What do you make of the idea to scrap 1p and 2p coins?

[Spectre]

Chancellor Philip Hammond decides to save 1p and 2p coins in a U-turn

I don't mind them, I buy most day-to-day things using cash and take a box of them to the bank now and again. I don't take them out to spend though.

If 1p and 2p coins are scrapped sometime in the future, I bet that would make the price granularity 5p. The excuse shops could use to introducing a 5p granularity would be that some people might want to pay in cash and not card. I doubt a £1.99 supermarket item will go down to £1.95 though.

I suspect Hammond was advised people were seeing it as a further step to cashless society.

 

[sneaker]

I like em, it's nice to save them for a while in a large jar, then when full find you have a spare £50 to £100 to spend on nonsense.

 

[Ferret]

2p's make pretty good washers in time of need.

 

[Spectre]

2p's make pretty good washers in time of need.

I saw a 5p in the end of a plumbing pipe cap-off once using a compression fitting.

 

[Kryton]

What happens when you go over by 1p at the petrol pumps

 

[VectorZ]

I'll own up....... I've been throwing them in the bin for years. Sometimes even 5p's!

I rarely carry any anyway but have absolutely no patience for those little turd throwbacks.

Okay...... you can lay into me now

 

[VectorZ]

What happens when you go over by 1p at the petrol pumps

Mr Visa or Mastercard pays it for me and then myself and my OCD cry all the way of the drive home

 

[Kryton]

I'll own up....... I've been throwing them in the bin for years. Sometimes even 5p's!

I wish I had money like that to throw away

 

[gez]

If they do we will at last get rid of the £120.99 on petrol pumps

 

[VectorZ]

I wish I had money like that to throw away

So do I mate, so do I

 

[cactikid]

I suppose i can be lucky in buying a coin sorter for euros and every night anything in pockets is thrown in there and after a while it builds up,6 months + waiting for a bag of 1 or 2 cent to fill

 

[srgberian]

tbh would not miss all the loose change,plus round everything up .

 

[nara]

I let all our copper coins accumulate for about a year and then I humph them all to one of those supermarket machines that give 20% of the total to charity and the rest as a voucher to spend in-store.

 

[snp-g]

Got a few jars of them, need to go to one of those supermarket machines soon..

 

[Captin]

I haven't used them in so long I have to ask the mrs what they look like these days.

I buy 99% of my stuff online, the mrs buys the rest.

I wouldn't miss them, or any cash to be honest.

 

[Mick]

I never have any money, the kids nick it as soon as I have any.

I used to enjoy putting it all in a jar then taking it to the bank and getting notes back, this was around 20 years ago mind lol....

everything is card now, or phone, or even watch.

Mick

 

[dar1437]

I've never had much time for coppers.

 

[calisto]

Save them up with 5p & £2 coins till just before Christmas & then take them supermarket machines & normally have between £150-£175 to spend on Christmas food & drink.

 

[cactikid]

Would it be worth it for you to purchase a coin counter and bag your coins,bigger coins i bring to local shop as always need change,other coins to post office to help pay bills.

 

[Grimeire]

I just go to the self checkouts in shopping centers like tesco and get rid of all my change that way.