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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My mom goes to the farmer's market every Friday, and last week used the rest of the Where's George bills in stock. Now there are no ones, and she wants to use 20 dollar bills on every purchase to get smaller bills back. And she won't let me go to the bank to make change. This is unethical in my opinion, since these are all small vendors and my mom is essentially depleting all of their small bills and forcing them to go back to the bank to get change. What is your opinion on this?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
500 Posts |
 I would have just visited the other vendors to ask them if they had any extra ones they could part with. No need to be sneaky about it. Perhaps a vendor or two had plenty and could have changed a $20. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
898 Posts |
I'm sure these vendors have plenty of smaller bills. They understand people will use 20's to pay. All the famers market's I've ever been to don't care or struggle to make change.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2850 Posts |
I don't see a problem with it. $20 and less seems reasonable.
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Moderator
 United States
187702 Posts |
It is only rude if she keeps using twenties and refuses to spend the ones, fives, and tens she gets in change.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Not so long ago "Rude" really was.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
Don't worry about it. Your mother didn't FORCE anyone to do anything.
I've been to lots of markets and once in a great while a vendor will ask if I have anything smaller because they don't have enough small bills to make change. Others standing nearby have been very helpful -- other customers have made change and other vendors have also helped.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm sure they're happy to have the business.
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New Member
United States
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I don't think that is rude at all.
For whatever reason she wants to break a twenty when she buys something then let her break a twenty.
After all she is buying something.
I was in the store yesterday and I attempted to buy something that was less than a dollar. I gave the clerk a twenty and he tried to give me 19 ones. I looked in the cash register and could see lots of tens and fives. I told him I didn't want all those ones and to give me a ten and a five. He refused!
I told him to cancel my purchase and give me my twenty back. He did.
He is always a sourpuss whenever I am in there and him and the other guy are always talkingvand singing in some type of Arabic.
I suspect his ones where counterfeit because never in my life have I seen a store clerk that would hand out ones when they have a lager bill they can give.
I have tried and cannot think of any reason they would do this other than counterfeit ones.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
621 Posts |
Making change and having enough change on hand is part of business and should be planned for. Its not very hard to do honestly
She's done nothing rude or unethical. They'd probably like it if she spent more but I'm sure these vendors are happy to make a bit of money than not. Also, she could become a regular if she likes the vendors wares which is always nice.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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The cost of getting change from the bank is something that should be built into the sale price of items (because it is an overhead of business) it might well be a nuisance but better that than losing sales.
The accusation of the fake one dollar bills is a strong one. Generally you are right; many businesses try to hang onto the small change. Certain businesses though, for instance stores that sell lots of newspapers, end up with a huge amount of small change and want to get rid of it rather than hand out larger bills. It is no necessarily skulduggery.
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