Pennies are almost worthless, but are often used to pay the odd amounts after a sales tax is added. “Save up your pennies and the sales tax will take care of them” is a sales tax saying that has been cited in print since 1935.
 
 
13 February 1935, Coshocton (OH) Tribune, pg. 4, col. 2:
Save up your pennies and the sales tax will take care of them.
 
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The Speaker’s Book of Illustrations
By Herbert V. Prochnow
Natick, MA: W.A. Wilde Co.
1960
Pg. 157:
THRIFT
Save your pennies and the sales tax will take care of them.
 
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2000 One Liners
Compiled by Larry Oliver
New York, NY: Pocket Books
1970, ©1969
Pg. 221:
Save your pennies, and the sales tax will take care of them.
 
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14,000 Quips & Quotes:
For Speakers, Writers, Editors, Preachers, and Teachers
By E. C. McKenzie
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House
1990, ©1980
Pg. 497:
Save your pennies and the sales tax will take care of them.
 
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20,000 Quips & Quotes
By Evan Esar
New York, NY: Barnes & Noble Books
1995, ©1968
Pg. 588:
Save your pennies and the sales tax will take care of them.
 
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