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<p>[QUOTE="19Lyds, post: 1439780, member: 15929"]What you say makes perfect sense except that most Americans have been "dumbed down" to the point where they have no idea what classis coinage and bills actually look like. (Remember the story about the fella getting the cops called on him for trying to spend a $2 at a Taco Bell? What about the fellow that was actually arrested for spending a $50 that didn't pass the "ink" test. Some older $50's don't pass.)</p><p><br /></p><p>If a cashier gave out those coins or bills without prompting, its possible the customer might think the cashier was pulling a fast one or perhaps giving out foreign coins as change. "Astute" customers want exact change down to the cent and if folks don't recognize the coin, it must be foriegn right? Stores don't like customers to think they're being cheated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cashiers, on the other hand, have been "dumbed down" to the point that they have absolutely no clue on how to count change back. As such, if the register is down, they can't make you change!</p><p><br /></p><p>As such, odd coins and bills simply get set aside where the accountant sends them to the bank. </p><p><br /></p><p>The only exception is coin stores who get a kick out of making change using odd coins. I don't mind as long as they aren't foreign coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Us Americans is a smart bunch. We know our coins and we knows our change AND we knows if we got the curect change back. If we didn't get the curect change, then you must be cheetin us! And nobody's gonna pull a fast one on us Americans.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="19Lyds, post: 1439780, member: 15929"]What you say makes perfect sense except that most Americans have been "dumbed down" to the point where they have no idea what classis coinage and bills actually look like. (Remember the story about the fella getting the cops called on him for trying to spend a $2 at a Taco Bell? What about the fellow that was actually arrested for spending a $50 that didn't pass the "ink" test. Some older $50's don't pass.) If a cashier gave out those coins or bills without prompting, its possible the customer might think the cashier was pulling a fast one or perhaps giving out foreign coins as change. "Astute" customers want exact change down to the cent and if folks don't recognize the coin, it must be foriegn right? Stores don't like customers to think they're being cheated. Cashiers, on the other hand, have been "dumbed down" to the point that they have absolutely no clue on how to count change back. As such, if the register is down, they can't make you change! As such, odd coins and bills simply get set aside where the accountant sends them to the bank. The only exception is coin stores who get a kick out of making change using odd coins. I don't mind as long as they aren't foreign coins. Us Americans is a smart bunch. We know our coins and we knows our change AND we knows if we got the curect change back. If we didn't get the curect change, then you must be cheetin us! And nobody's gonna pull a fast one on us Americans.[/QUOTE]
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