So you see these signs around about a National coin shortage. But the coin shortage makes no sense to me. I asked my husband who watches MSM and supposedly it is because people aren’t going out to spend money so coins aren’t circulating. But that means they aren’t needing change either so the system should still balance. What if the government is forcing the shortage to get people used to using cards? Then it is an easier sale when they try to go all digital. “Look, hardly anyone is using cash anyway, so why not just go digital?” It’s all about continual nudges towards their agenda.
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I promise you spending is WAY up over 2019, although credit cards, Apple Pay, etc are higher also.
Lack of coin circulation is likely not the real cause.
With that said I paid cash recently at a convenience store and was given a printed receipt looking piece of paper which had a scan code on it in lieu of actual change.
That can only be used at that store?
Correct. In store credit
That is bull!
I haven’t went back to see if it’s a one time thing or they’re eliminating carrying coins. It’s a large chain so my guess is that it’s a test run to see how eliminating coins would be for their business. Slowly moving to cashless.