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1 and 2 cent pieces, what do you think about removing them? (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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 1€ 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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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (15 children)

Aren't there already some Euro-Countries that abolished 1 and 2 cent coins?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (14 children)

Just looked it up: Finland, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Ireland.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

what happens if you pay 5 Cents with 5x1 cent from other countries in those countries?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I used to live in Finland for two years. The shop close by to my home wouldn't accept 1 or 2 cents so I just put them in a drawer and never worried about it again. Don't know if they are obliged to accept them.

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