Penny Shortage Disrupts Retail and Fast Food Cash Transactions
TL;DR
The US Mint has stopped producing pennies, leading to shortages in banks and retailers, causing logistical issues, increased costs, and legal complications, with calls for federal guidance on managing the situation.
- Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them ABC News
- McDonald's rounding cash transactions as some locations run short of pennies USA Today
- As pennies phase out of US currency, McDonald's updates some cash payment options ABC News
- Why some McDonald's customers might not get the right change back with their order NBC 5 Chicago
- Penny shortage leaves retailers struggling to make change CBS News
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