it's not rude. what gets me pissed is when someone comes in and just dumps coins everywhere and tells me it's all there... THEN proceeds to get mad at me because i take a while to count the coins.

or when it's a $20+ order and none of the coins are quarters.

DisneylandSC

Netherlands435 Posts

May 13 2011 08:29 GMT

#122

She laughed and winked. I don't think people laugh and wink at other people because they think the are rude. Also you should have hit that.

Also your friends are probably embarassed, because they think it makes you and by extension them look poor. They however won't say that and say this instead.

Like everyone said as long as you organize and stack the coins for them I don't see the problem.

C.W.

88 Posts

May 13 2011 08:29 GMT

#123

Nothing rude about it...
Money is money, everytime you go buy stuff you forge a contract between the other party and yourself with the conditions of "good/service you - amount of money me".
As long as you fulfill your obligation everything is O.K.

Mentalizor

Denmark1596 Posts

May 13 2011 08:29 GMT

#124

This is from the danish law:

Den står i møntlovens § 4 stk. 3, der fastslår følgende:
"Ingen har pligt til i én betaling at modtage mere end femogtyve mønter af hver enhed".

Basicly it says:
In the law considering coins § 4 p. 3 it says:
"Nobody are required to accept more than twenty five coins of each different coin for a single payment."

Hope that made sence. I've been a clerk at a supermarked for 2½ years, and tons of people pay with coins (but okay, in Denmark we have a coin that's worth around 4 dollars). Doesn't matter. It's still money and you're in your right to do it.

blah_blah

346 Posts

May 13 2011 08:35 GMT

#125

Of course it's rude, take the effort of rolling up your coins and depositing them at the bank and stop being a hassle to waitstaff who are literally making less than minimum wage. It's ridiculous that the US doesn't have limits on how much you can pay in coins, but just because they don't doesn't make it socially acceptable.

If you are over 18 and think that this is acceptable behavior, you should seriously consider the possibility that you are socially and emotionally stunted, and probably unknowingly embarrass yourself in numerous other common situations.

On May 13 2011 15:53 nalgene wrote:

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Canada used to have 1000 dollar bills up till the early 80s or something...

The EU has 500 euro notes, and the US actually used to have much larger denomination bills (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_denominations_of_United_States_currency). There's probably a decent case for allowing larger currency than $100 bills (both in the US and Canada).

Caloooomi

Scotland188 Posts

May 13 2011 08:40 GMT

#126

Depends how busy it is. I know if someone whaps out coins to pay for a couple of drinks then I can get annoyed if there's 10 other people waiting to be served. If it's empty however, don't really care. Money's money.

Ryuu314

United States12679 Posts

May 13 2011 08:40 GMT

#127

It's only rude if you're paying for somethign in a ridiculous amount of coins. Like for example, a 15 dollar mean in pennies or some shit. Otherwise I see no problem with it.

All a matter of common sense imo

fuzzy_panda

New Zealand1681 Posts

May 13 2011 08:44 GMT

#128

tbh as you're not paying a ridiculous amount like $100 bux, most shops/restaurants will prob b quite happy as that gives them change to use. It's actually much more frustrating to get large bills coz then you'll have to find change and it's very cumbersome. I work in the service industry atm so i'm speaking from experience.

nihlon

Sweden5581 Posts

May 13 2011 08:47 GMT

#129

It is annoying however if it happens in front of you while you are standing in a line if the casier is forced to count a bazillion coins. Same goes for when people want to first pay with their card, then get a cash withdraw (go to a bank "#%%#%") and while they are at it turn in their lotto numbers. It may not be rude in a lot of situations if you have it organized and it can happend quickly , but elsewise I do find it somewhat rude.

p4NDemik

United States13896 Posts

May 13 2011 08:58 GMT

#130

It's not necessarily outright rude per se (like most people aren't doing it with the intent of being jackasses) but it is inconsiderate. Time is money and when a server has to spend minutes counting if you payed in coins at the expense of spending that time serving someone else they are losing out on other possible sales/tips.

edit: Just take an afternoon to roll your coins and get some bills.

MuATaran

Canada231 Posts

May 13 2011 09:06 GMT

#131

I don't see why it would be rude to pay with only coins, if you are using quarters and dimes to pay for relatively expensive things you can just roll them and I promise you that nobody will unwrap them to count every coin and they will end up not really caring. If you walk into a restaurant with a jar full of coins and start putting hand fulls of coins on the table then they will be really pissed off.

KinosJourney2

Sweden1811 Posts

May 13 2011 09:13 GMT

#132

On May 13 2011 14:49 Torte de Lini wrote:
I think the only person who hates it are the people who have to wait behind you if you aren't prepared with the counted coins.

I hate paying with coins just cause of what you just said, people usually look annoyed when someone infront of them are slowly inserting coin after coin

Also, to be ontopic. Paying with coins is not rude, however getting your panties bunched up cause someone are doing it is rude..

oBlade

United States5711 Posts

May 13 2011 09:18 GMT

#133

I think it's stupid in the first place to charge weird amounts and make people accumulate a bunch of inconvenient denominations. Even before that, you shouldn't even mint pennies. It's useless. Here's your item, that's 990 won. What? Not 1,000 won? Great, now I can afford to go to that booking club in Gangnam. Thanks for weighing down my pockets.

Rabbitmaster

1357 Posts

May 13 2011 09:19 GMT

#134

It can be rude to other people in line if you shopping at a store imo. I once stood behind a guy paying for a Nintendo Gamecube in 1 SEK and 5 SEK coins (a gamecube was maybe 1500-2000 SEK), which was rather annoying!

r33k

Italy3402 Posts

May 13 2011 09:20 GMT

#135

To be honest it depends on the day. If you happen to be paying somewhere on the very day they ran out of change chances are the employees will be more than glad to have your quarters. Otherwise most of the time you'd be better off changing that money at a bank.

Girls laugh and wink when they want you to hit on them. Shame on you for not following it up.

Polis

Poland1292 Posts

May 13 2011 09:22 GMT

#136

If I have to pay 13.36 I will give 20 and 0.36 or 0.40, makes it more convenient, and faster for everybody, and you aren't left with many coins.

KoKoRo

United States186 Posts

May 13 2011 09:25 GMT

#137

Go to bank, get coin rolls(or what ever), spend 30 minutes of your day rolling all your coins, no need to count your coins anymore. I also don't think it's rude to pay in all coins, as well it's illegal for them not to accept it.

Tumor

Austria192 Posts

May 13 2011 09:28 GMT

#138

its totaly okay to pay with coins. money is money who cares. most of the time they have an empty change and be happy about my coins.
But after we got a good cofe machine at my company i put everything into it. on this awesome stick who saves my credits

its my way to spend all my coins :D

Robinsa

Japan1333 Posts

May 13 2011 09:46 GMT

#139

I dont see why it would be rude. As said in previous posts I can only imagine the store would need change. I would heistate way more to buy a 10 cents gum witha 100 dollar bill.

Shikyo

Finland33997 Posts

May 13 2011 10:02 GMT

#140

On May 13 2011 14:59 Boblhead wrote:

No business in the us can deny US currency no matter what.

Not sure about US. At least in Finland you can pay in only coins and no one will really be bothered - the shops need the change.

However, some smaller stores will sometimes have signs with like "Do not pay with a bill over 100€" or something