In November 2025, the United States stopped minting pennies. They are, however, still legal tender. That is not the way it played out for me recently.
I seldom spend cash when purchasing items. Last week I bought a small item at Staples that was $6.87. I had gathered up my pennies throughout my house and started carrying them in my wallet so I could spend them. I started to count out seven pennies to go with the $10 bill I handed the cashier. She refused them. She said Staples no longer accepts pennies.
She gave me $3.20 in change. At least she rounded down so I came out ahead. The store lost 7 cents. I can understand rounding when the store has no pennies but I was giving her pennies so she would not have to give me 13 cents back along with the dollar bills.
Has this happened to you? This was the first time for me.
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