Originally Posted by WebNomad

This article actually makes a lot of sense to me. I have been trying to spend the coins myself instead of putting them into the bank, but the problem is that sometimes I feel quite uncomfortable using them because the merchants tend to give me the "what the $^!# is this" kind of look when they receive the coins from me as payment, especially the small family businesses, such as a neighborhood restaurant or a barber's. Therefore, the only place I can spend them comfortably is those "neutral" places where the cashier does not care about what they receive from me as long as it's money. But there I can also use my credit card...