Are Penny Cups Bad Business?

Dale Mussen — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:30:51 +0000

I read in yesterday's Buffalo News' Letters to the Editor an opinion by Tom Flynn of Buffalo who questioned the practice of retailers who placed a penny cup by the register. He says whenever he see that he makes it a point to shop somewhere else in the future. Tom goes so far as to say if the merchant is willing to cut corners at the cash register, he's afraid he'd cut corners elsewhere such as in restaurant sanitation.

Pennies Cost More To Make Than They're Worth

Dale Mussen — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:00:17 +0000

So what happens when a penny costs more to make than what it’s worth? That’s the problem the U-S Mint is having because the cost of the metal to make them keeps going up. They used to make pennies out of all copper, but when the cost of copper kept going up, they went to [...]

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Are Penny Cups Bad Business?

Pennies Cost More To Make Than They're Worth