Instead of turning this into a slippery slope, a bit of common sense should be used when figuring out how best to balance the needs of the public. Should a store be charged with handling volume like that? No. Should people make wild claims about cash to push their own agenda? no.
Now stores can and have turned such penny purchases into free advertising. Its real popular with college kids paying parking fines, people have even done it with new truck purchases. On the flip side my credit union doesn't directly handle any change, its all done with a coinstar like machine, without fees. We don't officially accept pennies at work, but we have a 3 foot vase full of them from trading with patrons.
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