Posted on 01/07/2007 5:58:37 AM PST by devane617
Starting Monday, patrons of the Dallas-based Pizza Patrón chain, which caters heavily to Latinos, will be able to purchase American pizzas with Mexican pesos. Restaurant experts and economists said they knew of no other food chain with locations so far from the Mexican border offering such a service. "We're trying to reach out to our core customer," Antonio Swad, president of Pizza Patrón Inc., said Friday. "We know they come back [from Mexico] and have pesos left over. We want to be a convenient place for them to spend their pesos." While U.S. restaurant chains have stepped up their marketing to Latino consumers and incorporated Latin flavors in the menu, it's unusual to see that outreach extend to the cash register. "I think it's a very interesting idea," said Ron Paul, president of Technomic Inc., a Chicago-based restaurant market research firm. "They are catering to that audience." But Mr. Paul said he did not see other chains rushing to emulate the program, in part because of bookkeeping headaches.
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No, U.S. dollars being legal tender here means you must accept them if they are offered to you, though you could accept pesos or wampum in settlement of a debt if you wanted to.
Thread hijack!
Haven't gotten a Euro yet, but Over ten years of dumping excess pocket change in a "wish jar", I've got a baby food jar full of international currencies accidentally accepted. I also had family in northern Maine, until I was about 12, shops on either side accepted either currency, at least for small purchases, I think Canada was about 95 cents for a long time. I wouldn't try to turn customer service into a big political statement here.
By my experiences in visiting north central Minnesota, you're quite likely to find a Canadian coin or two in your change.
I went to Italy and England last fall and they still HONOR their own Country by only accepting pounds and euros not American dollars in most establishments.
And that was fine with us ..."when in Rome"...
but this is just another way for the mexican illegals to take hold and ruin a country.
I am going to city hall and attempting to keep our city one you wouldn't be afraid to visit, once they infiltrate a city it looks worse than a inner city. I know I am fighting it now, they have a home here in our area with adult males coming and going and 20 or more living in a private home.
I will take this fight to city hall and to Austin.
Disgusted in Texas!
Be prepared for a very long wait to cross back into the U.S.
Good-bye Texas..it was nice knowing ya.
How soon before we have to "Press 1 for English"?
Oh wait,....we already do. How soon before we have to "Pulsar dos para Ingles"? Or do we already have to?
Also disgusted in Texas.
Canadian Money Quiz Time!
What is on the face and back of each Canadian coin?
Penny?
Nickel?
Dime?
Quarter?
[Extra Credit] Half Dollar? One dollar? Two dollar?
Don't get out much, uh?
That's pretty funny that they are screwing them on the exchange rate.
The only reason anyone pays for anything is in payment of a debt.
As a business decision, this is not a big deal. It is, however, symbolic of a social issue that is a huge deal.
I'm pretty sure the value of any cash in the world is 100% dependent on its acceptability in another venue. I guess I'd be pleased to trade in Monopoly money if it had value beyond paper that could be reasonably ascertained.
Those Necco candy wafers used to work in the Illinois booths, too.
Not that I remember from my own experience.
My real beef is the I-pass where you are FINED for using legal money.
Maybe they can take pesos, too!
Brief History of the
Mexican Bank Note
Due to the huge mining wealth of the New Spain Viceroyalty, during the three hundred years of colonial rule in Mexico, currency consisted only of gold, silver and, in a smaller quantity, copper coins. Paper money did not appear until the 19th century in Mexico, after the independence was reached....snip
http://mgossart.free.fr/english/brief_history.htm
A distinction without a difference.
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