I don't think anyone has actually been refused for using change. Just that it might be considered rude because it takes longer and is more of a hassle instead of card/cash.

Coins are cash, but what you really meant was credit card/notes? It is still legal tender that they still have to accept the payment if there was debt incurred, such as going to a restaurant and paying after the meal. It does have agreed upon worth by both parties.

On May 13 2011 19:02 Shikyo wrote:

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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

They can do that for in some cases for counterfeiting purposes, but it is still legal tender. They cannot refuse for paying with incurred debt via lower denominations like 2000 pennies or so ( in the case of a restaurant where the trader pays after the meal ).

On the Canada.gc.ca site, the currency act doesn't exist and neither is there a page for it...

Gahlo

United States35173 Posts

May 13 2011 10:19 GMT

#143

Paying in coins can be rude but in the end it's all about how much you're paying and how you go about it. If it's something around $5 or less I usually don't care unless it's very quarter short. Though there gets to be a point where counting the change can be a hassle. Whenever I pay in coins I tell the person I'm sorry for the inconvenience in advance.

As for making stacks in a dollar for people, as good hearted as that is, we really can't trust it. My boss once gave me a lecture because my drawer was a quarter short. It was his own wife's fault for hijacking my register and being stupid. >=[

B.I.G.

3251 Posts

May 13 2011 10:25 GMT

#144

if someone complains about you paying with coins you should punch them in the mouth.

BlackJack

United States10574 Posts

May 13 2011 10:33 GMT

#145

On May 13 2011 19:10 Lori_ftw wrote:
Are you kidding me? No! Money is money, no matter in what form.

Wrong. If you tried to pay a $30 bill with 3,000 unrolled pennies then it IS rude. This isn't a black and white issue. Even the detail of stacking the coins vs. plopping handfuls of change down makes a HUGE difference.

wakefield

United Kingdom114 Posts

May 13 2011 10:42 GMT

#146

in the UK you can take them to be bank and they just exchange them for you, doesnt this happen anywhere else?

T0fuuu

Australia2275 Posts

May 13 2011 10:44 GMT

#147

Nah its not rude. I usually dump my 10c and 20c for drinks at convenience stores. Try paying a bus fare with a 20 and see drivers grumble and curse as they scavenge for change. They think that is rude but its not my fault a return trip will cost me well over 5 dollars ):

Yttrasil

Sweden651 Posts

May 13 2011 10:46 GMT

#148

Haha paid for a full tank of gasoline with coins a few weeks ago, can tell you that the man was not happy and that he never ever wanted to have us as customers ever again. The man was filling up the gas for us then taking the coins, aw it was fun =)

sVnteen

Germany2238 Posts

May 13 2011 10:50 GMT

#149

its not rude because :
1- they want you rather to pay with coins then not to go there
2- its their job
3- what are coins useful for if you dont buy sth with them?

ohGr

Sweden42 Posts

May 13 2011 10:51 GMT

#150

I don't think it's rude, as someone pointed out - most businesses welcome change. I however feel quite awful when I do that myself, not sure why though. Though now a days I tend to save all my coins until I get a nice sum, then make a deposit into my bank account instead. However, since my bank is quite cheap they've decided to take 20% of the deposited coins as theirs - even though the service is fully automated.

...so I deposit them into my girlfriend's bank account instead and have her transfer the money to me. Since her bank does not take anything for depositing money when it's not done over counter. So if you feel uncomfortable paying with coins, I'd suggest depositing the coins.

Edit: Though I think if you'd pay something expensive with coins, I can understand that the person behind the counter and the people waiting in line might become slightly irritated.

Myles

United States5162 Posts

May 13 2011 10:52 GMT

#151

If you're going to pay with coins on bills that are larger than a few dollars you should really wrap them. Stacking them in the first place is nice, but it's still a bitch trying to handle all of it and it would be even nicer if they were wrapped to begin with.

CubEdIn

Romania5359 Posts

May 13 2011 11:07 GMT

#152

I think it's ok to pay in coins for everything apart from home delivery.

If you order pizza and you give the guy a bag of change, knowing that he'll probably have to carry it around for a bit more until he finishes his deliveries, it's a pretty low blow, and they might remember you in the future.

Any kind of store though, no. It's currency.

TheGlassface

United States612 Posts

May 13 2011 11:10 GMT

#153

I've had so many people just flat out say, "I will not take this." Including banks.

And I'm like... "but it's legal tender..."

ZeromuS

Canada13407 Posts

May 13 2011 11:11 GMT

#154

On May 13 2011 14:45 prOxi.swAMi wrote:
I don't think it's ever rude to be giving someone money in any kind of denomination.

unless its in the thousands of pennies range :p

nihlon

Sweden5581 Posts

May 13 2011 11:17 GMT

#155

On May 13 2011 19:50 sVnteen wrote:
its not rude because :
1- they want you rather to pay with coins then not to go there
2- its their job
3- what are coins useful for if you dont buy sth with them?

Point 1 is not neccesarily true. If you come in with large bags of small coin to pay for something that takes forever to count, yes I do think there are places that would rather have you go somewhere else.

BlackJack

United States10574 Posts

May 13 2011 11:17 GMT

#156

On May 13 2011 19:51 ohGr wrote:
I don't think it's rude, as someone pointed out - most businesses welcome change. I however feel quite awful when I do that myself, not sure why though. Though now a days I tend to save all my coins until I get a nice sum, then make a deposit into my bank account instead. However, since my bank is quite cheap they've decided to take 20% of the deposited coins as theirs - even though the service is fully automated.

LOL wtf... That's freaking thievery

Drxz

Australia115 Posts

May 13 2011 11:30 GMT

#157

In my country it is acceptable to pay with any denomination until you have 100 pieces of the same denomination, so this means in dimes (I think thats 10c) you can pay up to $10. What this does is also means that if a store is overloaded with one denomination they must either disperse it between registers or take it to a bank.

However often you will find that stores actually prefer at least 1 customer a day pay fully in coins because they will run out of coins purely by natural attrition of people usually not paying in coins and using notes. (In Australia we have coins up to $2 so its not like america with $1 and $2 notes) often in stores which are smaller the 1 and 2 dollar coins run out quickly.

Also another thing which is a common trend for Australia is most of the guys have coin cache's (like you have) and most of the girls tend to try to get rid of them as soon as possible and try to always pay in exact change.

JackDragon

525 Posts

May 13 2011 11:31 GMT

#158

I think a lot of people here is missinf the point. no it is not rude to pay with coins. However natrually it is a bit rude if you need to use over 300 coins to pay something. But honsetly how often will that happen normaly? You need to see the difference betwen "Is it rude to pay with coins?" and "Is it rude to deliberately pay with a shitload of coins just to be annoying", because that is what a lot of you are talking about.

Edit: also most shops are overjoyed that you pay with coins, because they need it for change, and if they don't ahve the coins they need to get it from the banks which will take a fee, and so they save money when you pay with coins.

Gigaudas

Sweden1213 Posts

May 13 2011 11:34 GMT

#159

Business are the ones providing you with that coin when you pay them with bigger bills.

Giving back the coins is not rude.

piegasm

United States266 Posts

May 13 2011 11:34 GMT

#160

On May 13 2011 19:42 wakefield wrote:
in the UK you can take them to be bank and they just exchange them for you, doesnt this happen anywhere else?

In the US it depends on the bank. The one I used when I lived in Wisconsin would do it. As far as I know none of the banks near me in New York now will unless you bring the coins in pre-rolled. Seems kind of back-asswards to me; I'd rather put the coins through the counter than trust that the customer counted and rolled them correctly.

As far as the OP...as long as you've sorted them and stacked them neatly there should be no complaint. It probably causes less delay than the cashier having to wait for their supervisor to go get them change when they run out. Whatever annoyance there is, IMO, comes mostly from having to count down the drawer when you close for the day. Bills are easier to count. In a small business though, getting plenty of change from the customers means you don't have to go buy change from the bank as often so it's worth the minor annoyance of having to count it.