Tip jars are different than give a penny take a penny. Tips are for the employees.
The penny thing was from back when cash was regularly used and pennies were annoying so sometimes stores would have a little dish thing for pennies to be used for rounding out purchases. The gas station I worked at in the 90s had them because we didn’t need to keep as many pennies on hand for making change when we could use a spare penny to avoid giving out four.
We always put a few pennies in when it emptied out and never put pennies back into the register. At best it was the company spending a small amount for customers to trade pennies around both to benefit them and the company.
When I paid with cash I loved the give a penny take a penny.
Are you thinking of those charity jars where people donate loose change? That is something completely different and no we did not have those charity jars in the store.
Tip jars have been a thing in small stores for a long time. Its usually where people drop their pennies and nickles.
I’m not from be US. The first time I learned about give a penny, take a penny was on My Name is Earl. Is it really a thing?
Tip jars are different than give a penny take a penny. Tips are for the employees.
The penny thing was from back when cash was regularly used and pennies were annoying so sometimes stores would have a little dish thing for pennies to be used for rounding out purchases. The gas station I worked at in the 90s had them because we didn’t need to keep as many pennies on hand for making change when we could use a spare penny to avoid giving out four.
So your store relied on charity to steal pennies for the company… sounds about right
We always put a few pennies in when it emptied out and never put pennies back into the register. At best it was the company spending a small amount for customers to trade pennies around both to benefit them and the company.
When I paid with cash I loved the give a penny take a penny.
Are you thinking of those charity jars where people donate loose change? That is something completely different and no we did not have those charity jars in the store.