LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Signs have begun to pop up in businesses nationwide, giving “pinching pennies” a whole new meaning.
Kroger stores around Louisville, for instance, have put up signs detailing the impacts of a penny shortage, saying, “If using cash for payment, please consider providing exact change.”
The shortage comes just two months after the U.S. Treasury stopped minting the one-cent coin, after President Donald Trump issued the stoppage in February, citing the input cost. Each coin costs three times more to produce than its worth.
There are some businesses, though, that never stopped operating with physical currency as their only form of payment…