lallen
For those of you who addressed me directly: as I said pretty clearly in my post, I would rather drop my change in one of those little clear boxes for charity. If not, I’d rather not deal with it. I’ve never been asked at Met Market if I wanted my change, but I have on a couple of occasions told them to keep it.
For me, giving up my coin change probably amounts to me losing less than two or three dollars each month. As I also stated fairly clearly, I rarely use cash. Yes, I will pay a $3 a month fee to *not* have to carry loose change or drive to the Coinstar machine!
It’s totally worth it to me. I grew up in a family of Depression-era hoarders who would spend $10 worth of gas and three hours driving across town to buy toilet paper in bulk, just to save $2. It made no economic sense- “penny wise, pound foolish,” basically, but you couldn’t tell them that- and so I got into the habit of actually placing a monetary value on certain small, seemingly sensible acts. Saving change is one that just doesn’t add up…at least for me.