Animosity between people and Coins in Saudi Arabia

I doubt that there's a country which doesn't have coins as a part of its currency. Coins are just a fraction of the paper banknotes that ease cash payment.

As all we know, in supermarkets and groceries, goods prices usually tend not to be whole numbers. You barely see $6 as a price. Instead, you'd see it like $5.95 or even $5.99.

Although there are some goods which carry prices as whole numbers, when you go shopping, you're certainly will see fractions in your invoice in total.

Anyway, I grew up in Saudi Arabia and this fact is also applied there but there's something different happens when you pay cash. Supermarkets and groceries tend to make the price a whole number as much as they can. Imagine how that would be!! They give you an extra item which completes the half Riyal or the quarter. What's make it worse is that they choose on behalf of you and sometimes without you even notice that. Then when you come back home you see a banana flavoured gum. Oh my God, I'm certainly getting old, I always forget that I buy gums every time I go shopping!!

I hate being in such situation. He opens the cash drawer, you see the shiny coins inside it and pray to get one of them instead of gum or fruity lollies. I found a humble solution that when I face this dilemma I ask the cashier to give me coins instead but it doesn't work in case of they are pretending that they don't have any. They're smart too.

I don't know why is this animosity. Maybe coins are heavier, or maybe they are difficult to count. Despite that, they are useful in some situations. At least healthier than lollies and chocolates. What if I don't like gum?? What if somebody doesn't enjoy bubbling gum? Or maybe someone on a diet?.