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The nickel “declines” a self-checkout transaction

Photo inside a modern Arlington grocery store self-checkout area. Foreground: a coin slot on a self-checkout machine with a nickel mid-air as if it just popped back out; a shopper’s hand hesitates near the slot. Background: blurry shoppers, a “PLEASE INSERT COINS” screen, and an employee in a vest approaching. Capture the moment like a sports photo—freeze-frame energy implying the coin is actively resisting.