My grandpa carried what must have been a pound of loose change with him everywhere he went. Only on one side, I'm sure chiropractors drooled following him around a store.

It kept him from flying away during a wind storm.

Reminds me of a story my 13 year old son told me.

My wife isn't always the most attentive driver. After a drive home from school, he told me that a man drove past them and slowed down along side to tell mom that she's number one!

I don't deal with cash (currency or change). Major PITA plus the thought of where that stuff has been and who potentially has been touching it before it gets to me makes me queasy. I use my debit card for virtually 100% of purchases. Yea I'd get some anonymity using cash but I don't care. If a store or shop is "cash only" and doesn't accept cards they don't get my business - sorry. This is 2013, not 1913.