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1 and 2 cent pieces, what do you think about removing them? (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by sexy_peach@feddit.de to c/europe@feddit.de

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They're not worth anything, never were but even less through the years with inflation.

If a store wants to sell something for 99 cent, they can either just take 1€ or 95 cent.

Maybe even 5 cent pieces? But that would be a bit radical.

I am a bit annoyed that easy ideas like this are never discussed in politics, or wherever. It would make our lives just a little bit easier, and having them achieves NOTHING.

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[–] solidstate@feddit.de 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Get rid of them. I just throw the small coins in a box regularly. A couple if years ago I tried to get rid of them. I found out that my bank would not accept them so easily and when I tried to pay with rolls of cent coins, store owners would be pissed. What the hell am I supposed to do?

[–] SoaringDE@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Self Checkout machines! take them!

[–] R00bia@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

Nooo! My poor Sparschwein will die of hunger :(

[–] cartrodus@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some supermarkets have machines where you can just toss them all in and get a coupon you can use in the market. But I think they take a 5% cut or something, so not ideal.

[–] blau@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

It's 9,9% for our local Rewe Coinstar.