Some Houston-area shoppers are noticing ‘rounding’ changes on their grocery receipts as retailers adjust to changes in penny production and cash handling practices.

One KPRC 2 viewer discovered a “penny rounding” charge on his receipt from a Kroger store on Highway 6. He messaged ‘2 Helps You’ to ask about the practice as the United States begins phasing out penny production.

Kroger provided this statement when asked about ‘penny rounding’.

“We continue to assess the impact of the U.S. Treasury’s decision to end penny production. If using cash for payment, we kindly ask customers to consider providing exact change. Kroger will continue to accept pennies for payment.”

Earlier this year, President Donald Trump ordered the Treasury Department to stop producing new pennies, citing the risi

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