EPTAlso, as a cashier some of the time (at a deli), I find it annoying if it's excessive but I always appreciate people that count it out (which is most people) instead of expecting me to figure it out.
Paying in Coins - Rude or not? - Page 14
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Ansinjunger
United States2451 Posts
Also, as a cashier some of the time (at a deli), I find it annoying if it's excessive but I always appreciate people that count it out (which is most people) instead of expecting me to figure it out. | ||
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Deleted User 123474
292 Posts
The service provided by the cashiers is a service that we pay for by buying the store's things. On the issue of whether the store can deny payment in coins in the U.S., I don't believe there is a law that says, "payment can be denied if it is offered in coins", or some such. Therefore if someone refuses to accept payment, instead of calling the cops, you can just take the Jumbo bag of Snickers bars, count out your coins, and leave. If they call the cops, then good, you can explain that you are paying in legal tender and they cannot refuse payment just as they cannot refuse payment to a black, American Indian, or poor person. | ||
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Joementum
787 Posts
On May 14 2011 15:04 Komentaja wrote: On the issue of whether the store can deny payment in coins in the U.S., I don't believe there is a law that says, "payment can be denied if it is offered in coins", or some such. Therefore if someone refuses to accept payment, instead of calling the cops, you can just take the Jumbo bag of Snickers bars, count out your coins, and leave. Any store in the U.S. can refuse service, so if you are paying in coins I can politely say "Please leave the store sir" and that will be the end of that. Good luck calling the cops when the store is doing nothing illegal. | ||
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Ryalnos
United States1946 Posts
United States coins and currency (including Federal reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal reserve banks and national banks) are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues... There is no Federal statute mandating that a private business, a person or an organization must accept currency or coins as for payment for goods and/or services. | ||
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nalgene
Canada2153 Posts
On May 14 2011 15:14 Ryalnos wrote: In case no one has posted this yet, the US Department of the Treasury website states that: United States coins and currency (including Federal reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal reserve banks and national banks) are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues... There is no Federal statute mandating that a private business, a person or an organization must accept currency or coins as for payment for goods and/or services. But if you're paying for rent, they can't refuse you as it is already debt incurred... | ||
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eXeRicH
Germany89 Posts
They always have people around who would be thankful a bunch of coins in order to support a good project. Why so penny-pinching? Get a job and pay stuff like a man with your earned money, not like a homeless guy. Maybe i cant understand because I would rather be hungry since it would make me ashamed to pay my 10€ bill with like 80++ coins. Fortunately I dont have that kind of problems because im a soldier and very well paid tho :D | ||
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blah_blah
346 Posts
On May 14 2011 08:56 Soviet_Birthday wrote: Coin is legal tender so its not really fair for people to complain about being paid. Its their fault for being lazy and I say go for it! My family paid for a meal for 4 with all quarters and dimes and the cashier got mad at us, but in the end we still got to eat and he had to count it all. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Your family is classless trash, my condolences. | ||
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fams
Canada731 Posts
But if it is quarters and dimes, and I'm guessing you are paying for roughly...$20 meal? I don't see how that would be an issue. When I worked at a pizza place, some days I'd have loved to have gotten change since we run out often. GL | ||
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Sotamursu
Finland612 Posts
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yawnoC
United States3704 Posts
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nalgene
Canada2153 Posts
On May 14 2011 17:06 blah_blah wrote: Your family is classless trash, my condolences. Is this insult appropriate? And the word "cash" means both coins and banknotes/federal reserve notes/central bank notes and they are perfectly valid for use, and cash is legal tender. | ||
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blah_blah
346 Posts
A restaurant can't legally refuse my payment in bills if I wipe each bill under my sweaty armpit in front of the server either, but it's not like that makes it acceptable behavior. | ||
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bonifaceviii
Canada2890 Posts
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fiskrens
Sweden196 Posts
On May 14 2011 15:08 Komentaja wrote: On the issue of whether the store can deny payment in coins in the U.S., I don't believe there is a law that says, "payment can be denied if it is offered in coins", or some such. Therefore if someone refuses to accept payment, instead of calling the cops, you can just take the Jumbo bag of Snickers bars, count out your coins, and leave. If they call the cops, then good, you can explain that you are paying in legal tender and they cannot refuse payment just as they cannot refuse payment to a black, American Indian, or poor person. If they call the cops you will be arrested for stealing the Snickers. There is no law that says you are allowed to do business with anyone you want. They can simply tell you to pick up your coins and get the fuck out my store and you can't do anything about it. Legal tender, as explained probably 50 times in this thread, means the money is a valid payment for debts, not that any store HAS to take your money. | ||
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XDJuicebox
United States593 Posts
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JeeJee
Canada5652 Posts
On May 14 2011 18:46 blah_blah wrote: Yeah, my bad, they sure showed that 'lazy' waitstaff who makes less than minimum wage who's boss by making them count all of their dirty coins! This is pretty much the epitome of classlessness and his attitude towards waitstaff is repugnant; 'classless trash' is a legitimate description for behavior like that. A restaurant can't legally refuse my payment in bills if I wipe each bill under my sweaty armpit in front of the server either, but it's not like that makes it acceptable behavior. if the staff are making less than minimum wage that store has already got big problems =/ | ||
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funnybananaman
United States830 Posts
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mathemagician1986
Germany549 Posts
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konadora
Singapore66363 Posts
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woofwoof
Canada63 Posts
Any store that refuses to take your money weather it be coins or gold nuggets probably won't be in business very long. | ||
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