What do you do with your extra pennies?

[Pappy13]

I came across this article and it got me wondering how ya'll feel about pennies. I absolutely have NO problem with this practice in fact I'd appreciate if everyplace ALWAYS rounded. I HATE pennies. Everytime I get them I want to give them back. I usually end up throwing them in my car somewhere only to have to clean them up later. I know some people like to throw them in a jar or something and then go cash it in, but I don't believe it's worth the trouble for a couple bucks over 6 months time or something. Now if you throw all your change into a jar, that's a different story, but pennies I can do without.

So what do ya'll say. Is a penny saved a penny earned or just a nuisance?

[Brian Fein]

I put all my change, pennies included, in a jar.  Its even more trouble to sort out the pennies just cause I hate them more.  They add up over time.

However, it might be a cool concept for places to round up to the next quarter and donate the extra proceeds to charity. 

[bsfins]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5UT04p5f7U&feature=watch_response
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU4E6SSy5Yg&feature=g-user-u

CGPGrey has a couple of videos about Pennies....

I love his informative videos...

I keep them in a jar with all my other change...I empty my pockets when I get home,and all the change goes in the jar.I then roll all the money,save it to buy something I would like....

[Phishfan]

I assume this is the storu about Chipotle? All my change goes into a jar. The quarters get separated because I use them for pool playing nights. I wonder if they had specialized their pricing so that they get the benefit of most of the round ups. I would have a problem with it then.

[Brian Fein]

^^ that would be a better idea.  price your stuff so that, after tax, it comes to $3.00 even.  Stuff like that.  No coins at all.

[Pappy13]

^^That's pretty much impossible to do since sales tax is gonna be impossible to predict. If you price it such that buying one will result in exactly $1.00 buying 2 will not result in exactly $2.00 etc unless the sales tax is also a nice round number like 10%.

After someone complained, Chipotle changed their policy to always round down so they still get the benefit of not having to deal with pennies without costing you a penny...literally.

[Buddhagirl]

I throw all of my change in a piggy bank (yes, it's actually shaped like a pig). Every few years I cash it in. 
I would be happy to see us do away with the penny entirely.

[dolphins4life]

I have a change jar I put all my change in. 

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Every once an a while I count out 160 of them and stick them in a plastic bag.  Then I hand the bag to the cashier and take a cup of coffee. 

[Pappy13]

Every once an a while I count out 160 of them and stick them in a plastic bag.  Then I hand the bag to the cashier and take a cup of coffee. 

I'll bet they have a special name for you. LOL

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

I'll bet they have a special name for you. LOL

Actually she says thanks, less trips to the bank to get change. 

[Landshark]

I keep all my extra change in a water cooler jug.  Then when the jug is full, I haul it to the grocery store and dump it into the change converting machine.

[Pappy13]

Actually she says thanks, less trips to the bank to get change. 

Does she count the pennies or just take your word for it?

[Dave Gray]

I use all of my change.  I carry a velcro wallet with a little zipper in it.   At any point, I'll theoretically have .99 or less.  Then I use change whenever I pay for cash to get closer to zero. 

[Brian Fein]

I keep all my extra change in a water cooler jug.  Then when the jug is full, I haul it to the grocery store and dump it into the change converting machine.

you know how much money you're losing by doing that, right?