Since the U.S. Treasury halted the production of pennies earlier this year, some businesses, including McDonald's, have adapted their payment options to keep up with the times and ensure transactions run smoothly amid resulting penny shortages. A representative for McDonald's USA confirmed to ABC News that some locations of the fast food chain have implemented a new system to round up or down to the nearest 5 cents on cash payments, if a customer does not have exact change. "Following the discontinuation of pennies nationwide, some McDonald's locations may not be able to provide exact change. We have a team actively working on long-term solutions to keep things simple and fair for customers," the company said in a statement. It added, "This is an issue affecting all retailers across the co
As pennies phase out of US currency, McDonald's updates some cash payment options
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