To the Penny

Hello ALL...

Sometimes, fans, when you are an office manager and you are reconciling the bank account for the previous month and the bank balance just happens to work out on your first attempt at the thing, you sometimes cry a little. It is truly a moment of joy. Sometimes you are missing a few dollars. That is simply infuriating. Sometimes you're missing $15,000 or more. Then you just leave and walk around the mall for a bit. Today happens to be one of those days where it all worked. I have yet to make my journal entries for fear that something is missing, so I'll save that for the afternoon. As of this very moment, I'm rejoicing... So I should at least enjoy that feeling for a few measly hours before I am in tears again!

THE BANK ACCOUNT IS BALANCED TO THE PENNY!

Which brings me to the point of this post... what do you do with your pennies, fans?

Darling husband became upset with me last week when he discovered that I throw mine away... I don't really understand what the big deal is, but he made me feel SO guilty! I'm confused as to what good a penny does anyone...

After that, I decided I would try to use a few pennies...

I went into the wine shop, and my total was something like $12.11. I began counting the pennies, and the attendant stopped me and said "It's okay! You can keep the change." Well I told the man that wasn't necessary and handed him the eleven pennies... he handed them back to me. I was beyond upset. Eleven freaking pennies still clinking in my purse.

Now I'm just trying to get rid of them anyway I can. When I check out at the store, for example... if my total is 98.75, I hand them ten or twelve pennies and pay the remaining balance with my debit card. They don't like it, but what do I care?

By heck or high water,THIS UB will rid herself of all the pennies she possesses WITHOUT throwing them away.

Some ideas-

-Go inside Chevron and put a few in the little coin collector
-Leave a few in the vending machine for the cheapo who checks
-Toss a few on the ground outside (heads up) for a superstitious person to find
-Take them to Publix for the penny item (WHICH THEY ALWAYS FREAKING GIVE ME FOR FREE! NO PENNY REQUIRED)... I suppose I could give them to a less cute person who they make pay for the penny item...
-Coinstar? That's a lot of trouble...

Any other ideas, fans?

Have a lovely day,
Undercover Blogger