COIN. SHORTAGE. [insert the face here]

[BobPSU92]

Everywhere I go these days I see signs about a COIN. SHORTAGE. Standing in line at Starbucks tonight, I heard a barista tell a customer that they had no change. The customer didn’t complain. I guess Starbucks is making some extra profits these days.

So what’s going to be here? My guess is the COIN. SHORTAGE. will end after the election.

 

[lionville]

It's a drive to the cashless economy.

 

[BobPSU92]

It's a drive to the cashless economy.

Cryptocurrency is king?

 

[MtNittany]

Don't go to starbucks and you won't have these questions.

 

[paulrandythomas]

 

[BW Lion]

Cryptocurrency is king?

It's currently Jack...but it could become King

 

[Indian rocks rich]

Everywhere I go these days I see signs about a COIN. SHORTAGE. Standing in line at Starbucks tonight, I heard a barista tell a customer that they had no change. The customer didn’t complain. I guess Starbucks is making some extra profits these days.

So what’s going to be here? My guess is the COIN. SHORTAGE. will end after the election.

Every vehicle in the US has change in the ashtray That’s where it is

 

[BobPSU92]

Don't go to starbucks and you won't have these questions.

🤔

 

[BobPSU92]

Every vehicle in the US has change in the ashtray That’s where it is

And in our sofas.

 

[BobPSU92]

I don’t get it.

 

[Conemaugh]

I don’t get it.

Don't sweat it. I don't get it either. I will say doing laundry on the road is difficult when you can't get quarters. First first world problems I guess.

 

[bison13]

Society is becoming more and more cashless even without the pandemic but when you add anywhere from 3 to now six months of businesses that are normally cash oriented being restricted to online orders you're not going to have much currency at all being exchanged.

Think about going into a bar and sitting down ordering a drink there are a lot of people who pay as they go. Those same people probably spend some money in the video poker machines.

And then with less inside dining those people who normally leave tip in cash the leftover change from their bill that's not happening. You had months of parking meters not having any coins put in them in cities that still do that.

Kids going out on the weekend and going to Sheetz or Wawa and filling up and buying some food with a $20 bill hasn't been happening nearly as much either.

Last thing cuz I know from talking to people that organize town or even County Fair type things is that most people at those events still pay everything in cash so since none of those happened that's also been a problem

 

[IrishHerb]

Took out some cash at my local ATM this past February. Still have it. Can't remember the last time I paid for anything with cash.

 

[BobPSU92]

Society is becoming more and more cashless even without the pandemic but when you add anywhere from 3 to now six months of businesses that are normally cash oriented being restricted to online orders you're not going to have much currency at all being exchanged.

Think about going into a bar and sitting down ordering a drink there are a lot of people who pay as they go. Those same people probably spend some money in the video poker machines.

And then with less inside dining those people who normally leave tip in cash the leftover change from their bill that's not happening. You had months of parking meters not having any coins put in them in cities that still do that.

Kids going out on the weekend and going to Sheetz or Wawa and filling up and buying some food with a $20 bill hasn't been happening nearly as much either.

Last thing cuz I know from talking to people that organize town or even County Fair type things is that most people at those events still pay everything in cash so since none of those happened that's also been a problem

My kidding above aside, you’re right. Some businesses also have stopped taking cash during the pandemic.