Not sure if my previous posting of this message made it here. If this
is a duplicate then please advise me privately ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
My experience with euro coins seems to be at variance with that of other
posters. I found the denominations natural and convenient. On the
other hand, I have lived in the USA for 15 years and I still find the
coin denoninations inconvenient and bizarre.
To give change on a purchase ending in 65c, I have to remember that the
next target is 75c so I give 10c and then 25c thinking to myself 65, 75,
dollar. From 45c the next target is 50c so I give 10c and then two 25c
thinking 40, 50, 75, dollar. See the difference? For many transactions
you have to carry the units digits forward after the first part of the
change-giving process.
In a euro country the same transactions would be handled consistently.
65c would step to 70, 80, euro and 45c would step to 50, euro. The
point is that the first target is always the even multiple of 10c
immediately above the purchase price.. Thereafter you forget the units
and work on the tens. I see that as an inherently easier mental exercise.
For me this is not a trivial issue. I give change perhaps a hundred
times per day.
- [USMA:33567] Re: metric Germany, yes---but euro coins, d... Jon Saxton
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