nm. I’m not sure I had my facts correct.
A bit more “rural”, this was in Flores island, and Padang Bai on Bali. (Off the normal tourist routes)
But Yogyakarta and Semerang were also fairly cheap.
How is this relevant, since the OP isn’t in a third world country? Should she fly to one and get her quarters there?
Oh, man, I remember the days of cashing a check at the grocery store if you needed cash for the weekend, and it was after 3:00 pm on a Friday.
Of course, I can remember getting a quarter’s worth of gas for the weekend in high school (I graduated in '69).
This is about the only time I ever “use” cash at the market. My brother visits from Costa Rica once or twice a year and always leaves us with a big ol’ baggie of change. So, easy to just dump it in the coin machine and take the receipt to checkout (like using a coupon).
Is it not a continuation of the txn? If you show them your ATM receipt & state that you need something other than $20s shouldn’t they give it to you?
Volume, volume, turn up pump the volume.
There I fixed it for you!
That’s why I bank with Matrix Bank; there no glitches in Matrix Bank!
This is the source of your issue. They really don’t have to do anything for you, at all.
I was thinking Tom Waits Step Right Up
Don’t settle for less
How do we do it
How do we do it
Volume! volume!
Turn up the volume!
you thought wrong! 
The fact that you have paid for one service (use of a machine that dispenses $20 bills) does not entitle you to other services free of charge. If I go to Wendy’s and order a burger, it doesn’t mean I get to drag a keg up to the soda fountain and fill it up with orange soda even though it’s “practically free” for them since it’s mostly just filtered tap water.
If you went to Wendy’s & got a small order & paid with a $20; wouldn’t you expect them to give you change how you’d like it, assuming they have it in their drawer? “Hey, can I get a $5 & 5 $1s back instead of a $10?”
You don’t have a choice what denominations you get out of most ATMs. You can’t even put a $20 in some vending machines & the @#%&? transit one give you your change back in those stoopit $1 coins!
I think if I went to one of their ATMs & did a withdrawal when they were open & immediately went inside & asked for change they should give it to me.
@Two_Many_Cats2 file a complaint with them; you can just call any number you find for them, including the branch; they have to take it & regulators do look at them.
If you’re paying to use a machine that dispenses $20s and you’re upset that you didn’t get $5s, that’s a you problem.
Sure, that’s the norm (though I’m not sure it always has been). But most places I know will give you change without purchasing anything. I’ve never really understood why making change has to be a member-only perk. Especially if you’re getting change from the ATM.
The difference is that Wendy’s is in the hamburger business while banks are in the money business. He’s not asking for change, he’s asking for free merchandise.
Naw, not a Karen. But they may not even have change handy at the registers these days, so you were asking for a nontrivial service.
Most vending machines now take bills and credit cards. My local laundromat takes credit cards. (When it wouldn’t read mine, the manager gave me a free use of the dryer!) The problem is that your landlord is behind the times in requiring you to use quarters and not providing a source of quarters.
When we landed in Norway a couple of weeks ago as part of our Arctic cruise, my wife and I immediately withdrew 1000 kroners (about $90) from an ATM for walking-around money - only to discover that virtually nobody in the country was willing to accept cash. We really had to work hard to get rid of those kroners.
Norway is a very digitalized economy. They even put bar codes on all their military ships.
Well, yeah. The need them to Scandinavian.
Most. I was in a drugstore once and desperately needed a couple quarters. I asked for change for a one dollar bill, which I proffered. I was told “no change without a purchase” in a rude tone of voice.
So naturally I found a pack of mints that were cheap. I brought it to the counter and paid with a twenty. I then grabbed a pack of gum. Paid with another twenty.
Yes, sometimes I’m like that.
That was fantastic, thank you!
I’m thinking @Alessan should be keelhauled for that one!