Roll Your Own

It's not unusual for people to come in and dump pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters on the counter to buy cigarettes. Such is the nature of addiction.

The other night a guy comes in and asks for the cheapest smokes we sell. Pall Mall and Pyramids are $5.25 a pack (tax included).

The guy opts for Pyramid lights and dumps change on the counter from a Ziploc bag.

Here's where this guy was a bit different: He had rolled his own pennies into standard 50-cent rolls using lined paper (college-ruled) and Scotch tape.

When he left I opened and counted; he was right on the money.