I went to a pizza parlor today, & the cashier didn't accept my pennies. Pennies are a VALID US currency, so why are they never accepted?
2006-08-29 08:54:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
SAVE UP ALL YOUR PENNIES!
penneis are worth more than 1 cent... it cost the governmetn 1.2something cents to make them. i suggest u save up all your penneis and then melt them down and sell the copper. lol.
and tehy have to accept the pennies... they r just beeing ******* about it cuz they dont want to count them.
2006-08-29 09:01:28 · answer #1 · answered by ryanisalifestyle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didn't seriously try to pay for a whole pizza in pennies, did you? The reason that this wouldn't be accepted is because it is ridiculous of you to expect someone to count out 1800 pennies just to cover a pizza.
And they can "refuse service" to anyone, even if it means taking a loss on the cost of a pizza to avoid the costs incurred in having their cashier stand there for three hours counting pennies.
FYI, most banks and grocery stores have change machines these days, that will take your money, count it out, then print a receipt for how much cash the store/bank owes you. In general, this will be much easier for you, too, than counting out thousands of pennies.
2006-08-29 09:03:00 · answer #2 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are legal tender (up to a certain amount) so they have to accept them.
I wouldn't try to pay a $1,000 bill in pennies, unless I was ready to fight.
They're a pain in the neck - they are practically worthless.
but the store owner sounds like a bit of a jerk.
2006-08-29 08:58:31 · answer #3 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
come on girl! of course people accept pennies. just not when you're trying to buy pizza using only pennies. that's sort of weird. feel me?
2006-08-29 08:58:13 · answer #4 · answered by ShaneA 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they have to accept them. They are legal for all debts, public and private. But if they withhold the pizza until you pay, you technically do not have a debt. You only have a debt once you take posession
2006-08-29 09:01:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Reallydid you try to pay with nothing but pennies!!??? thats funny as heck... I know times are tough but wow. I would have lent you a nickle.
2006-08-29 09:01:11 · answer #6 · answered by isanynameavialable 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They HAVE to accept them.
2006-08-29 08:57:40 · answer #7 · answered by purple4k 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How many did you try to give them??
2006-08-29 09:00:38 · answer #8 · answered by Papa John 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they are lesbians.... oooops, you said PENNIES.... sorry.
2006-08-29 08:58:12 · answer #9 · answered by Just B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i ACCEPT THEM - YOU CAN MAIL ALL YOU HAVE TO ME AND I WILL NOT RETURN THEM .
2006-08-29 13:09:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋