creeky wrote:When I was the cashier for the Tax dept - I always had people coming in making "protest" payments. (tho I dont know the guy above was wrong tho).
We would get people coming in with jars of 1 and 2c pieces - hundreds of dollars worth - of course, it was not legal tender, as we only had to accept up to 60c for memory (we dont have 1c and 2c anymore).
The most funny protest payment I had was when the govt introduced a new tax and a person came in dressed as a gorilla and gave me a banana - as payment to the "banana republic"
That was probably Shane's cousin or some other distant relative. OR PERHAPS IT WAS SHANE HIMSELF Did he hump you???
There was no humping involved - I was in a state of shock and disbelief
Sorry, I was just trying to be funny... And I did hump you! I guess I am forgettable afterall...
sonofabeach wrote:Now 114 dollar bills or a bunch of change, that's a protest payment.
My friend did this once. He was a manager at Burger King. Some guy came through the drive, ordered a sh**load of food, then paid with his penny jar. Charlie was steamed, but it's legal currency. He took the jar, never bothered to count it, and let the guy go. A week or so later, he recognized the same car in the drive. This time, the guy ordered something small, paid with a $20. Charlie gave him his change with....THE SAME PENNY JAR!!!!
Charlie had to duck as the jar came back through the drive through window at him....the guy got arrested!!!
another time at a Lil Champ the clerk jumped all over a young kid around 8 years old for putting his change on the counter to pay for his candy.
When I got up there I held out my hand and dumped the exact change for what I was buying out on the counter, said "thanks" and walked out.
"It's crazy and it's different, but it's really bein' free"
Wow. If I had not all ready decided to boycott WorstBuy along time ago this would make me do it. I can not stand those bastards. They have shafted me hard in the past as well.
Evil company.
" I am but just a small bug on the windshield of life"
I really don't hate Best Buy for their prices.
I've gotten TVs, cds, DVDs, etc there all at good prices.
My only beef with the one in my area is that they have all of these registers and only one open every single time I'm there.
"It's crazy and it's different, but it's really bein' free"
kinda reminds me of the time i got tired of my keets "homeroom mom" asking for money. they ask for a $4.00 party fee then have the gall to TELL me i nedd to make CUPCAKES and send out a signup sheet for homemade crafts. well, i sent her to school w/ 400 pennies and homemade cookies
Thanks Pop for introducing me to the music, you will always be my favorite Jimmy!!
sonofabeach wrote:I really don't hate Best Buy for their prices.
I've gotten TVs, cds, DVDs, etc there all at good prices.
My only beef with the one in my area is that they have all of these registers and only one open every single time I'm there.
same here SoB
Sorry to hear everyone else has had problems. But I've bought TVs, DVDs, computers, Phones, and just about EVERYTHING else BB has. I'm a BB slut. The prices were great and the selection is good. I have had a few problems with stuff like a bad computer. But BB was easy to work with and the problem was fix in no time. The "Geek Squad", talk about a bad job title, has helped me fix problems with a NON BB puter, FREE of charge.
creeky wrote:When I was the cashier for the Tax dept - I always had people coming in making "protest" payments. (tho I dont know the guy above was wrong tho).
We would get people coming in with jars of 1 and 2c pieces - hundreds of dollars worth - of course, it was not legal tender, as we only had to accept up to 60c for memory (we dont have 1c and 2c anymore).
The most funny protest payment I had was when the govt introduced a new tax and a person came in dressed as a gorilla and gave me a banana - as payment to the "banana republic"
That was probably Shane's cousin or some other distant relative. OR PERHAPS IT WAS SHANE HIMSELF Did he hump you???
There was no humping involved - I was in a state of shock and disbelief
Sorry, I was just trying to be funny... And I did hump you! I guess I am forgettable afterall...
sonofabeach wrote:Now 114 dollar bills or a bunch of change, that's a protest payment.
My friend did this once. He was a manager at Burger King. Some guy came through the drive, ordered a sh**load of food, then paid with his penny jar. Charlie was steamed, but it's legal currency. He took the jar, never bothered to count it, and let the guy go. A week or so later, he recognized the same car in the drive. This time, the guy ordered something small, paid with a $20. Charlie gave him his change with....THE SAME PENNY JAR!!!!
Charlie had to duck as the jar came back through the drive through window at him....the guy got arrested!!!
Whenever the PO raises the rates, the first few letters I send out are covered in penny stamps. They can't run them thru the machines, they have to hand-cancel each one. My protest against things like Priority Mail taking a month to get to me, and some mail never arriving.
sonofabeach wrote:I really don't hate Best Buy for their prices.
I've gotten TVs, cds, DVDs, etc there all at good prices.
My only beef with the one in my area is that they have all of these registers and only one open every single time I'm there.
same here SoB
Sorry to hear everyone else has had problems. But I've bought TVs, DVDs, computers, Phones, and just about EVERYTHING else BB has. I'm a BB slut. The prices were great and the selection is good. I have had a few problems with stuff like a bad computer. But BB was easy to work with and the problem was fix in no time. The "Geek Squad", talk about a bad job title, has helped me fix problems with a NON BB puter, FREE of charge.
Oh and did I mention I LOVE to shop at Wal-Mart?
Yep, nothing but good experiences with Best Buy too, from the mother stores in MSP to OH and a lot of other places in between. I think that this is just a case of a dipstick managing the one in MD, who needs to spend a winter in MN learning to be "MN Nice"...
This story doesn't so much illustrate a problem with the company as it does with the state of customer service and awareness of "average" young people. I sometimes carry $2 bills (don't care for singles so much) as kind of a test to see how people react. I have yet to run into any problems, but I'm always waiting to see if someone doesn't recognize it as legitimate U.S. currency. With the continued decline of the value of the dollar (and to go along with the treasury's desire to get rid of the dollar bill, I think the government should increase circulation of the $2 bill, and then, maybe, people would remember what denominations their national currency is available in.
PalmettoSon wrote:This story doesn't so much illustrate a problem with the company as it does with the state of customer service
BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you don't have good customer service it doesn't matter if you have the BEST prices in town..........if a store/service company p*sses me off (and being called a liar to my face by these slobs tended to do that to me ) I DO NOT give them my money Yes I am one person and they have millions of customers but I'm not giving them my money.
Cribiansol wrote:I've never done the bunch of pennies gig but I have put notes in the memo area of checks. For example, "Payment for banging your mom"
HA!!! I love doing that!!!
I recently sent a check to Zanth for Philly tickets and put "For Oral Pleasures" in the memo section..
And the other day I sent a check to my brother. I owed him $196.50 and wrote the check for $196.49 and wrote "You can take the other penny and shove it right up your....."
springparrot wrote:That is just stupid!!
They don't know that $2 bill are legal in the US...of course they are
I'm sure someone there knew it was legal tender. However, the clerk was correct when they stated that they do not have to accept the bills. A place of business reserves the right to accept or not accept any form of legal tender. Many places do not like to receive $2 bills because there is no slot in the cash drawer for them.
The best marketing I've seen for the $2 bill was at an "adult" bar up in Tennessee. When they bring you change from your drinks, they only bring $2 bills. That way you have to tip the entertainment $2 at a time.
springparrot wrote:That is just stupid!!
They don't know that $2 bill are legal in the US...of course they are
I'm sure someone there knew it was legal tender. However, the clerk was correct when they stated that they do not have to accept the bills. A place of business reserves the right to accept or not accept any form of legal tender. Many places do not like to receive $2 bills because there is no slot in the cash drawer for them.
The best marketing I've seen for the $2 bill was at an "adult" bar up in Tennessee. When they bring you change from your drinks, they only bring $2 bills. That way you have to tip the entertainment $2 at a time.
I always understood that coins did not have to be accepted, but that "for all debts public and private" means just that, for all debts public and private. The only reason not to accpet a specific bill, is if the payee cannot make change.
The "Geek Squad" at Best Buy is a joke. The "Geeks" had my computer for a week,(origianly told me 24 hrs) and could not tell me what the problem was with the PC.
Cribiansol wrote:I've never done the bunch of pennies gig but I have put notes in the memo area of checks. For example, "Payment for banging your mom"
HA!!! I love doing that!!!
I recently sent a check to Zanth for Philly tickets and put "For Oral Pleasures" in the memo section..
And the other day I sent a check to my brother. I owed him $196.50 and wrote the check for $196.49 and wrote "You can take the other penny and shove it right up your....."
The check I sent to Frankie for the Nissan tickets says for "Sexual Favors".
- I was in a state of shock and disbelief
I was thinking the same thing 
