What is it about the Canadian Penny? I understand that Canada is right next to the U.S. and is on relatively good terms with us, however, their penny is technically foreign currency. Still, nearly every store I go to is more than willing to either take a Canadian Penny from me or give one back in change, as if it's interchangeable with our Lincoln Penny. I've never found any other currency that will work this way. Our neighbor to the South, Mexico, doesn't have coinage that works it's way into the cash registers. I don't see Euro cents or other European coinage ever appear in cash registers, but I come across more Canadian Pennies that I can keep track of. What bizarre hold does this foreign coin have on the retail workers of America that is can be used so easily? Color me confused (which I believe is a shade of fuchsia).
Friday, September 25, 2009
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I don't know much about the financial value or cross-boundary usage of it, but for some reason the Canadian penny always makes me think of those candy coins. Like it looks fake and like it's just foil wrapped over cheaply make chocolate.
I too am equally ignorant of the financial/political reasons this coin can cross the borders with impunity, but it does. I do remember a time when vending machines wouldn't take Canadian coins. Could it be that the break down of coins is the same as the U.S.?
If Harry and I see a penny flattening machine when we travel, we'll flatten a penny. Now we have all these stupid flattened pennies. Maybe we'll start flattening Canadian pennies... are they the same size?
Josh-- Gelt? I can consume dollars of that stuff in a sitting.
John-- Don't know the answer to that. Though I am scared that vending machines now take credit cards. Are people so freakin' lazy they can't be bothered to have a few singles and some coins on them?
Michelle-- Canadian pennies are pretty much the same size as the American version. Maybe take all your flattened pennies and create some mosiac out of them?
its not really an answer to your question, but when I worked at Borders bookstore, I frequently got Canadian pennies, quarters and to a smaller extent, nickels and dimes also. I just dropped them in my drawer and handed them back out as if they were American coins. Why bother with it all when it's only a few cents involved?
HUGS...
Don't be mocking my penny. What's really freaking annoying is none of your stores will take Canadian quarters, dimes or nickles. Up here in Canada stores will take coinage from either country. No one cares, they are interchangeable. Now if we could get you to take loonies and toonies I'd be really happy.
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