Rockford McDonald’s Shares How Penny Change Will Work

How McDonald’s in Rockford Is Responding to the Penny’s Discontinuation

If you've been wondering how fast-food spots would handle the "no more pennies" thing, McDonald's in the Rockford area has its answer all lined up for you.

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The Viral Facebook Post Explaining the New Rounding Policy

According to a post in the What's Happening in Rockford IL? Facebook group, a picture from a McDonald's drive-thru window, explains exactly what's going on:

Due to a discontinuation of penny production, we'll round cash change to the nearest 5 cents when pennies are unavailable.

Here's what you need to know:

• Menu prices remain unchanged.
• Only your change will be rounded.
• No impact on credit/debit cards
• No impact if change ends in 0 or 5

Why the Rounding Explanation Has People Confused

There was also an explanation of how rounding works, which legit blew my mind. Anyway, here's the larger point: there are roughly 114 billion to 250 billion pennies in circulation now, and pennies will be used in America for many, many years to come.

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Is Penny Shortage Panic Premature?

Just because the Mint isn't making new pennies doesn't automatically mean a shortage is lurking now or next week. So I'm not totally sure why McDonald's is already flipping the switch on rounding up or down. It feels a little early, but hey, it's definitely got people talking.