EUGENE, Ore. – The owner of Bellizzi’s Pizza Joint, Jeremy Bellizzi, made a bold decision to eliminate the use of pennies in his restaurant in the early 2020s. This move marked a cultural shift after nearly a decade away from the industry.
“We eliminated it all together, we went from 99 cents on the dollar, 4.99, 5.99, to just rounding up to the nearest dollar. It feels really different, you know, you go to your tillbox, and it’s hard to break a hundred dollar bill nowadays,” said Bellizzi.
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