Chipotle Restaurants Round Customer Sales Down To Nearest Nickel

Aug. 31, 2012

Chipotle, a quick serve restaurant with Mexican-style food, has begun rounding sale prices to the nearest nickel, instead of the nearest penny, according to The Christian Science Monitor. A spokesperson for Chipotle said the practice is done in high volume locations, like large cities, to speed transactions at the register. After customers complained, Chipotle now notes the "rounding" practice on receipts and only rounds prices down to the nearest nickel. For the full story click here.