What's the smallest amount of money you would pick up?

[Zkribbler]

As I was waiting for the elevator tonight, I bent down to pick up a nickel. Usually, I don't go for anything less that a quarter.

Hey Fez, long time no see! How's CSUN?

[Skanky Burns]

10c or more. Although it depends on my mood, sometimes I just can't be bothered.

[Guest]

I pick up pennies
By principle I couldnt explain why
Learned it from father...
I dont think about it in terms of time well spent, its just against my nature to waste or something.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Theben
I figure that if it takes 2 seconds to pick up a penny, that comes to $10.80/hr. Not awful, but sometimes I'll skip pennies. Anything larger I'll nab.

More like 18.00$

Plus there's no taxes on it...

[Berzerker]

Nickels, 'Ol Tom Jefferson shouldn't be sitting on the ground getting stepped on. Pennies? Nah, Lincoln should be sitting on the ground getting stepped on.

[Drake Tungsten]

Probably a ten yen coin. Five yen have the stupid holes in them which I don't like and the one yen coins don't even feel like real money.

[Rex Little]

Ideally, you should figure out the probability that your back will go out when you bend down, and multiply that by the cost of getting it fixed. The result is the smallest amount you should bend down for.

[connorkimbro]

in any aafes stores (which are the military stores overseas) they don't use pennies. they'll accept pennies if you have them, but you'll never get them back in change. Hence, almost nobody here HAS pennies, and so, cannot drop them on the ground.

That being said, i pick up any coins (or bills) i see lying on the ground. if it's some significant amount (i found 100$ bill once) i'll try and return it to it's rightful owner . . .if its just a dollar or a fiver (or even a ten), i'll usually keep it, unless its QUITE obvious who it belongs to.

[Spiffor]

0.5 €
Smaller coins I don't spend at all (and I don't spend 0.5 coins much)

[Jamski]

I pick up anything AND I always pay the exact amount in shops. I figure all that change is good for something.

-Jam

[Solly]

Ideally, you should figure out the probability that your back will go out when you bend down, and multiply that by the cost of getting it fixed. The result is the smallest amount you should bend down for.

That's one consideration.

Others might include:

1) How long it takes you to bend down
2) How full your pocket already is
3) How much of a rush you are in

etc etc..

[Az]

I admt to not picking 10 Agorot~ 2.5 US cent

[Sikander]

My usual policy is to stoop for nickels ($.05) and above. Growing up poor I would of course glom on to anything I saw, even Canadian pennies. As I age and my pay rate increases I may raise that.

[Unspeakable Horror]

0.05 cents (wich also is the smallest amount of money there is)

[Dauphin]

I will pick up any coin. The number of times I'm 5c short of being able to avoid shrapnel change at the shops isn't even funny.