where has all the money gone?
By Elizabeth
@Poppylicious (11133)
February 2, 2016 6:03am CST
Myself and my beautiful Italian friend like to pick pennies up when we see them lounging around on the floor. Our eyes are always scanning the floors of corridors and classrooms, and the pavements of the outside world.
It's habit for me to just stick the pennies, tuppences and occasional five or ten pence pieces into the drawer of my desk, but recently we decided to pool our findings and thus we created a little pot out of a disposable Costa cup. This was eight days ago. The grand total of all monies we've collected? Five pence. Yes, just a measly five pence.
This is appalling. I can usually find five pence in a day. How are we going to treat ourselves to a free coffee at the end of the summer term at this slow rate?! I think people are being more careful with their money. Or, somebody is copying our idea. Competition!? I love a bit of competition.
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15 responses
@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
2 Feb 16
@sugartoes May be, but it has always been the case in this country.
I have found the equivalent of 1$ in a supermarket cart in Italy. They forgot to recover the coin when they returned the cart.
I have found the equivalent of 1$ in a supermarket cart in Italy. They forgot to recover the coin when they returned the cart.3 people like this
@Poppylicious (11133)
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3 Feb 16
Maybe people in Switzerland are just generally more observant and tidy!
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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3 Feb 16
@LadyDuck I have a habit of leaving the pound coin in the trolley. But I've also found them left too so I don't feel I lose anything!
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@TypicalRussian (747)
• Budennovsk, Russian Federation
2 Feb 16
Thanks for the word "tuppences" As for me, i always try to pick up any coin, even a kopeck. But i don't do that in crowded places because people will definitely think of me as of miser or tramp. Anyway i think that any coin is a representative of money society and we should treat any members of money society equally. Otherwise younger brothers and sisters (coins) will tell their parents and grandparents (notes) about bad treatment and they will start leaving your wallet
As for me, i always try to pick up any coin, even a kopeck. But i don't do that in crowded places because people will definitely think of me as of miser or tramp. Anyway i think that any coin is a representative of money society and we should treat any members of money society equally. Otherwise younger brothers and sisters (coins) will tell their parents and grandparents (notes) about bad treatment and they will start leaving your wallet5 people like this
@Poppylicious (11133)
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3 Feb 16
In some situations I leave them, especially if I'm alone ... but otherwise, people can think what they want! ;). {Be careful with your use of the word 'tuppence' ... it is an old British coin, but it may also be slang for something else!}
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@Allamanda (154)
• Vietnam
2 Feb 16
That is a fun metaphor lol. I am with you with this one. It is a waste of money if you let them there and I also don't want to be perceived as a tramp :P.
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@Auntylou (4264)
• Oxford, England
3 Feb 16
@Poppylicious I have missed out on this use of the word!
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
2 Feb 16
That's a good idea, I hope you find more.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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3 Feb 16
So do I ... I look on them as a tip for the job we do!
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
2 Feb 16
@sugartoes I'd rather leave it to someone who needs it more than I do!
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
3 Feb 16
@Poppylicious Oh yeah! Manchester! Where the streets are paved with copper.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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3 Feb 16
@WorDazza If everyone in Manchester is like you I'm coming to visit; I shall be rich by the end of the day! If I left it here at work the cleaners would keep it and they probably earn more than I do.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
2 Feb 16
In Canada, the penny is worthless, it's been removed from the banks, if you came to Canada you could find a lot of them but worthless..no value at all. Have fun picking up coins.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
2 Feb 16
@sugartoes if you can find them they still are worthless
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
3 Feb 16
Bet I could still get away with passing Canadian pennies in the US. I remember when I was younger, no one ever bothered about it, they took the Canadian pennies without any problems. And these days, many of those young cashiers wouldn't know one penny from another.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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3 Feb 16
So in Canada nothing costs anything ending in 99 pennies? A lot of our products are still priced at £whatever.99p, and we even have a 99p shop chain so they're still big business here!
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@Allamanda (154)
• Vietnam
2 Feb 16
My country has coins but we still use notes that are equal in value. We just don't have a habit of keeping and using them. They are too easy to lose and too hard to maintain its shape (poor quality "
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@Allamanda (154)
• Vietnam
3 Feb 16
@Poppylicious I was born in a world without coins haha. In a short period of time when it first reappeared (my country had coins before) I used them for a while and I just... don't know how to keep them well :P. They don't really fit in wallet or pocket to me. It was frustrating and annoying ^^.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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3 Feb 16
@Allamanda Oh, if you get too many they do bulk your purse out and make it heavy to carry!
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@alchemistrx (2547)
• Philippines
3 Feb 16
Those coins are made by money. Machineries made them. Without money,we cant buy oil to run them and made them coins.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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3 Feb 16
A lot of folk still use cash here, particularly within the company I work for due to their ages! These youngsters have no idea of the value of money so a penny or two dropped on the floor isn't worth picking up. But that's all the more for me, so all is good with the world.
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@dodo19 (47082)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
3 Feb 16
We don't have pennies anymore in Canada. Even then, I'm not lucky enough to find that much change on the ground. Although my eyes usually aren't scanning the floor. I'm usually with my kids and I'm more preoccupied with them. I hope you guys are able to find more change. Enjoy!
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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3 Feb 16
I found a ten pound note once. Karma bit me on the bottom for that, but I did get a lovely, welcoming coffee and cake before she found my bottom!
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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3 Feb 16
I used to sometimes drop change when given it by cashiers who rush and don't pay attention. I just used to leave it, but I have grown out of that habit now. :)
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@Auntylou (4264)
• Oxford, England
3 Feb 16
@Poppylicious When I just left university many years ago I had a job cleaning a pub for a while. I used to find lots of money, which I saw as cleaners' perks!
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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3 Feb 16
Now you make me feel guilty. I should probably give it to charity too.
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@Scindhia (1906)
• India
3 Feb 16
@Poppylicious It is considered good luck to save it in some cultures. There is nothing to feel guilty about it. Besides its only a minimum amount.
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
3 Feb 16
*shaking the coins in my pocket* 
Good luck with the competition.....!!
Good luck with the competition.....!!2 people like this
@Poppylicious (11133)
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3 Feb 16
Haha. Today I actually waited for a student to move and then surreptitiously picked up the two pence piece under her table ... the competition is fierce!
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