12/06/2025
NO MORE PENNIES AT SHOPRITE
The U.S. Mint just made its last penny earlier this year, bringing a close to the coin’s long 232-year history. Why? It actually costs four cents to make a single penny—so the Treasury Department decided it’s time to say goodbye. The U.S. isn’t the first to do this; Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have already dropped their pennies too.
With pennies no longer being made, stores all over the country are starting to notice a penny shortage. You can still use the pennies you have——but it’s getting harder for stores to have enough on hand to make change.
Due to the discontinuation of the Penny by the U.S. Mint our retail locations will implement a cash rounding policy effective immediately.
Rounding will be applied only to the cash change provided to the customer, not to the order total. The full amount due, including all applicable taxes and discounts, will be calculated as usual. After the customer pays, if change is due and the amount cannot be provided exactly due to the lack of pennies, the change will be rounded to the nearest nickel (5 cents).
How it Works:
If the change due ends in 1 or 2 cents, round down to the nearest nickel.
If the change due ends in 3 or 4 cents, round up to the nearest nickel.
If the change due ends in 6 or 7 cents, round down to the nearest nickel.
If the change due ends in 8 or 9 cents, round up to the nearest dime.
Amounts ending in 0 or 5 cents are not rounded.
Exact change will not be impacted
Multi-Tender Transactions:
For transactions involving multiple forms of payment (e.g., cash and card), rounding applies only to the cash change portion. All other payment types are processed for the exact amount.
The individual item cost and total basket amount will remain unchanged irrespective of the payment method.
For our New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts Customers: This policy means that if you pay with cash, you may notice a small difference compared to card payments, subject to the rounding protocol. We disclose this information to you to comply with state law (N.J.S.A. 56:8-156.1 and -156.2, Conn. Gen. Stat. §42-133ff ; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140D, §28A) and to ensure transparency.
The policy will remain in place until guidance comes from the U.S. Treasury and legislation is passed.. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
THIS POLICY IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND MAY BE MODIFIED AT STORE MANAGER’S DISCRETION