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byPowercntrl ( 458442 ) writes:
Is there really any reason we can't just make pennies out of plastic instead? Personally, I haven't used cash in ages anyway so I'm really neither here nor there on running out of pennies, but it seems like if the problem is just that they cost too much to manufacture, make them out of something cheaper.
byserviscope_minor ( 664417 ) writes:
Or just scrap them as a denomination. I'm in the UK where pennies are worth fractionally more. It is now worth considerably less in real terms than the 1/2 p coin when that was scrapped. I, personally in favour of scrapping copper coinage completely. Round the tally to the closest 5 and be done with it.
byAmiMoJo ( 196126 ) writes:
I don't even regularly carry cash anymore. Phone generates a random credit card number for anonymity when shopping, that's good enough.
byViol8 ( 599362 ) writes:
"Phone generates a random credit card number for anonymity when shopping"
Huh? How can you pay with some random card number? And no payment method is anonymous , you simply move who knows from the shop to apple/google and your bank still knows you spent money either way.
Also I don't understand people who pay with a phone when contactless bank cards are simpler to use and faster. Just smacks of showing off.
byPowercntrl ( 458442 ) writes:
Also I don't understand people who pay with a phone when contactless bank cards are simpler to use and faster. Just smacks of showing off.
Apple Pay gives you an extra 1% cashback when you use the phone's contactless payment feature instead of the physical card. Those digital pennies actually add up.
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byiAmWaySmarterThanYou ( 10095012 ) writes:
My cc gives me an unlimited flat 2% cash back on all purchases on and offline no matter how I pay. Even my online PayPal purchases which are backended by that card get 2%.
I paid 50k to have my entire back yard and patio redone. 2% back. In hindsight I should've maxed that card for partial payment when I bought my house. I did put my Model 3 on it, though. 2%.
I have an Apple Card. It's good for buying Apple stuff to get the bigger discount. I pay my 99 cent/month Apple storage fee with it, too. I s
bycayenne8 ( 626475 ) writes:
Apple Pay gives you an extra 1% cashback when you use the phone's contactless payment feature instead of the physical card.
Interesting....on Apple Pay (using phone or watch)...I get 2% cash back....and 1% cash back using the physical card.
A few places, like Uber give me 3% back on Apple Pay purchases....
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