At least in my town you can opt out by paying with coins. So the convenience fee is for not having to carry coins around. For me at least it's worth the trade.

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OptionOfT an hour ago | parent [-]

I find it weird that it's okay for a city to pay someone to come around to collect the coins, at no additional cost to the customer, but swiping/tapping? Absolutely not, that must be passed through to the customer.

I'm sure for the city tap to pay is cheaper for them than collecting the $, even without a fee.

	▲	SoftTalker an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Cities have plenty of employees without much to do. Coins, being cash, are simple, require no apps, smartphones, batteries, tracking, ads, or privacy violations.