Is it OK to just drop my pennies on the sidewalk to get rid of them?

[Anonymous]

I don't want to fool with my bank. I don't want to do Coinstar (I find something sad about that experience -- it makes me feel like a poor). I wish there would be some charity plastic box I could drop them into but I don't see any around. Dropping them into one of many DC fountains seems troublesome to someone who has to maintain the fountain. Homeless people would be insulted.

So my idea is just to drop one every 10 feet or so along the sidewalk near my home until they are gone. The sidewalks are heavily used by neighborhood school students. I guess kids still want pennies. Or just leave my plastic bag of pennies on the ground -- maybe they'd be more inclined to pick that up.

Anyway, that's my plan but if you another idea I'll consider it. Thank you in advance.

[Anonymous]

Who still uses cash? Lol

[Anonymous]

No, please don’t litter.

Just hand your plastic bag over to any kid or homeless person you see. Or l leave the whole bag on a bench.

[Anonymous]

This is kind of funny! What an odd problem to have. You use coin star once or you spend an entire afternoon plinking pennies every 10 feet.

I think you need to get over the coin star aversion (who cares what anyone thinks of you) or donate to a school.

[Anonymous]

Go to McDonald's and put it in the Ronald McDonald house box.

[Anonymous]

Put them into a sock and use it as a door stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go to McDonald's and put it in the Ronald McDonald house box.

Lots of places accept donations like this..don't litter..they will end up going down the storm drains into the ocean!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to fool with my bank. I don't want to do Coinstar (I find something sad about that experience -- it makes me feel like a poor). I wish there would be some charity plastic box I could drop them into but I don't see any around. Dropping them into one of many DC fountains seems troublesome to someone who has to maintain the fountain. Homeless people would be insulted.

So my idea is just to drop one every 10 feet or so along the sidewalk near my home until they are gone. The sidewalks are heavily used by neighborhood school students. I guess kids still want pennies. Or just leave my plastic bag of pennies on the ground -- maybe they'd be more inclined to pick that up.

Anyway, that's my plan but if you another idea I'll consider it. Thank you in advance.

You'll find those in a church, should you choose to enter one.

[Anonymous]

Tip jar at sbux

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, please don’t litter.

Just hand your plastic bag over to any kid or homeless person you see. Or l leave the whole bag on a bench.

Yeah, I think this makes more sense. Thank you.

-- OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tip jar at sbux

Wouldn't they be insulted by a bunch of pennies?

[Anonymous]

Come on OP. It was only 2 pennies. Let’s not be overly dramatic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go to McDonald's and put it in the Ronald McDonald house box.

Lots of places accept donations like this..don't litter..they will end up going down the storm drains into the ocean!

Yeah but I figure copper -- its a natural metal found in the earth, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go to McDonald's and put it in the Ronald McDonald house box.

I forgot/overlooked those. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

You all are smarter than me. Thank you.

-- OP