DWYM: Coin Shortage

WE ALL UNDERSTAND THE SHORTAGE OF HAND SANITIZER AND LYSOL WIPES....AFTER ALL EVERYONE HAS BEEN SNAPPING THEM UP.

BUT WHY IS THERE SUDDENLY A NATIONAL SHORTAGE .... OF COINS?

NEXT TIME YOUGO TO A CONVENIENCE STORE ORFAST FOOD RESTAURANT ....YOUMIGHT WANT TO BRING EXACTCHANGE!

A NATIONWIDECOIN SHORTAGE HAS JUST ARRIVEDIN THE TRI STATE IN RECENTDAYS.

CONSUMERREPORTER JOHN MATARESE LOOKSINTO WHY.... AND WHAT WILLHAPPEN IF YOU ONLY BRING AFIVE DOLLAR BILL.WE ALL UNDERSTANDTHE SHORTAGE OF HANDSANITIZER AND LYSOLWIPES....AFTER ALL EVERYONEHAS BEEN SNAPPING THEM UP.BUT WHY IS THERE SUDDENLYA NATIONAL SHORTAGE .... OFCOINS?---------------------"Here wego, got plenty."KEN ADKINS NOW MAKES SURE HEKEEPS A HANDFUL OF CHANGE INHIS CAR AT ALL TIMES, HERE INBRIDGETOWN.

THAT'SBECAUSE HE RECENTLY STOPPEDFOR A SNACK AND A COKE, ANDLEARNED THE CASHIER HAD NOCHANGE....NONE AT ALL!"I got up there and it was$4.45.

And I handed her afive.

And she said 'I can'tgive you change." WHY?YUP, THEPANDEMIC."She pointed at thissign on the register that saidbecause of COVID 19 there is ashortage of change."FRUSTRATED, HE ENDED UP PAYINGFIVE DOLLARS FOR HIS 4-45SNACK.

THERE ARELOF OF THEORIES AS TO WHYCOINS HAVE DISAPPEARED THISYEAR.

ONE OF THEM IS THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE DONT LIKETOUCHING THEM, OUT OF FEAR OFCATCDHINGCOVIID"I have a habit that Igo home at night and takewhatever is in my pocket andthrow it in the jug on mydresser top." BRADKAROLOFF A CHAIN OF COINSHOPS....COINS PLUS INDOWNTOWN, FLORENCE, ANDANDERSON.

HE NEVEREXPECTED EVERYDAY COINS TOBECOME RARE....BUT SAYS THEPANEMIC HAS AFFECTEDPRODUCTION LINES, JUST LIKEWITH TOILET PAPER ANDBEEF."The mint closed down forsome time during the COVIDcrisis.

So it put them behindonHEAD."The banks don't haveanything?

They stopped makingthem?

I don't understand theshortage."BOTTOM LINE...BE SURE TO BRINGEXACT CHANGE OR A CREDIT CARDNEXT TIME YOU HEAD TO A STOREOR RESTAURANT, SO YOU DON'TWASTE YOUR MONEY.

JOHNMATARESE WCPO 9 NEWS.