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I was just at my local Meijer store yesterday, and before I left, I asked the self checkout cashier how many bill cassettes the machines had, and she said "Three. One for $1s, one for $5s, and one for $10s" and then I asked her about coin tubes and she said she wasn't sure on those, but since I was sure I got $20s from the machines in change before, I saw two managers walking into an office, and I followed them to the office enterence, and I asked one of them "Excuse me, but I have a couple questions about your self checkout machines" and the manager said "Okay" and I said, "How many bill cassettes are there in these machines?" and he said "Why do you want to know that?" and I said, "Because I'm trying to get $2 bills and half dollar coins back into wide circulation, and I was told before that there is only enough room for a certain amount of bill cassettes", and the manager just replied "I'm sorry sir. I can't tell you that information" and I'm thinking "What? Gee, if I "know" how many bill cassettes and coin tubes are in these machines, is that supposed to make it easier for me to break into the machines and steal the money, assuming I would even want to?" They must have just thought I was some nutcase who had nothing better to do than pester them, but I thought it was pretty rude that they did not take my "cause" seriously.  |
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United States
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They may have been wondering why you are jousting this particular windmill when in their minds there are more pressing problems for society to deal with.
Me, I'd like to see more $2 bills and half dollars in circulation, and I do my part my asking for them at the bank and then spending them. If a cashier asks what to do with them, I tell them to hand them out in change to a junior high school kid. The young ones think it's neat to get them in change, and I might be creating a coin collector in the process.
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United States
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I use half dollars, dollars, & $2 notes quite extensively, but I don't make an issue of it. If someone remarks on it (as they often do), I simply respond that I find the $1 note unnecessary & inconvenient, & that, since these other denominations exist, I see no reason not to circulate them instead.
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United States
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Publius, good tactful response.
Fox, I would have been scared and backed away from you while I tripped the silent alarm with one hand and reached for mace with the other.
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Fox, I would have been scared and backed away from you while I tripped the silent alarm with one hand and reached for mace with the other. Why?! If they ever did that to me, I'd sue their asses for wrongful arrest. Is it really worth it to those stores to have to deal out those millions they'd owe me? |
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Valued Member
United States
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I have to side with Kopper Ken on this one. You're asking detailed questions about how a store handles money, and a business is not under any obligation to divulge information to you as to what they do with their money or how they handle it.
Edited by DCM Coins
07/19/2013 9:00 pm
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Australia
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You have to be careful asking questions of staff about anything regarding security and how much money they carry in the store. Your lucky they didn't call the police or security to have you removed. I cannot see the point of approaching shop staff about an issue (lack of circulating coins) that is not in their control.
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United States
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Your intentions were good but the employees are trained for "Safety First". They prefer questions like, "Where's the ketchup at?"
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Posted 07/19/2013 12:14 am
