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Store Refuses Shopper's Payment In Coins
http://www.wlky.com/news/29661621/detail.html ^ | 11/2/2011

Posted on 11/02/2011 5:43:43 PM PDT by Morgana

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A woman in Portland said her local grocery store refused to allow her to pay for her shopping cart items with $32 in loose change.

The shopper, who was too embarrassed to use her name, said the clerk at the Save-a-Lot store would only accept $5 of the change, claiming it was store policy, KATU reported.

The woman told KATU that she tried to use her loose change at another area grocery to buy her family food -- a Fred Meyer store -- but the manager there directed her to a coin exchange machine instead, where the fees run about 10 percent.

She said the Fred Meyer manager later agreed to cover the exchange machine fee after she started sobbing.

Representatives from each of the stores later apologized for the incidents, and advised that store employees and managers would be retrained on checkout policies -- specifically that all payments, cash or coin, were accepted.

(Excerpt) Read more at wlky.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News
KEYWORDS: bosses; coinpayment; coins; impatient; paymentincoins; spoiled; thieves
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To: Hoodat; boop

I have been unhappy with verzion but not as much as this person.


61 posted on 11/02/2011 6:44:55 PM PDT by Morgana (This space for rent.........cheap)
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To: Sgt_Schultze
That is correct. There have been no actual Food Stamps since about 2002.
62 posted on 11/02/2011 6:49:37 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Ecliptic

My wife tells me people pay with change all the time at her store. Usually only about 4 or 5 bucks worth. People buying more have EBT cards and don’t need to worry about using change, says she.


63 posted on 11/02/2011 6:54:00 PM PDT by mainevet (Get an M1911 or two or three or four)
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To: traditional1

Well said and I agree.


64 posted on 11/02/2011 6:57:26 PM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: Morgana
She needs to file a complaint with the U.S. Attorney for her district alleging a violation of the Coinage Act of 1965 which made all coins and currency of the United States legal tender. The store needs to have its "policy" brought into line with the law.
65 posted on 11/02/2011 6:59:33 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: trumandogz

I rather be behind her than some luddite with a checkbook.

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66 posted on 11/02/2011 7:01:17 PM PDT by Chickensoup (In the 20th century 200 million people were killed by their own governments.)
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To: Hoodat

Hoodat: How do you make the superscript “i-pi”?


67 posted on 11/02/2011 7:02:45 PM PDT by boop ("Let's just say they'll be satisfied with LESS"... http://www.fda.gov/ucm/groups/Ming the Merciless)
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To: boop
π is & # 9 6 0 ; (without the spaces)

Superscript is <sup> </sup>

68 posted on 11/02/2011 7:11:46 PM PDT by Hoodat (Because they do not change, Therefore they do not fear God. -Psalm 55:19-)
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To: Sgt_Schultze

How ironic that the Maryland EBT card is called an “Independence” card.


69 posted on 11/02/2011 7:12:52 PM PDT by boop ("Let's just say they'll be satisfied with LESS"... http://www.fda.gov/ucm/groups/Ming the Merciless)
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To: Morgana

First off she could have gone to any bank and had it traded for paper for free. Second she can’t afford groceries but can afford to sue?? seriously???


70 posted on 11/02/2011 7:14:09 PM PDT by annelizly
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To: Hoodat

π. Thank you.


71 posted on 11/02/2011 7:14:34 PM PDT by boop ("Let's just say they'll be satisfied with LESS"... http://www.fda.gov/ucm/groups/Ming the Merciless)
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To: Morgana

>> “what is with people?” <<

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Petty cruelty in some cases.

I do believe that a store has the right to insist that the coins be counted and rolled. That’s not too hard, is it?


72 posted on 11/02/2011 7:22:35 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (No Federal Sales Tax - No Way!)
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To: Sergio

Oregon has no sales tax.


73 posted on 11/02/2011 7:26:28 PM PDT by Vor Lady (Everyone should read The Importance of the Electoral College by Geo. Grant)
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To: Pontiac

Nickles are presently worth $0.12 in metal value, and pennies are worth about $0.02. Old pre ‘82 pennies are worth about $0.10


74 posted on 11/02/2011 7:28:49 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (No Federal Sales Tax - No Way!)
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To: Morgana

The easiest way to deal with a lot of loose change is to shop at a store that has some self-check registers and feed the coins in to pay. To only consolidate the coins, scan an item that costs more than you have. Put in all the coins then push “cancel payment” and the money will refund back in a more consolidated form. Then you can cancel the transaction or tell the person watching over things that you don’t have enough money to buy the item. And leave. With your newly consolidated wad of cash.


75 posted on 11/02/2011 7:32:56 PM PDT by Texas Gal (Yay shariah. It's as great as diarrhea.)
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To: QBFimi
Go to the bank, get some paper coin rolls...

The banks here in Omaha won't take hand rolled coin anymore; in fact, they won't run your coin through their coin counters unless you have an account with them.

76 posted on 11/02/2011 7:33:38 PM PDT by Vor Lady (Everyone should read The Importance of the Electoral College by Geo. Grant)
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77 posted on 11/02/2011 7:36:20 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: Morgana

Yes but they have to pay people to count and roll the coins and why it has almost always been store policy not to accept more than X dollars in change per customer.If you want to roll it on your own there is no limit.


78 posted on 11/02/2011 7:40:57 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: Morgana

What the math equation means:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler%27s_identity

for the first part.

Second part is the summation notation. What it means is the sum of 1/x from x = 2 to infinity. This is equal to 1.

lim 1/2x x-> inf = 1/2+1/4+1/8+1/16 = 1

So the check is for 2 cents (-1) (+1). :)


79 posted on 11/02/2011 7:44:31 PM PDT by BenKenobi (Honkeys for Herman! 10 percent is enough for God; 9 percent is enough for government)
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To: scottteng

Rolled change is different than loose change.There are no limits on accepting change per rolled.It is the loose stuff they limit accepting.


80 posted on 11/02/2011 7:44:58 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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