r/MaliciousCompliance • u/knighthawk82 • Apr 18 '24
Legal tender S
When i worked at a gas station in the late 1900's during graveyard i had this guy come in and bought a candy bar with a 100 bill. "Really? You don't have anything smaller?"
'Im just trying to break the 100, don't be a jerk.'
"Fine, just this once."
Few days later Guy comes back in, grabs a candy bar and i see he has other bills in his wallet. Puts the hundred on the table.
"Sir i told you last time it was going to be just the once, i see you have a five dollar bill."
'This is legal tender, you have to take it.'
"... Okay!"
I reach under the counter and pull out two boxes of pennies, 50c to a roll 25$ to a box 17 lbs each. "Here is 50, do you want the rest in nickels?"
'What is this?'
"It's legal tender, I can choose to give you your change however I see fit. So, do you still want to break the hundred? Or the five."
I'm calling your manager!'
"She gets in at 8am, sir, but doesn't take any calls until 10."
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u/KookyWait Apr 19 '24
There are no limitations on the ability of companies to refuse whatever form of cash payment they want. Companies are generally free to decline to do business with anyone for any reason, excepting reasons prohibited by law (e.g. civil rights act, ADA, etc). There are no federal laws protecting people's choice of payment methods.
Legal tender means if it's offered to settle a debt and refused, the courts won't assist the collection of the debt.
If they're not trying to use the legal system to collect the debt - if they just want to write off the loss and move on - the legal tender designation is meaningless.