To apologize or not to apologize

[Hyena Dandy]

So, I have a problem. That problem is that I don't have a debit card, so the only way I can pay for things is cash.

Unfortunately, sometimes the only cash I have is coins.

I've seen a lot of people on here complaining about people apologizing when they only have coins.

This isn't rude or rhetorical. I just want to know, in general.

Would it be less offensive to NOT apologize for only having coins?

[Bright_Star]

Why would you want to apologize in the first place? Coins ARE legal tender for all debts public & private. It's not like you're paying with Monopoly money...lol.

[Hyena Dandy]

I dunno, but a lot of people on here complain about people paying in coins, but they also complain when people apologize for it.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Depends on just how many coins you are using. If you're making me count a million pennies, I'm gonna be annoyed. A few/several dollars in quarters, not so much.

[joe hx]

Go to the bank, ask for coin rolls. Roll the coins up and go to the bank and exchange them for cash. (Please don't go to Staples and buy coin rolls. They're free at the bank.)

Or use the coins at the uscan.

[Aethian]

Or use the coins at the uscan.

That's what I do. No fee then for selling them to the bank or credit unions around here.

[Hyena Dandy]

Go to the bank, ask for coin rolls. Roll the coins up and go to the bank and exchange them for cash. (Please don't go to Staples and buy coin rolls. They're free at the bank.)

Or use the coins at the uscan.

I don't have a car. The bank's a bit of a ways away, and I can't always walk there.


Also. Staples SELLS coin rolls? The hell?

[lordlundar]

Yeah, I'm not sure I see the issue. I had a guy one pay for $200 in purchases with toonies and loonies. Set the store up for those coins for a couple of weeks and the guy was practically a hero to us during that time.

[blas]

One time at the gas station, two girls came in with a ziplock bag with $20 in quarters to pay for gas.

I wasn't very happy, but it wasn't that hard to count. My till was pretty heavy after that, though.

People constantly paid for smokes with quarters, but back then, ciggs were less than $4 a pack, so it wasn't that big of a deal. Nowadays with them being $7 or more, I think that may be a problem for some.

[dalesys]

A lot less of a problem if you sort and stack them in 2's (halves), 4's (quarters), and 5's (pennies, nickels, dimes & dollars) for the counter person to check.

[surreal20]

One time at the gas station, two girls came in with a ziplock bag with $20 in quarters to pay for gas.

I wasn't very happy, but it wasn't that hard to count. My till was pretty heavy after that, though.

People constantly paid for smokes with quarters, but back then, ciggs were less than $4 a pack, so it wasn't that big of a deal. Nowadays with them being $7 or more, I think that may be a problem for some.

ROFL in 2006 my friend and i did that. When you said that, i was wondering if it were me and her :P

As many stated, while it may be annoying to count out a bunch of coins, it's not so bad if you (the customer) count it out for them. Do it on the counter so they can count with you. It makes it easier for them, i'm sure, and you have double checked the count.

When i handled money, i always had them count it to me then i count it, or if they got change, i would count it out to them in their hand so they saw it. If i was wrong, i was wrong and i'd fix it. You gotta have two ppl count when making change or paying with cash...just easy

[blas]

Unless you were in Wisconsin, it wasn't you. Although the quarter incident happened in 2006. Creepy!

I really didn't care that much, by that time I had developed this amazing technique in counting money that it took no time and it was moreso the people who tried to pay in couch change and lint and old Dorritos that bothered me.

[Android Kaeli]

Unless you are paying a $20 purchase with nothing but nickels and pennys, I don't see a problem paying with coins but it would be better to go to a Coinstar machine or to the bank to get bills. That way you aren't carrying around a lot of coins.

I also would advise not paying with rolls of coins, either. Some places, like Random Craft Store, will only accept the rolls if the rolls are broken by the cashier -- you can thank scammers for that.

[Food Lady]

Unless you are paying a $20 purchase with nothing but nickels and pennys, I don't see a problem paying with coins but it would be better to go to a Coinstar machine or to the bank to get bills. That way you aren't carrying around a lot of coins. I also would advise not paying with rolls of coins, either. Some places, like Random Craft Store, will only accept the rolls if the rolls are broken by the cashier -- you can thank scammers for that.

This. I have to break them. But if a customer shows lays out coins groups at a time, can easily eyeball how much is there. I eyeball it, move it toward me, and mentally add in the next group until I have enough. Finger-counting not necessary.

[ShinyGreenApple]

This. I have to break them. But if a customer shows lays out coins groups at a time, can easily eyeball how much is there. I eyeball it, move it toward me, and mentally add in the next group until I have enough. Finger-counting not necessary.

This. Counting coins is only irksome if the customer pushes them towards me willy-nilly, and then keep pushing new ones into the stacks of old so that everything gets mixed up.