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If you're loosing $20 worth of coins out of your pocket somewhere on the street on a yearly basis you're either dealing with a hell of a lot more coins than the
by amarka 8y ago
If you're loosing $20 worth of coins out of your pocket somewhere on the street on a yearly basis you're either dealing with a hell of a lot more coins than the average person or you're one clumsy individual.
- Scoundreller 8y agoIt depends. US coins larger than 25c are uncommon. But other countries have $1 and $2 coins, with paper bills only starting at $5. Transit tokens in Toronto are tiny and worth $3. I’ve dropped a few because they catch on my phone case edge.
- Tade0 8y agoRecently I thought I've lost a €5 banknote because some toll machines in Italy send cash[0] flying as if they were doing it with contempt. I found it eventually along a €2 coin somebody left there. On my way back I also found a €1 coin and a 50c one. I guess people lose a measurable amount of cash this way. [0] Non-Italian cards don't work on Italian motorways - only cash. Knowledge I acquired through error of my own so now other people don't have to.
- owenversteeg 8y agoHuh. How'd that work then? Did they just fine you or send you a bill later?
- Tade0 8y agoOnce they notice that someone's clogging the toll booth you receive a receipt with payment details and you have 14 days to do that after which interest starts accumulating. In one instance in Venice though the employee preferred to argue with me over the speakerphone insisting that I "insert euro" even though I didn't have any cash one me(there are no ATMs on the motorways - something I learned that day). His line of thinking was that I want the receipt so that I can avoid paying by never returning to Italy.
- TomMarius 8y agoNah, just my country uses a lot more of cash. Most common coins are worth $1 and $2.