Toddlers and Spare Change Don’t Mix
I hate making exact change unless I absolutely have too. I’ve never understood those people who take an extra five minutes at the cash register to count out the exact amount for their total, because god forbid they get coin back.
Oh no… nuh-nuh-nuh-not cuh-coin!!!
Or even worse are those folks who overpay by a specific amount so that the only change they receive will be in whole dollars - now there’s a waste of time.
So suffice it to say, I always have change in my pockets, sometimes quite a bit. I never expected the danger that was lurking in those pockets… the havoc that was just waiting to be wreaked. Today I caught my son (now 18 months old) not once, not twice, but three times, shoving change that had fallen out of my pockets while sitting on the couch, down his throat. Thinking back, I guess I should have been more aware that he would do this. In his mind shiny new objects = edible.
Maybe I should become one of those exact change payer people.
June 28th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
I couldn’t agree more about the change thing. Always annoyed me… dont be one of them.
Then again, I probably annoy people even more when I go to get a coffee and realize all I have is a debit card. Usually I feel bad and order food so I am not putting $1.10 on a debit.
July 24th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
I found your blog through a blog search! Debit card is quicker than cash, always! Then the cashier doesn’t have to separate each piece of mint. Plus, I use Bank of America and I enrolled in that “keep the change” thing. It’s great… and it keeps change away from my 2year old ;o)
September 9th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Eh don’t worry about it. If he swallows a quarter you only have to worry if he craps out two dimes and a nickel. — Grumpier Old Men.
I hate the exact change thing too but don’t know why… it IS legal tender. I accumlate tons of change but fortunately the credit union has a coin machine now.