(TODAY) Forget about keeping the change.
A nationwide coin shortage is forcing some businesses to come up with creative ways to get pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters back into their registers — and customers may even be able to benefit from the exchange.
So far, two Chick-fil-A locations have come up with a food-for-change incentive.
How does it work?
At least one Chick-fil-A in Huntsville, Alabama, started offering the promotion earlier this month. For every $10 customers brought in coins, they would in turn receive a $10 bill — yup, paper cash — and a gift card for a free chicken sandwich.