EPTPaying in Coins - Rude or not? - Page 8
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Lori_ftw
Germany286 Posts
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nalgene
Canada2153 Posts
On May 13 2011 17:24 SigmaoctanusIV wrote: 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: 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... | ||
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Gahlo
United States35164 Posts
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. >=[ | ||
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B.I.G.
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BlackJack
United States10574 Posts
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. | ||
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wakefield
United Kingdom114 Posts
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T0fuuu
Australia2275 Posts
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Yttrasil
Sweden651 Posts
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sVnteen
Germany2238 Posts
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? | ||
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ohGr
Sweden42 Posts
...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
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CubEdIn
Romania5359 Posts
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. | ||
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TheGlassface
United States612 Posts
And I'm like... "but it's legal tender..." | ||
ZeromuS
Canada13389 Posts
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 | ||
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nihlon
Sweden5581 Posts
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. | ||
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BlackJack
United States10574 Posts
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 | ||
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Drxz
Australia115 Posts
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. | ||
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JackDragon
525 Posts
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. | ||
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Gigaudas
Sweden1213 Posts
Giving back the coins is not rude. | ||
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piegasm
United States266 Posts
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. | ||
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