There is no longer any positive purpose served by the one pence piece. A while ago, actually a few years ago now, it was still possible to buy something with a penny. The last of the 'penny sweets' allowed a transaction, should one wish to make a lowly purchase. These days, the sole purpose of the 1p is to annoy.
An advert on TV the other day showed stuff on sale for "Under £320" and "Under £250". You're ahead of me - yes, the items were on sale for £319.99 and £249.99. What is the cuntin' point of that? Absolutely pointless, annoying and bollocks! Why make life that complicated?
The items on sale were in fact fires. The advert was so crap it was embarrassing. What really confused me though was the statement at the end, reinforced by the same statement shown on the screen, which was -
Up to 100% energy efficient fires
What the fucking hell does that mean? Every pissing thing ever manufactured has a rating that could be classed as "up to 100% energy efficient" which is an utterly meaningless marketing department dollop of shit.
Anyway, back to the penny. It has served one retailer quite well - the "99 pence store", allowing customers to buy stuff from what should be a 'pound shop' and get a small pointless coin in return. I collect this shrapnel in pockets, and coins make their way to various drawers, sideboards and odd places, until they are rounded up and eventually banked. This is after a painful exercise whereby the 1p pieces are counted and bagged, ahead of a trip to the bank. The time taken to do all of this is worth more (based on the national minimum wage) than the money itself! This is similar (analogy-wise) to the pointlessness of eating a cucumber, during which more calories are spent than gained.
In summary, the one pence piece is simply a nuisance. Further, the fucking around that the whole of the commercial world undertakes (to price things up in a ludicrous way, ensure loads of change is in tills all around the country, and counting/banking the shit) is mind-blowing, and actually costs the economy millions over the course of a year.
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