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Originally Posted by Sundaydrive00
This guy didn't use coins to pay the change portion of his bill, he claims to habe paid $35 in coins. That's completely differnet from your scenario.
When I worked as a server, I didnt care if people payed a $1 or so in change, whatever. It was nice to have some change so that I could give customers back exact change. But carrying around $35 worth of coins in my apron? No, that would be annoying.
And before anyone says it, if I didnt have exact change I'd always round up in the customer's favor.
It's one customer - not the norm. I remember going to the mall restaurant with the girls for French fries and cokes pd for with our babysitting money. We got a lot of change back then as we only got pd 25 cents an hour - our waitress never complained!
When we're in Vegas - I usually leave the maids all our change - usually $5-$10 a day - no one has ever refused it. Most people don't have a problem.
Many years back in Cali our electric co. was granted a rate hike. A BIG hike. Naturally many people were very unhappy with that.
A couple with a bill of $142.60 came to the office with 14,260 pennies in a wheelbarrow. Picture was in the paper. Utility co. refused the payment in that form.
Both parties went to court. Judge said that the electric co. had to accept the pennies because they were legal tender just like any other currency.
What does being anonymous have to do with anything?
Its not like the company posted this guy's name or picture.
You tried to draw a parallel between my comments here and the actions of the restaurant in the article. Posting on a forum is not the same thing as posting under a business social media account. It has nothing to do with them not posting the kid's name or pic. It's about them using their social media account to cry about customers. That's not how adults conduct business, and Beer88 found out pretty quickly that this approach doesn't fly.
Are quarters not fungible?
Aren't they also easy to count - compared to dimes, nickels, and pennies?
Everyone knows that kids in their teens have a more difficult time getting money together; and taking his coins to the coinstar machine would have cost him (actually the waiter) $3.50 to $4.00 in tips. IMO, the waiter should be grateful that he did not go to a coinstar first.
He was thoughtful enough to leave a nice 22% tip - how many kids do that?
He was thoughtful enough to pick up a check for his friends - how many kids do that?
The only thing he should have done first IMO is to let the restaurant know before hand what was coming.
When I managed a deli it was not uncommon for people to bring pennies in for food. We usually just made an agreement with the purchaser that no one would count the coins because it would take too long; as long as the purchaser agreed to accept our estimate of the value - based on what it weighed.
Much crying from the restaurant about nothing.
Last edited by blktoptrvl; 07-19-2018 at 04:09 PM..
You tried to draw a parallel between my comments here and the actions of the restaurant in the article. Posting on a forum is not the same thing as posting under a business social media account. It has nothing to do with them not posting the kid's name or pic. It's about them using their social media account to cry about customers. That's not how adults conduct business, and Beer88 found out pretty quickly that this approach doesn't fly.
They weren't crying, they were making a joke. People in the service industry joke all the time about those who pay with coins. Those who took offense to the joke are probably the same people who are inconsiderate enough to pay their bill with coins.
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