Things that give you the sh1ts

[mighty_tiger_79]

Local service station
Same lady been serving me for years
But today, oh dear, this hot of the press

Filled up with Petrol
Only had coin
I gave the lady the $46 required to pay
LADY...YOUR NOT GOING TO PAY WITH COINS ARE YOU
MAL... YES THATS ALL IVE GOT
LADY...YOU KNOW YOU CAN TAKE IT TO THE BANK AND EXCHANGE FOR NOTES
MAL ...BANKS NOT OPEN [3.40]
LADY ...YES IT IS, HAVE YOU GOT NOTES ?
MAL..NO ITS ALL IVE GOT, BUT COINS ARE ALL I HAVE SO IF YOU WANT TO GIVE ME THE PETROL FOR FREE THATS FINE BY ME
She counted the coin, and I thought not much of it, perhaps she was having a bad day, or jiving me as Im a regular
In any case I was the only person in the servo counter at the time
My child wanted a chocolate
We decided upon 2 wagon wheels
I went back to the counter
LADY ..I HOPE YOUR NOT PAYING FOR THE CHOCOLATES WITH COIN
MAL ..YES I AM, ARE YOU JUST STIRRING ME ?
LADY..NO IM NOT, I NOW HAVE TO PAY THE REST OF MY CUSTOMERS WITH COIN FOR CHANGE
MAL..YOU ARE KIDDING ME ARNT YOU?
LADY ..NO IM SERIOUS
MAL..MY KID WANTS A CHOCOLATE AND YOU WONT TAKE COIN
LADY ..NO I DONT WANT TO
MAL...OK NO PROBLEMS WE WONT BUY THE CHOCOLATES THEN

I then turned around abruptly, threw the wagon wheels upwards, they hit the ceiling and I reckon splattered on the ground

And guess what
Next time she is serving, Im gunna be polite if she serves me
If she apologises all is forgotten
'If she dosent , guess how Im gunna pay .....

MAL MAL MAL, you should have plenty of notes after angle park today $$$$$$$

why not just ban that servo, thats what I would do

[mighty_tiger_79]

I hope you will pay for it in 5c and 10c coins

[westozfalcon]

People in the TAB who wait until about 10 seconds before a race jumps then run across the room to put their bet on nearly bumping other people over.

[mighty_tiger_79]

People in the TAB who wait until about 10 seconds before a race jumps then run across the room to put their bet on nearly bumping other people over.

funny stuff and if a bet doesnt go on, its guaranteed that it wouldve been a WINNER

[southee]

Painting a room and running out of paint you did not quote for.....

[JAS]

Local service station
Same lady been serving me for years
But today, oh dear, this hot of the press

Filled up with Petrol
Only had coin
I gave the lady the $46 required to pay
LADY...YOUR NOT GOING TO PAY WITH COINS ARE YOU
MAL... YES THATS ALL IVE GOT
LADY...YOU KNOW YOU CAN TAKE IT TO THE BANK AND EXCHANGE FOR NOTES
MAL ...BANKS NOT OPEN [3.40]
LADY ...YES IT IS, HAVE YOU GOT NOTES ?
MAL..NO ITS ALL IVE GOT, BUT COINS ARE ALL I HAVE SO IF YOU WANT TO GIVE ME THE PETROL FOR FREE THATS FINE BY ME
She counted the coin, and I thought not much of it, perhaps she was having a bad day, or jiving me as Im a regular
In any case I was the only person in the servo counter at the time
My child wanted a chocolate
We decided upon 2 wagon wheels
I went back to the counter
LADY ..I HOPE YOUR NOT PAYING FOR THE CHOCOLATES WITH COIN
MAL ..YES I AM, ARE YOU JUST STIRRING ME ?
LADY..NO IM NOT, I NOW HAVE TO PAY THE REST OF MY CUSTOMERS WITH COIN FOR CHANGE
MAL..YOU ARE KIDDING ME ARNT YOU?
LADY ..NO IM SERIOUS
MAL..MY KID WANTS A CHOCOLATE AND YOU WONT TAKE COIN
LADY ..NO I DONT WANT TO
MAL...OK NO PROBLEMS WE WONT BUY THE CHOCOLATES THEN

I then turned around abruptly, threw the wagon wheels upwards, they hit the ceiling and I reckon splattered on the ground

And guess what
Next time she is serving, Im gunna be polite if she serves me
If she apologises all is forgotten
'If she dosent , guess how Im gunna pay .....

MAL MAL MAL, you should have plenty of notes after angle park today $$$$$$$

why not just ban that servo, thats what I would do

Mal you might find she's quite within her rights and can legally refuse to accept payment in coins if you have a similar law to us...
From the Royal Mint website

#
What are the legal tender amounts acceptable for the United Kingdom coins?

Legal tender has a very narrow and technical meaning in the settlement of debts. It means that a debtor cannot successfully be sued for non-payment if he pays into court in legal tender. It does not mean that any ordinary transaction has to take place in legal tender or only within the amount denominated by the legislation.

Both parties to a transaction are free to agree to accept any form of payment whether legal tender or otherwise according to their wishes. In order to comply with the very strict rules governing an actual legal tender transaction it is necessary, for example, to offer the exact amount due because no change can be demanded.

Coins are legal tender throughout the United Kingdom for the following amounts:

£5 (Crown) - for any amount
£2 - for any amount
£1 - for any amount
50p - for any amount not exceeding £10
25p (Crown) - for any amount not exceeding £10
20p - for any amount not exceeding £10
10p - for any amount not exceeding £5
5p - for any amount not exceeding £5
2p - for any amount not exceeding 20p
1p - for any amount not exceeding 20p

Regards
JAS

[A Mum]

From what I've always understood JAS and Mal is that coins being legal tender that it's against the law not to accept them.

But I could be wrong.

[JAS]

From what I've always understood JAS and Mal is that coins being legal tender that it's against the law not to accept them.

But I could be wrong.

Actually after a bit more searching it appears you do have limits too...
http://www.ramint.gov.au/faq/
(look under 'about Australian coins')
Sorry couldn't get the grid thingy to copy.

Is there a limit on the number of coins I can hand over to the shopkeeper in a store?

Yes. The Currency Act stipulates the rules outlined in the table below.
Denomination Quantity
1c & 2c...Maximum of 20 cents
5c, 10c, 20c & 50c...Maximum of $5
$1, $2, $5 & $10...Not exceeding ten times the face value, inclusive ie a maximum of $100 for $10 notes (10 x $10)
Any other denomination...To any value

For more information, please also refer to the Currency Act on the ComLaw website.

Regards
JAS

[Brucetiki]

I've actually found most retailers actually love it when people pay with coin because it helps keep their loose change up in the till (especially around peak times like Christmas). When my sister used to work at Big W, during busy periods she used to ask customers if they could pay with coins to keep her loose change up without the need to call her supervisor for additional change (apparantly they used to get into trouble for asking for change too much).

A few mates and I once made a late night trip to Maccas, paid a decent amount in small coin and they absolutely loved us. They had a good laugh counting the coin and they were glad they had enough loose change for the night.

[Johno6]

People in the TAB who wait until about 10 seconds before a race jumps then run across the room to put their bet on nearly bumping other people over.

funny stuff and if a bet doesnt go on, its guaranteed that it wouldve been a WINNER

and its worse at pub when they do it and then abuse the girl behind the bar who is pourin someone a beer to hurry up etc n firing up..
get to the machine earlier then!

[Media Park]

Always got told at the pub: TAB comes before the beer.

I changed pubs...

[Booney]

People in the TAB who wait until about 10 seconds before a race jumps then run across the room to put their bet on nearly bumping other people over.

funny stuff and if a bet doesnt go on, its guaranteed that it wouldve been a WINNER

and its worse at pub when they do it and then abuse the girl behind the bar who is pourin someone a beer to hurry up etc n firing up..
get to the machine earlier then!

Or people being overly vocal cheering on their $2 e/w bet.

[Iron Fist]

Always got told at the pub: TAB comes before the beer.

I changed pubs...

thats how it seems to work at the pub I go to a bit
workers will amost stop what they doing if there is someone at the TAB machine

[mal]

In a thread a little while ago I tried to pay a very unfair Parking Ticket with Coins to a council
It was a pre meditated action
The cashier refused to accept the coins made up of 5c to $2 coins
It was pointed out to me that the council was within its rights knocking back the coin
Eventually I accepted that right and paid in notes
THIS PROB BECOZ OF SMARTANALS LIKE ME DOING THIS

However a retailer such as a petrol station should not knock back coin as legal tender
As I have said Ive been loyal to my local petrol station for a long time
I have supported them, despite the fact that often its cheaper at other outlets
I AM NOT BEING A SMARTANAL I DIDNT HAVE ANY OTHER MONEY AT THE TIME

HOWEVER
Our family has been asked this on a few occasions
"" That will be $ and coin have you got the coin.""
YOU CANT HAVE IT BOTH WAYS


PS
JAS
Good post by you and does bring in the subjectivity from the retailers side of things

[Choccies]

People in the TAB who wait until about 10 seconds before a race jumps then run across the room to put their bet on nearly bumping other people over.

funny stuff and if a bet doesnt go on, its guaranteed that it wouldve been a WINNER

and its worse at pub when they do it and then abuse the girl behind the bar who is pourin someone a beer to hurry up etc n firing up..
get to the machine earlier then!

Saw u running to the counter a fair few times last Tuesday night......

[Johno6]

I dont run.. I walk briskly.

i certainly dont run to collect my bets... coz i never have ay winners

[FattyLumpkin]

1c & 2c...Maximum of 20 cents

still on the mint web-site??? No mention of pennies??

[Booney]

In a thread a little while ago I tried to pay a very unfair Parking Ticket with Coins to a council
It was a pre meditated action
The cashier refused to accept the coins made up of 5c to $2 coins
It was pointed out to me that the council was within its rights knocking back the coin
Eventually I accepted that right and paid in notes
THIS PROB BECOZ OF SMARTANALS LIKE ME DOING THIS

However a retailer such as a petrol station should not knock back coin as legal tender
As I have said Ive been loyal to my local petrol station for a long time
I have supported them, despite the fact that often its cheaper at other outlets
I AM NOT BEING A SMARTANAL I DIDNT HAVE ANY OTHER MONEY AT THE TIME

HOWEVER
Our family has been asked this on a few occasions
"" That will be $ and coin have you got the coin.""
YOU CANT HAVE IT BOTH WAYS


PS
JAS
Good post by you and does bring in the subjectivity from the retailers side of things

One question though remains unanswered. Where did you come across $46?

[Johno6]

maybe he had a grand on a late MAL?

[Booney]

maybe he had a grand on a late MAL?