Most people who find an old copper penny with wheat stalks on the back don’t think twice before dropping it in a tip jar or using it at the checkout counter. It looks like a penny, after all. Worth a cent. No big deal. Except, in many cases, it’s a very big deal indeed. Lincoln …
Going to the grocery store used to be routine. You made a list, pushed a cart down familiar aisles, handed cash or a card to a cashier, and went home. These days, that routine has been quietly but steadily redesigned around you, and not always for your benefit. From checkout machines that demand your patience …
