Interesting stories-dumping coins and Walmart and some questions

[mws_1984]

Well I went and dumped my change jar. All my change I accumulate from purchases. This is stuff I pull out anything good and the coppers. Well I ended up having 2 Canadian nickels returned to me. So it got me thinking should I make sure to put some in each time. That way something will get rejected and a chance of getting stuff back. I wouldn't miss anything thats good(silver) But maybe they don't always check the reject tray after each transaction? But I also thought maybe they would see it was American and just toss it back in rather than returning it because it got spit out.

So then I hit up Walmart to get some stuff. Total came out to something and change. .10 to be exact. Tried to use my 2 Canadian nickels and the cashier told me they don't take those. Not sure if she was just being a pain or if it's true. Wonder if she would have noticed if it was mixed in with other coins. I see it as money and it gets into the country somehow so take it.

 

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[ArkieBassMan]

Its true - Canadian currency (or any other non-U.S.A. currency for that matter) is not legal tender here in the good ol' U.S.A.

 

[JT10]

They have the right not to accept it - just as you have the right to refuse to accept it if you are given it as change. In Michigan, however, Canadian coins are pretty common and most people accept them. I even got a Canadian nickel from my bank a few months back. Part of the problem might be that you only used two coins, and they were both Canadian. If you gave her one American and one Canadian she might not have noticed.

 

[Zephr]

Just say, "I'm from Canada, and that's all I have, eh."

 

[Kamyu]

Use em in the parking meters. I do that with mine. Can't get rid of em any other way. Let the city deal with em.

 

[clovis97]

Almost every business in our area accepted Canadian coins.

It seems that about 10 years ago, every business in town, including banks, got hard core about not accepting them.

 

[brendan1414]

I once slipped a lunie to a mcdonalds worker asking if they accepted gold dollar coins hahhahaha

 

[Canadian hunter]

Just say, "I'm from Canada, and that's all I have, eh."

That is what say when giving cashiers US coins (just the opposite ). Here in Ontario they are very common, so people nor the banks care.
In average there is up to 20% US cents in a 25$ cent box

 

[honestmoney]

the Canadian dollar is virtually at parity with the US dollars, I would of taken it.