I have not had them outright rejected, but I have had an instance where the cashier had to ask a manager if he could accept it. Apparently, the manager was intelligent.
There have been a number of such incidents posted on this forum over the years, some of which led to actual arrests. It's amazing that it keeps happening.
I have not had this case directly affect me, but my dad did go to school with a lady who called the police on a kid because he was trying to pay for his school lunch with a $2 bill. The closest I've gotten to that is spending a 2 at Walmart.
Somehow my grandson (6 years old) got a $2 bill and his mom told him I would probably give him $5 for it
That was typed quickly, but it meant that at least one of those stories posted involved a person getting arrested, or at least brought to a police station before the $2 bill was declared legitimate.
Just don't "tick" them off and give them your change! LOL. Or Credit Card. That's what I've heard anyways from a friend.
My wife had a cashier do the same thing at a "smoke shop". Not to be prejudice, but he spoke little English and my wife went in the car for change. Ugh!!
Someone told a story (here?) about a dealer who had an uncut sheet of bills and cut it with scissors and rolled it up. On a plane back home, the dealer paid for a drink by pulling the roll out and cutting off the correct amount. They were met by the Secret Service at the airport
Want to create a ruckus? Pay a cashier with: - Sacagawea dollar - SBA dollar - Ike dollar - $2 bill - $1 silver certificate - Kennedy half All in one transaction. Make sure you're wearing a Kevlar vest to ward off the SWAT team sniper.