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What do you do with your pennies? Consumer Reports suggests saving them and depositing them in your bank, or exchanging them for a full-value gift certificate in a Coinstar machine. But Jordan had a much better idea. He tried to use them to pay the impound fee after his car was towed. Video inside. Remember: it's not a real prank until the cops show up.  More »

47-year-old Washington resident Michael Lynch tried and failed to pay a $206 speeding ticket with a plastic bag filled with coins and urine. Surprisingly, his special payment for doing 54 mph in a 35 mph construction zone didn't violate any laws...  More »

Hayden wanted to buy a $4 wood plaque for his mother as part of a last-minute birthday gift, but Michael's wouldn't accept 16 quarters as payment. "It's store policy not to accept change," a cashier explained, forcing an embarrassed Hayden to borrow a few bucks from his younger sister.  More »

Employees at the Verizon store in Millington, Tennessee told reader Josh it would cost an extra $3.99 to pay his bill with cash. According to the employees, the charge was to offset the cost of "new money software."  More »

A.A. sent us these photos, and writes,

That's the sign I saw at the Bath & Body Works store in a Tanger Outlet Mall in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. I didn't go inside to find out if my legal tender was no good there or what, but I'm a fan of the site and thought y'all would get a kick out of the pics.