"Watch the pennies, and the dollars will take care of themselves"

Ever done that?

Watch the pennies, I mean.

I'm sure everyone has had a glass jar, or coffee can, or piggy bank and one time or another in his/its/their/her life for the sole purpose of watching the pennies in the hope that a massive, tidy sum might one day arise from the coin collection.

Every now and again I will go to SAFEWAY's self-check counter, ring up some expensive stuff, and then pay for it with my coffee can that is filled with coins. One might ask, "Why don't you use the coin counter?" The coin counter takes a commission. Why should I pay for a machine that is supposed to count my money? It's particularly exasperating when I drop the pennies one by one into the slot. Oh well... I just close my eyes and pretend I'm in Las Vegas.