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Giant Eagle offered double the value in gift cards for pennies due to a nationwide shortage.

The penny shortage was prompted by a U.S. Mint order to stop producing the coins.

MASSILLON − Instead of thoughts for a penny, Giant Eagle gave double the value in Giant Eagle gift cards in exchange for tens of millions of pennies in a promotion on Nov. 1.

Customers who waited as long as an hour at the Giant Eagle in Massillon weren't shy about giving their two cents about the penny exchange.

"I love it. I love it. Especially this time of the year," said Sandra Dickerson, 72, of Massillon, a retired administrative assistant who had a plastic Ziploc bag with pennies. "It's great. It helps supplement, so it's wonderful."

In the exchange, customers could unload their stash of

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