My Local Meijer' U-Scans Supposedly Accepts Halves Now

Well?

Well, jbuck, no such luck, and here's why:

So I tried four odd currencies on the new machines: a $2 bill, a golden dollar, an SBA (even though I know the GD and SBA dollars both share the same magnetic signature, I wanted to try both anyway, just to be absolutely sure of all) and last, and certainly not least, a half.

I tried the $2 bill: Chuh Ching! It worked.

I tried the SBA: Chuh Ching! It worked.

I tried the brass buck: Chuh Ching! It worked.

Then, it was time to try the half: Chuh Clunk! Into the rejection tray the half went.

So I asked the cashier/clerk, "I heard from another woman a few days ago, that they got new machines, and so I asked if the "new machines" took halves, and how that lady said "Yep, everything but the large older dollar coins" and then I told her that the "old machines" didn't accept them, and she told me that they should take them now" Well I asked this woman I talked to today about the "new machines" and she said the ONLY thing "new" was the scanners, and everything else is still the "old" hardware. SO that was the problem. They did NOT replace the entire machine, which was why the half still failed. I asked the woman "Do you know if these machines can be upgraded to accept halves? The coin slot fits the coin slots perfectly, so I figured they should" and she said "You know what? I don't know. I don't want to tell you "I know" and have you come back and say "Well this person said it would work" but I will have to ask about that, because no one has ever come here to these machines and tried to pay with "a piece like that" and we both agreed that the machines should be retooled to accept them, and she said "Yeah they should accept them. It's money. Money is money, right?" and I said "Yep, I've been pushing these issues for years" then her and I got into a little coin and currency chat, and I told her what to keep an eye out for, such as silver coinage, we talked about the $500+ paper denominations and such, and she told me a little about her dad's collection.

And that was about it. So, the experiment failed, and I wasted a Carter Quarter for it, seeing as I now keep all SBAs I now come across.