With the penny phaseout, what happens to the pony ride at Meijer stores?

Now that the penny is no longer being made, what’s the plan for Sandy the Pony?

The Meijer ride has been a feature in every Meijer store since the chain began.

Meijer historian Lisa VanArragon says chain founder Fred Meijer didn’t want to put families in a tough spot when shopping,

“ His interest was, we don’t want parents to feel they’re being taken advantage of at Meijer,” VanArragon said. “ We also don’t want the children to leave sad, like there’s this nice thing, but we can’t afford it this week. And so the idea of creating something that was from 1962 one penny, one cent, was that it was a small enough amount of money that no one would have to