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[wvumountiefan]

I noticed while I was at the self checkout at my local Kroger’s a sign that there is a national coin shortage, and that if I did not have the correct change, my total would be rounded up. Anyone else see these in your state? Wonder why there is a coin shortage? 

[Marp]

The Federal Reserve revealed last month that the pandemic had “significantly disrupted” the supply chain and circulation patterns for America’s metal money. The US Mint has slowed production of coins because of measures meant to protect workers amid the crisis, while coin deposits from banks have also fallen in the past few months, the central bank said.

With demand for coins rising as states began to reopen, the Fed on June 15 started limiting how many pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters it distributed to banks as part of its efforts to “mitigate the effects of low coin inventories.”

[CelticCrafter]

@wvumountiefan yes, there had been a sign up at Aldi about them not giving change back.  It's since been taken down. 

Maybe people complained.

If they want to do that, that's fine however they should also state on the signs that the overages in the tills at the end of the day will be donated to a local food banks.

[Patriot3]

Yeah, that sign has been at Meijer for the past two weeks.  Another thing to wonder about................

[CoffeeNut]

I noticed Hobby Lobby had the same sign at the registers today.  I never pay with cash anyways so it does not affect my way of shopping. 

[jannabelle1]

When I went into Walmart this morning, shoppers were informed at the door that Walmart is only able to accept a credit or debit card - no cash accepted because of the coin shortage unless the shopper is willing to round up to the next dollar. A supervisor was clarifying the procedure to check-out clerks and said she needed to clarify where the register overages will go at the end of the day.

[stuyvesant]

I have a bunch of coins I want to get rid of but being a good citizen I've mostly stopped using cash.

Maybe I should add the coins to my pandemic supplies, lol.

[suzyQ3]

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@Patriot3 wrote:

Yeah, that sign has been at Meijer for the past two weeks.  Another thing to wonder about................

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@Patriot3, see Post #2 for the explanation.

[tansy]

The cashier was having a hard time explaining that to a customer.  She kept pointing to the sign but I'm not sure he could read.  The coins were credited to his customer loyalty card.  

[colliemom4]

There is a coin shortage. I saw a story about it on the news.