Man cited after paying bill with 2,500 pennies

AP ^ | June 5, 2011

[PROCON]

VERNAL, Utah (AP) - A Utah man has been cited on a charge of disorderly conduct after paying for a disputed medical bill with 2,500 pennies. The Deseret News of Salt Lake City reports Jason West went to Basin Clinic in Vernal on May 27 prepared to dispute an outstanding $25 bill.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

My late brother was the coin collecter in the family. When he passed in 1980 and then when my Dad passed in 2005, my sister was handed (by me) all of the coin collections.

So, she has a wonderful collection that includes all of the 1909’s.....

[Defiant]

A business has the right to decide if it will take how you wish to pay.

Yes and no. A contract can specify the form of payment. If it doesn't, or if there is no contract, a debt is discharged by tender of payment. If the tender is not accepted, the debt is still discharged.

[tlb]

Yes, “Sundown” by Gordon Lightfoot.

The lady being sung about was his girlfriend who later went on to shack up with John Belushi and inject him with the final fatal dose of heroin.

[panaxanax]

“I now throw pennies in the parking lot...”

...and I’ll always pick them up. Thanks.

[ErnBatavia]

I'd bet that he's of this mindset already, and raring to go....

BTW, good to see you here; it's been awhile.

[ctdonath2]

Seems the issue isn’t that he paid in pennies, it’s that he made a mess & ruckus in the process.

One thing to set a box of pennies on the counter.
Another to open the box and dump them all over the counter, ranting about how unfair XYZ is.

[americanophile]

I would fight this citation all the way; this is outrageous.

[freedomlover]

Didn’t Larry Flynt try to pay off a fine to the Supreme Court in pennies in the Falwell case?

[goat granny]

Your welcome ;o)

[Gordon Pym]

Someone should explain how paying a bill in legal American currency constitutes “disorderly conduct”.

I had a balance of 30 bucks on my car insurance one year. I went in with 3 tens and the agent asked for a check or money order. I told her that it was printed right on the bill by the treasury that they were legal tender for all debts and that if she refused the cash I wanted a signed statement that she wasn't taking my legal payment.

I found another agent the next day -- good thing too because that policy was canceled.

[annieokie]

I had a man do that to me at a P.O. window. He had a C.O.D. and wanted to write a check, can't take checks.

But he's a Dr. of the town, doncha know that?, too bad, can't take a check, need cash.

He left in a big huff, and came back with about $350 in $1 dollar bills. Well, he had to stand there while I counted out VERY, VERY,very, slowing. Pissed him off again. lol. I love Gotcha moments.