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shopping rule theory (media.kbin.run)
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[-] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah it's hard to justify carrying coins around, they're not worth much, whereas euro coins still carry some value (1€/2€).

When I arrived in NYC a few years ago, I got cash from the ATM and then tried to take a bus to our airbnb in Brooklyn, it was $2.75 per ticket, only payable in coins... like we'd have 44 quarters in our pockets :-)

[-] Neato@ttrpg.network 3 points 10 months ago

I keep a few quarters in my car for ALDI specifically. If I forget: I don't get a cart and put the groceries in my reusable bags. Or nab those giant cardboard containers ALDI employees stock with and leave around.

[-] glomag@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

The busses don't take metro card? I've only ever ridden the subway in NYC.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

They do now, that whole OMNY system

[-] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago

They probably do (it was 10 years ago) but we had just arrived from the airport and had no idea how it all worked

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