Five Cent Coins are Useless
A dollar isn't worth anything anymore, and if it takes 20 pieces of shrapnel to make one, then what's the shrapnel worth? Nothing!
If you tried handing over 20 five cent coins to pay for something, you would:
a) Look like a dick
b) Still not have enough money to buy anything
c) Look like a big fucking dick
I was at a parking meter today that wouldn't even take the stupid coins. Seriously, you know its time to melt them into safety pins when machines start turning them down.
The only reason they exist is to make prices seem lower to the average idiot consumer.
Oh it's $19.95! I thought it'd cost at least 20 bucks, what a bargain. I'm an elite consumer.
Then when the same moron gets their five cents back, they can't fucking spend it anymore. You saved some serious dough there, doofus.
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I want them to keep 5c in circulation…
My nephew thinks I am an absolute HERO if I give him some “money” (read: a couple of 5c coins)
I realise that this phenomenon will grow out of date as soon as he realises the value of money, which I am sure is not far away :p
… but what about the next nephew/neice :p
Interesting logic… LOL
You only want him to THINK you’re a good uncle, until he grows old enough to not care :)
Give the kid a dollar! lol
Once he realises… I will give him the dollar.
Not much point giving him a dollar these days :p HAHA
I think there’s a lot of fun to be had in teaching little kids to pimp out their play group friends for 20c an hour…
but then again, I’m the guy parents hate, because I’m teaching them to swear and negotiate instead of listen to their elders.
I’m in two minds. They got rid of the 5 cent coin in NZ but mainly it put prices up.
For example, a stamp for a local letter is 45 cents - now that there are no 5 cent coins in NZ they have to pay 50 cents for a 45 cent stamp. However if you purchase 2 stamps together it only costs 90 cents for the two. Crazy hey!
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If someone gave me a coin that had a 5 on a Echidna’s crotch, I would treasure it forever.