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"Bryan Simmons" <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote in message news:18820d2eb029f1b3$10474$127577$4286dcd3@news.newsgroupdirect.com...

On 12/17/2025 7:48 AM, KlausSchadenfreude wrote:

In 2026, McDonald's will begin rolling out one of its most
controversial updates yet, with a rounding system for all cash
payments. Because the U.S. Treasury will no longer produce new pennies
starting in 2026, businesses nationwide will need to adjust.
McDonald's has already confirmed that instead of altering its menu
prices, it will round cash transactions either up or down, depending
on the total. Credit and debit card transactions, however, will remain
exact. This means customers paying with cash may occasionally pay a
few cents more than the listed price. While these differences seem
small, they add up, especially for customers who prefer to use cash or
rely on strict budgeting.

Critics argue that the rounding system will allow McDonald's and any
other company that uses it to pocket extra change from each
transaction, while supporters say that this is already the standard
way of payment in countries like Canada. McDonald's has also pointed
out that the rounding system will be consistent across all locations
to avoid confusion and ensure transparency. But for some customers,
the psychological impact of seeing their burger cost more when paying
with cash may be enough to push them toward card and mobile payments.

Read More: https://www.mashed.com/2051737/big-changes-mcdonalds-2026/

If the total ends with a 1 or 2, they round down, 3 or 4, they round up. I was at a McD's a few weeks ago, and my total ended with 0, so no rounding. One is exactly as likely to have their total rounded down as rounded up.

INCORRECT, as just about everything on the menu ends with 99 cents, meaning everything gets rounded UP.

Trust me, mcdonalds was very deliberate about this, all why trying to make
it sound like we would break even.


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On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 13:22:07 -0600, "Jerry Sauk"
<jerrysauk@hotmail.com> wrote:

"Bryan Simmons" <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote in message >news:18820d2eb029f1b3$10474$127577$4286dcd3@news.newsgroupdirect.com...

On 12/17/2025 7:48 AM, KlausSchadenfreude wrote:

In 2026, McDonald's will begin rolling out one of its most
controversial updates yet, with a rounding system for all cash
payments. Because the U.S. Treasury will no longer produce new pennies
starting in 2026, businesses nationwide will need to adjust.
McDonald's has already confirmed that instead of altering its menu
prices, it will round cash transactions either up or down, depending
on the total. Credit and debit card transactions, however, will remain
exact. This means customers paying with cash may occasionally pay a
few cents more than the listed price. While these differences seem
small, they add up, especially for customers who prefer to use cash or
rely on strict budgeting.

Critics argue that the rounding system will allow McDonald's and any
other company that uses it to pocket extra change from each
transaction, while supporters say that this is already the standard
way of payment in countries like Canada. McDonald's has also pointed
out that the rounding system will be consistent across all locations
to avoid confusion and ensure transparency. But for some customers,
the psychological impact of seeing their burger cost more when paying
with cash may be enough to push them toward card and mobile payments.

Read More: https://www.mashed.com/2051737/big-changes-mcdonalds-2026/

If the total ends with a 1 or 2, they round down, 3 or 4, they round up. I >> was at a McD's a few weeks ago, and my total ended with 0, so no rounding. >> One is exactly as likely to have their total rounded down as rounded up.

INCORRECT, as just about everything on the menu ends with 99 cents, meaning >everything gets rounded UP.

Your total is $X.99? Almost every time? I think you're lying.

Trust me, mcdonalds

Your LYING, via grammar, is acknowledged.

was very deliberate about this, all why trying to make
it sound like we would break even.

Break even? Maybe. More likely we'll be just slightly on one side
or the other. But most aren't too likely to care. If your total is,
for example, $17.14, will you care if it gets round up to $17.15? What
if it's $17.12 and rounds down to $17.10?
For most people, it will end up being less than $5.00 for the
year. Who is going to care about that?

[Cue Jenny running away from the truth. Or diverting from it.]
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