back then. Early 1980s. Sounds more desperate now. Oh well. Enjoy your bags of milk & gasoline by the liter.
They turned them into tip jars
What are you people talking about? What is a penny? Canada got rid of them almost 10 years ago.
Canada got rid of them almost 10 years ago.
Last edited:
I know that, but the credit card machine at that place acts up and the cashier sometimes had to redo the transaction and press the no tip button for me. Forgoing 18 cents of cash back is worth not being subject to her stares.
- Joined
- Dec 28, 2014
- Messages
- 2,847
I’ve got say, I’m just glad there are still places that have actual PEOPLE WORKING a register and a give a penny/take a penny thing.
I can’t stand this self checkout stuff most of the time and it’s not practical to pay with cash at those things when you use them.
But self checkout? I can’t stand it at home depot, Lowe’s, food shopping, Walmart. And usually there’s 3-4 employees standing right there, on their phones, talking gossip, laughing/joking. Last week at Home Depot there were four teenage kids standing there or their phones, just having a ball looking at memes and tic toc videos, and I’m like...there’s 50 people standing behind me, bending around the corner to the lighting department. Anyone going to open up a register? Jesus.
I can’t stand this self checkout stuff most of the time and it’s not practical to pay with cash at those things when you use them.
But self checkout? I can’t stand it at home depot, Lowe’s, food shopping, Walmart. And usually there’s 3-4 employees standing right there, on their phones, talking gossip, laughing/joking. Last week at Home Depot there were four teenage kids standing there or their phones, just having a ball looking at memes and tic toc videos, and I’m like...there’s 50 people standing behind me, bending around the corner to the lighting department. Anyone going to open up a register? Jesus.
Why no tip? Are waitpersons in your area getting full pay now instead of below min wage + tip?
or is this a buy at the counter and take it to a table yourself kind of joint?
Never Heard of Qdoba.
Last tex mex chain we enjoyed around here was Chi Chi's in the 80's
I think you just put the bills in the slot and it gives you change. Not difficult unless you have tattered bills.
I always forget to scan my coupons
Not that I use them a lot.Funny thing is copper is anti bacterial. Thats why they used to make IUD's out of it. Silver is too.
4WD
$50 site donor 2024
That’s because most cash is spent at bars … no change … no traceabilityWhat are you people talking about? What is a penny?
…100 pennies equal $1.00, 100 $1.00 equals $100 etc etc etc, in th US banks actually have machines where people dump in buckets, bottles of pennies and the machine counts them and gives you a receipt so the bank will convert to paper money, money never sleeps freind even pennie$What are you people talking about? What is a penny?
how about the chesse sampling trays at the supermarket
Having known people who worked as servers, waiters/waitresses, etc, they'll tell you that you should always tip in cash and not put it on your card. There are of course "legal" and/or "ethical" factors behind doing it this way though. Not on you, the tipper, but on the recipient...
I pretty much always use my Amazon Visa since I get rewards and pay it off twice a month. We still have the penny pile at work but it is behind the counter and I use it to make even change for people. I would say less than 10% of people pay with cash and maybe 1% of non businesses pay with a check.
