Argentina’s coin shortage has left many businesses short of correct change. Buying a pack of gum can throw you into a standoff with the cashier.

With similar problems, Paraguay has adopted an acceptable solution: if you don’t have correct change, candy is an acceptable currency.

Coin shortage or not, the rest of us should follow their lead and sweeten-up our customers with little handouts of good will like Bizarre Bruisers individually-wrapped jawbreakers.

These and other individually-wrapped candies are available at candymachines.com