Woman refused groceries when paying with change.

I know the feeling.
A couple months ago I took my
2 kids bowling and didn't have
enough cash so I raided the piggy
bank of coins.

Got to the bowling alley
and started to pay for the
rental shoes with the coins
and the smart ass women
told me they didn't accept
coins as payment for shoes
or bowling.

My kids did NOT get to bowl.

They were disappointed but I
was irate.

oops forgot to mention,
the coins were rolled
in sleeves before we left.

They want you to use the change machine.

the bowling alley did not have
a change machine and it was the
weekend, the banks were closed.

I don't agree with it; I was referring to OP's article. I don't know why they refused your change. Speak with the manager:)

The cash till will not hold a lot of change and cashiers are following the work rules.

If it's legal tender they should take it

Next time tell them to ring the police or take the Money

There is no legal requirement to accept change, and businesses can choose to exclude even certain bills. It is not uncommon around here to see signs that read "We do not accept $50 and $100 bills." This is due to the high rate of counterfeit money in circulation.

As for change, it holds up the line while the cashier has to count it all (even if rolled, who in their right mind would take a stranger's word that the roll contained the full amount, especially if any shortfall came out of your own pocket?

Only an asshole or a complete lazy prick brings bags of coins to a business.

Take the effort to go to a bank or other business that does money exchange.

Wow.

Coins are technically lawful money

Yup. Here, it's illegal not to accept. It's legal tender.

And plenty of businesses here even prefer that, as the more they would have for change too.

If your buying a couple of dollars worth, then it shouldn't be a problem.

Buy if you bring a wheelbarrow full of pennies to the store and want to exchange it for groceries, then you need to get a grip.

yes well put ... debt is waived if not accepted

The coin maching will accept it - unless they're slugs. If she doesn't want to bother paying the small fee the coin machine guy charges, then she can file suit.

The store chain apologized profusely. The store manager did agree to pay the fee on the coin machine.

I'm sorry for the emotional pain she experienced, but I'm really glad to hear that she got her groceries and that the store chain apologized.

Sounds to me like some clerk was being a lazy asshole and didn't want to count out the change. Sometimes your employees do asshole things that you don't exactly authorize. But the store manager really has no excuse, IMO.

Glad it all worked out well in the end. That her kids got to eat is the most important thing!

that is crap. i doubt it is a problem with everyone paying with change as to where they couldnt store it. it is a judgement call if that is the case. you see a woman with her kids excited to bowl and turn them away? i would think they could have easily put the change in the office if the register wouldnt hold it. the problem is that no one cares about their customers anymore. from private owned to the big corps. customer service is a lost art.

there may be a good reason for that. everyone is entitled now. everyone wants something for nothing. but this is definitely a disgrace. i feel bad for those kids. i am sure their mother was very frustrated.

i am talking about the woman at the bowling alley btw.

well by law all corporations are banks so they have little wiggle room

I can't believe the lady went public with this. They paid the fee at the change machine for her and she's still bitching. She should be thankful they did that.

Being a fucking IDIOT is a badge of honor in America today.

A new OWS topic. Government should issue coin counting vouchers or write legislation that businesses should count my coins for free. After all "it's for the children". Oh wait, banks will count your coins for free and exchage them for bills, provided that you have an account.

IT WOULD BE NICE IF GOVERNMENT ISSUED COIN !!!!!!!


BUT IT DOESN"T !

Yeah you do , could sell that for melt value and get a lot more money than face value

dude fuck you, its money! why do you fucking stick a dick up your god damn ass.

there is a resonable level where change can be refused.

something to do with not having to dump it all on the next customer because some

selfish turd was too lazy to plan a bank visit.


it also works in reverse, a cashier cannot dump a ton of coins on you as change.

Heard about a guy in Ocala, FL buying a new pickup truck with the change he had in the bed of his old truck. That was back in the early 80's.



Last Edited by Deej on 06/06/2012 02:34 AM

That's bullshit. Poor kids. I would def talk to the manager.

people who bring rolls or bags of coins to business deserve to be turned away.

First, would you accept 6 pounds of change for your 20 dollar bill? I doubt it.

Most registers can't hold more than a few dollars of change

Most business don't always have money on hand to accept 20$ of change... they are not a bank. Only stupid places keep large amounts of cash on floor.

Most customers don't want to wait behind someone in line for a worker to count out more than 5$ of change... after 5... it's rude

Do you ever sell, take, buy or use rolls of coins personally? I don't.

Banks and money exchangers do that.

People should not have to conform to store convience! The store should except all legal tender for goods! If they dont they should not give change back for purchases. In fact tom Im taking my penny jar to the store to buy grocercies! Im going to fill the cart slam full of meat and dairy products so if they turn me down they have to put back the items in a hurry so they wont go bad! EVERYBODY SHOULD DO THIS!A