Annoying US One Cent coins

[HansNZ]

I have just been cleaning out my cupboard and I discovered all these coins I still have from a trip to the USA a while back. My question: Why does the USA still have 1 cent coins? These are so annoying.

Also, why aren't prices in the USA inclusive of tax? You don't actually know how much something costs until you get to the check-out. You end up with some wierd sum like $18.78 and get stuck with more of those irritating one cent coins again.

My suggestion - get rid of the 1c coins, include the tax in the ticket price, and round the number so that things come to a tidier sum like, say, $9.95.

 

[HulkRow]

My suggestion - get rid of the 1c coins, include the tax in the ticket price, and round the number so that things come to a tidier sum like, say, $9.95.

were already 10 years ahead of that.

 

[p0ink]

it's a bit hard to do that, when each state has a different sales tax. in some areas, not only is there a state sales tax, but there is also a county sales tax as well.

 

[Delinquent]

Whenever I get pennies back, I either give them back or throw them away. I consider them an utter waste of space and wish they would get rid of them

 

[HansNZ]

it's a bit hard to do that, when each state has a different sales tax. in some areas, not only is there a state sales tax, but there is also a county sales tax as well.

Why is this hard? Your shop is where your shop is.

You price everything based upon what your local taxes are. Round everything to the neartest 5 cents and include the tax in the price.

 

[Big Johnson]

Dude, pennies are the least of our worries.

 

[The Whole F/N Show]

They can be annoying but no one wants to be short changed. At least I think they do. But that why there are jars for you to put the pennies in and when it's the jar is filled up you take to the supermarker or bank and dump them in the machine and convert them into bills. I save all my changed each day. That's how I saved money. Doing that you can save up to an extra $1,000 a year.

 

[Fast Twitch Fiber]

If you do it right you should never have more than 4 pennies at a time. If you get change of $1.04, then when you but something else that comes up to an odd amount in change you use the pennies. For example, your next purchase is $1.69. You then pay with a $1 bill, two quarters a nickel and then the four "waste of space" pennies.

 

[VicTusDeuS]

If you took a fraction of a cent from everyones bank account you would be a multi millionaire.