A grocery store chain collected nearly 20 million pennies from customers and gave them twice the money’s value back.

Price Chopper and Market 32 says it collected $197,400 worth of pennies from customers on “ Double Exchange Day ” Sunday, Nov. 16. In exchange, shoppers received double their value, or $394,800, in gift cards for store credit.

According to WRGB , Price Chopper said the tradeoff will help customers with their holiday budget while also replenishing the supermarket’s supply of 1-cent coins.

Many stores and banks are facing a growing penny shortage after President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop producing pennies due to rising costs. The U.S. Mint produced America’s final pennies last week.

The convenience store chain Sheetz recently got so desperate f

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