Make 1 & 2 euro coins into notes

[Rasbelin]

Originally posted by paiktis22
That's not a peeved finn's ramblings.

How can you know that? Have you seen a peeved Finn?

italians have proposed an end to 1 and 2 cents.

And BOF doesn't distribute Finnish 1 and 2 cent coins as they would have a too small value. And I agree with their opinion as the 5 cent coin isn't so valuable now. Instead prices are round up with following rules.

x,01 -> x,00
x,02 -> x,00
x,03 -> x,05
x,04 -> x,05
x,06 -> x,05
x,07 -> x,05
x,08 -> x,10
x,09 -> x,10

But I might have remembered it wrong now.

[The Mad Monk]

The United States has been trying to move to one dollar coins for years -- first the Suzy B., the Saskewagea (close enough); the Sas just got cancelled for lack of interest -- people just aren't using them.

[Adalbertus]

Problem is, every country has their own ideas about how to partition currency. In Germany, a 50 ? note is just as normal as everything below. Mostly because the 100 DM note was also very normal. In most other countries people tend to get suspicious at that. The 2? coin is even less than 5 DM which we were used to. There was a DM 5 note which you would get once or twice a year, but it wasn't really accepted. One tried to introduce a 200 DM note, but somehow you'd never get them. - I don't know who complained about them, but apparently people did.

I enjoyed very much that on my frequent train trips between Nancy and Cologne, I didn't get any more Belgian/Luxembourg Franc when I bought a meal in Luxembourg main station... And lots of similar things.

[MikeH]

Anyone who thinks something's worth less just because it's a coin is clearly a moron.

[TheStinger]

Originally posted by MikeH
Anyone who thinks something's worth less just because it's a coin is clearly a moron.

[Bereta_Eder]

not if he is used to think that for all his life he isn't.

You are calling most of continental Europe morons. But you are a brit, so...

[Bereta_Eder]

(clarification: so since you will be under more German domination than what you already are, who gives a hollering ****? )

[TheStinger]

So in europe people have always thought coins which are the same denomination as notes are worth less

[Bereta_Eder]

We vil eat your children, ya?

[TheStinger]

Originally posted by paiktis22
We vil eat your children, ya?

If you eat the ones who scratched my car i'll be grateful

[Bereta_Eder]

Clarification for the dumb witted: when the most worth coin in many countries was only a fraction of the value of the 1 coin euro you tend to subconsiously give the 1 euro coin less worth.

One.

and Two: retailers are taking advantage of that psychological fact.

This is the 3rd time I have to repeat it. Jesus H Christ

[Skanky Burns]

/me likes his Aussie notes made of plastic, not paper.

Although our $1 and $2 are coins. Better than notes IMO.

[MikeH]

Originally posted by paiktis22
Clarification for the dumb witted: when the most worth coin in many countries was only a fraction of the value of the 1 coin euro you tend to subconsiously give the 1 euro coin less worth.

One.

and Two: retailers are taking advantage of that psychological fact.

This is the 3rd time I have to repeat it. Jesus H Christ

Well don't think that. It's stupid.

[Spiffor]

No 1 and 2 € notes. When I was in the US, I couldn't bear this stupid 1$ notes. Maybe it's just me, but I hate to insert notes everytime I want something from a vending machine.
Plus, notes take much more room than coins, and having notes for smaller values will make our wallets grow terribly bigger. Go with the 5€ coin ! (I can't understand I agreed with Brits on this one)

When notes will lose their real value, they'll lose their values in the mind of people too (remember the German devaluation : nobody said notes were worth something).
But I could see your point if life in Greece was really chepaer than in northern Europe (and wages lower accordingly).
Let's just compare prices : here in France, 20 cigarettes cost about 3€, a litre of gasoline costs arond 1€, a student's flat is aroun 120€. How much is it in Greece ?

[MikeH]

In the UK 20 cigarettes is €6.75, a litre of petrol is about €1.50 and a students flat is about €300 a month - depending on what part of the country you are in. More in expensive areas.