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1 and 2 cent pieces, what do you think about removing them? (feddit.de)
submitted 3 years ago by 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 1โ‚ฌ 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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[โ€“] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

They could pay with card, but it's something special here with many of the old folks and cash. Part of the ancient shopping ritual to put out the small coins and delay the queue as long as possible. Why? No idea, apart from "Das haben wir schon immer so gemacht!" (We always did it like this)

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 3 years ago

    Well, cash has privacy by design. So I much prefer that to the American card provider monopoly.

    Still convenient when traveling light, I just don't want to rely on it. By regularly paying cash I incentivize the upkeep of the German cash infrastructure.

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