Virgos Groove Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 You can't buy anything with them. You can't use them in most machines. They cost more to produce than they're worth (probably, idk). Nobody picks them off the floor. Seriously, why do we keep using these little spawns of Satan? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Yes. We haven’t been using them for over a decade in the Netherlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitsouko Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Yes but what happens when someone pays cash for something and is owed change? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendulum Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 bring back national currencies 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelato Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) tbh physical cash is heading towards extinction anyway, I don't think there's really any point investing all the time and energy needed to withdraw small value coins from circulation. I bet most mints haven't produced any new ones in ages too Edited December 15, 2023 by Gelato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugo Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 56 minutes ago, Mitsouko said: Yes but what happens when someone pays cash for something and is owed change? They should just round up or down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgos Groove Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 57 minutes ago, Mitsouko said: Yes but what happens when someone pays cash for something and is owed change? You round up or down the prices. €1.36 becomes €1.35, €1.99 becomes €2.00 (or €1.95 if stores want to), etc. The only problem would be the price of bread. I can't speak for all of Europe, but here in Portugal a 1 cent change in the price tends to be a big deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDiana Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 As long as Germany is in eurozone nothings gonna change... deutsche Omas will cut you if you don't give them their pffenibg back. Plus germans LOVE cash, and I mean L O V E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown away Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Yes, they should've been a while ago. They should even get rid of the 5 cents imo. The only thing they do is clog up my wallet and I never use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heldenzeit Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 cash in general! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev8 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Omg I have a whole jar with them it's so heavy too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat The Acid Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I don’t use cash - so I don’t care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letemtalk Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 On 12/16/2023 at 5:20 AM, Mitsouko said: Yes but what happens when someone pays cash for something and is owed change? I didn't know there were still countries using those small coins. I thought most countries solved the change problem years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_rounding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leptine Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I totally agree, I often leave them to the cashier because it's just pointless weight to carry on my pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katara Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 This is why i pay exclusively with card. Got sooo tired of carrying all those pennies. I still have a huge bucket of less than 5 cent coins that weighs like 5 kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcalpal Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Canada did this a few years ago and it makes soooo much sense. Lowest coin being 5 cents now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamil24 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 We did this in Canada and it works so much better. Still weird for me to get pennies when I go to the US or parts of Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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