as has been stated, in many convenience stores/gas stations (aka ripe for holdup places), they (the cashiers) are prohibited from keeping any serious amount of cash in their drawers in fact, there’s been cases of “gee I didn’t get to do the cash drop quickly enough and we got robbed of $150” and the employee would be fired for not adhering to company policy. So, instead of saying “we won’t accept nothing greater than a $20” perhaps they should say "we can’t change anything greater than a $20, so you’ll know that you’d be spending $100 for that candy bar.
That being said, can’t believe no one’s brought up the MTM episode where Ted, the tightwad owed Murry $$ and would always beg off saying “can you break a hundred?” and of course Murray couldn’t, til the end when he pulled out a pile of ones.
The part “good for all debts, public or private” applies, but you aren’t guaranteed change.
If you buy $101 worth of stuff and offer a $100 bill, I’ll bet you 5 $20’s that he’ll say “close enough”.
hundred dollar bills are convenient for people who dont have credit cards or have 1 card with a low limit and pay it off in full every month… and dont want a debit card because it makes it easier to spend money… why is it so easy to run up huge credit card bills… because it doesnt feel the same as paying out large somes of cash… when i feel the need to carry 3-4 hundred dollars it is much more convenient for me to to carry 3 $100 bills and 5 $20 bills … also for people who frequently buy/pay 60-100 dollars at a time it is also convenient… and as far as my experience goes ive never been turned away for to large a bill, even if they have one of those signs, unless they just dont have the cash to break it. when i worked at the mall and we had to break a 100, we sold snowballs for a 1-2 bucks a pop… we would do it if we could … and if it screwed up our till we would get help from a neighboring store… while cursing the guy who broke a 100 for a 1.50 charge… but we wouldnt say no just because it made things more difficult for us… my guess is if you didnt have a credit card and he had enough in the till he would have broken the hundred… he just did want to do it off the bat because he could get in trouble… but its not like he is going to siphion the gas and its not like he is going to give it to you for free…
but next time size the guy up… and if he looks a bit weak … tell him you’ll arm wrestle him for it… later…
Of course, in a real-life situation, and assuming of course that there was no clearly visable sign when you pumped gas in your car, I suppose you could always write out an IOU, and perhaps give your name and address to the cashier, with a promise to come back with change as soon as possible. If you are sincere and earnest enough, and the cashier is any kind of decent human being, that should suffice.
Mind you, I still remember when I was a kid, and I rode my bike to the corner drug store to buy candy and comics. I got to the register, poured out my life’s savings at the time and was short 3 cents. I offered to return one of the goodies but she said not to worry about it. I felt so bad not having enough money and promised to return with the missing 3 cents. She said not to worry, but I got on my bike, rode home, got some change, rode back, and probably reaffirmed her faith in humanity.
Well it surely is amazing that us americans can’t buy things like we use to be able to do. If the merchants want to restrict the size of the currentcy that they will accept, then maybe the Federal Goverment ought to stop printing any and all bills larger then the $20 dollar bill. This country is one big freakin joke anymore. We worry about what the illegal immagrant will think if we keep doing things in OUR COUNTRYlike we have done for the past 100 years. But all of a sudden people come over to this country and want to live here, now get the right to change our way of living, why?**Because we worry about what they will think. Who cares anymore what they think. **If they came to this country to live then except our way of life, If you can’t then get the hell out of the country.
If we went to their country and didn’t agreee with something that they have been doing for the last 100 years, do you really think we would be allowed to get it changed?HELL NO !!!
It’s about time this country that is suppose to be the UNITED STATES to stand up to outside people and tell them that if they don’t like something to go back to your own country.
If the Federal Reserve prints out the $20 dollar bill, or the $50 dollar bill, OR even the $100 dollar bill and puts it into circulation then it ought to be honored no matter where it is presented for payment. Thats the problem with this country anymore, NO ONE HAS A BACK BONE TO STAND UP FOR WHAT WE BELEIVE IN ANYMORE.
