I was listening to Mike & Mike this morning and the topic of the penny dish came up as ESPN's penny dished was removed by management. So a discussion began regarding how many pennys is it ok to use when paying your bill. The discussion moved into whether or not using the silver in the dish was acceptable, especially if a quarter was there. My personal guideline is if I have to use more than 2 pennys to avoid receiving some in my change then I don't do it. Your thoughts.
I'm with you. Two pennies, though I might go to three in some circumstances.
I wouldn't begrudge anyone taking up to three pennies, but my own policy is never to take pennies, always to toss my own penny change into the dish. I can afford it, since I don't require a $500+ watch.
I have never used one. I'm pretty cheap insofar as I don't buy many things, but when I do, I can afford them with cash in hand. I also try to be very self reliant and the penny dish, ever so slightly, is taking from others, so it doesn't appeal to me. It's like the jar of pork rinds on the counter. It's for someone else.
What has happened, several times, is that the cashier has used pennies from the dish, either to pay a few pennies of my bill, or to give me a few pennies of my change. I don't say anything about that, as it makes their job easier, I suppose.
I have never thrown pennies into the penny dish. I keep enough change in my pocket to pay exact change many times, or at least give the right number of cents to round to the closest quarter for my change. I empty my pants pocket change at night onto a shelf, and when the pile gets big enough, I put it into a jar. The jar is very useful for trips involving tolls and parking, or occasional trips to a store for something small. When I buy with change jar money, I almost feels like using birthday or Christmas money from childhood, so the process is enjoyable. I bought a $1.07 drive through burger with ten jar dimes and seven pennies the other day and was quite pleased with the process. Sometimes, it's the simple things that are the most fun.
I've used the dish occasionally. I do not see the dish being for people who can't afford items but for people who don't want to break a dollar bill (or quarter) just to cover a penny or two. I almost never carry pocket change and have put more pennies in the dish than I have ever used.
I can't remember ever using 4 pennies but I would if it saved me from breaking a large bill.
I hate pennies. The amount of time required to keep track of them is worth more than the value of the coins. I'd rather round to the nearest nickel, which I can do if there's a penny dish. If I buy something for $4.99 and have a 5 dollar bill I'll tell them to keep the penny even if there isn't a dish -- that happened this morning.
nsmb wrote:
I wouldn't begrudge anyone taking up to three pennies, but my own policy is never to take pennies, always to toss my own penny change into the dish. I can afford it, since I don't require a $500+ watch.
I appreciate it. It's nice to know that guys like you are looking out for guys like me. It isn't easy requiring (multiple) 500 dollar watches, and it's nice someone finally recognizes this.
You're welcome. By the way, what the hell time is it anyhow?
Penny Dish History wrote:
I have never used one. I'm pretty cheap insofar as I don't buy many things, but when I do, I can afford them with cash in hand. I also try to be very self reliant and the penny dish, ever so slightly, is taking from others, so it doesn't appeal to me. It's like the jar of pork rinds on the counter. It's for someone else.
What has happened, several times, is that the cashier has used pennies from the dish, either to pay a few pennies of my bill, or to give me a few pennies of my change. I don't say anything about that, as it makes their job easier, I suppose.
I have never thrown pennies into the penny dish. I keep enough change in my pocket to pay exact change many times, or at least give the right number of cents to round to the closest quarter for my change. I empty my pants pocket change at night onto a shelf, and when the pile gets big enough, I put it into a jar. The jar is very useful for trips involving tolls and parking, or occasional trips to a store for something small. When I buy with change jar money, I almost feels like using birthday or Christmas money from childhood, so the process is enjoyable. I bought a $1.07 drive through burger with ten jar dimes and seven pennies the other day and was quite pleased with the process. Sometimes, it's the simple things that are the most fun.
You sound like you're the real life of the party you crazy rascal.
I use the change in the thing, but I think of it more as a favor to the cashier than to myself. When I waited tables in college, I'd occasionally have to fill in as a cashier (it was a diner type restaurant where customers take their check to the register themselves). When a customer came to the register with a bill of $10.01 and went to pay with a twenty, I always appreciated it when they used the extra penny so that I could just give them back a ten instead of counting out $9.99. If they didn't, I'd often just grab a penny out of the thing myself and give them the bill(s).