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TheTigress
06-12-2009, 05:37 AM
Tonight at work two teenage kids came in. They looked to be around the ages of 14-15 or so. They both get a sandwich and their order is "together." Their order was $10.95

Low and behold both of them start fishing around in their pants and pull out what was literally a shitload of quarters and some dimes mixed in, and also a single $1 dollar bill as the metaphorical cherry on top.

I just stood there seething with inner rage because I knew there really wasn't much else I could do about it. I think my face looked like this for about a minute: http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/blankstare.gif

Then, not suprising in the least, they weren't even considerate enough to seperate it out in $1 piles for me. One of them gave a half-assed attempt but he was so sloppy about it I'd have to count it again anyway. I ended up having to count it all up.

Next time this happens I'm pointing them to the nearest Coinstar machine which is merely a parking lot away at the grocery store in our strip mall.

AnaKhouri
06-12-2009, 03:50 PM
I don't mind when people pay with a ton of change.

Because I make them stand there while I count out every. single. coin.

And often I end up making a mistake, so I have to start all over.

It amuses me. :devil:

TheTigress
06-12-2009, 05:48 PM
That's an awesome idea! I'm going to do that next time for sure.

tropicsgoddess
06-12-2009, 09:03 PM
I don't mind when people pay with a ton of change.

Because I make them stand there while I count out every. single. coin.

And often I end up making a mistake, so I have to start all over.

It amuses me. :devil:

Delightfully evil, I like that! :devil:

VComps
06-13-2009, 12:41 AM
actually there is something you can do about it... you can refuse the coins.

For our American friends: Check here for info (http://www.ustreas.gov/education/faq/currency/legal-tender.shtml).

For Canadians like me: from the Currency Act:

"(2) A payment in coins referred to in subsection (1) is a legal tender for no more than the following amounts for the following denominations of coins:

(a) forty dollars if the denomination is two dollars or greater but does not exceed ten dollars;

(b) twenty-five dollars if the denomination is one dollar;

(c) ten dollars if the denomination is ten cents or greater but less than one dollar;

(d) five dollars if the denomination is five cents; and

(e) twenty-five cents if the denomination is one cent."

Just an FYI :)