Candies replace small change

Candies replace small change

From Merdeka

It seems that Rp 25 has no value nowadays. If it has, its the price of a small candy, as we frequently discover at supermarkets in Jakarta. Supermarkets use candies to replace small change owed to customers. Sometimes we are given two candies for change of Rp 50.

In the countryside, however, we still can buy a piece of soya- cake or a nice piece of cake for Rp 25.

In one day, hundreds of people may receive change in the form of candy from cashiers, which makes the total amount really significant. In one month the amount would be even bigger. Unfortunately, we are always told that sucking candy can harm our teeth.

Why don't they give us vouchers instead of candies? The vouchers could later (when we have enough of them) be changed for goods of equivalent value.

SRI AMBARSARI

Jakarta