Casey’s penny and cash rounding policy
Casey’s rounds cash transactions down to the nearest five cents, in the customer’s favor, when a store cannot give exact change. Debit and credit card payments are not affected.
What Casey’s does with cash totals
Casey’s spokesperson Katie Petru said in December 2025 that, due to the national penny shortage, Casey’s stores may be unable to provide exact change, and that when necessary cash transactions will be rounded down to the nearest five cents “in favor of our guests.”
The rounding happens only when a store needs it. A store that still has pennies can give exact change.
What you pay in cash
| Exact total | You pay in cash | Difference | Card / app |
|---|---|---|---|
| $7.81 | $7.80 | −1¢ | $7.81 |
| $7.82 | $7.80 | −2¢ | $7.82 |
| $7.83 | $7.80 | −3¢ | $7.83 |
| $7.84 | $7.80 | −4¢ | $7.84 |
| $7.85 | $7.85 | same | $7.85 |
| $7.86 | $7.85 | −1¢ | $7.86 |
| $7.87 | $7.85 | −2¢ | $7.87 |
| $7.88 | $7.85 | −3¢ | $7.88 |
| $7.89 | $7.85 | −4¢ | $7.89 |
Does it vary by state?
Casey’s operates across the Midwest and South, including states with optional nearest-nickel laws such as Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska and Tennessee. Rounding down charges less than any of those rules would, and Indiana lets businesses choose any method. Minnesota’s statute covers state agencies only. Iowa, Casey’s home state, has Department of Revenue guidance but no rounding statute in our state tracker.
Card vs cash
Customers who pay with debit or credit cards are not affected by the rounding.
Tips for customers
- Paying cash at Casey’s never costs more than the exact price.
- Ask the clerk whether your store is rounding; stores with pennies may still give exact change.
- Pay by card or the Casey’s app for the exact price.
What the company has said
- “Due to the national penny shortage, Casey’s stores may be unable to provide exact change.”
- “in favor of our guests”