My buddy is a cell phone salesman and yesterday he had a lady pay for an iPhone with this...

BizCoach · 2012-11-18T13:55:29+00:00

A guy in the US went to pay his taxes in person all in pennies. The IRS has to accept pennies because they're legal tender. What he didn't realize is that when you pay in cash you must stay and watch while they count the money in front of you - TWICE - to make sure it's accurate. So he ended up staying at the IRS office much later than expected.

Schobbo · 2012-11-18T14:46:24+00:00

couldn't she just bring those to a bank and drop it in one of those machines that count the money, real scumbag customer imo

Hezlan · 2012-11-18T13:58:43+00:00

I take that this happened in the USA? In England you cannot pay with just coppers for anything worth more than £20 (I think)

Looking_Glass_Z · 2012-11-18T15:53:44+00:00

I knew a guy who once paid for a $2.00 coffee with all pennies, then went up to the register five minutes later and paid for a $0.10 peice of gum with a $20.

Guitarsession101 · 2012-11-18T14:58:56+00:00

I don't think we should even have pennies. It takes more to produce them than they are worth,

dontjudgemeyet · 2012-11-18T15:13:54+00:00

Anybody else see the random legs and feet on the bottom right? No just me? Who do they belong to?!?

LiquidfireKAN · 2012-11-18T15:17:07+00:00

Im Canada you can only pay with a maximum of 26 pennies.

abbeynormal · 2012-11-18T15:01:27+00:00

Does this make anyone else worried about her ability to afford and/or keep up with the bill for an iPhone?

ditmarvisser · 2012-11-18T16:11:00+00:00

I live in Zwolle, The Netherlands, and we actually got our nickname because of this. A long time ago we where fighting with Kampen. We where low on money, so we tried to sell the bells of the tower to Kampen. They accepted, on the condition that they could decide how to pay.

They payed in Vierduitsstukken, copper coins worth 2,5 cents. Since we had to count all of the coins, our fingers turned blue of all the copper. That's when we got the name 'Blauwvingers', meaning Bluefingers.

JoshSidekick · 2012-11-18T16:56:42+00:00

Is this the reason it takes 45 minutes to get any help when I go to the Verizon store?

sleepchomper · 2012-11-18T17:52:53+00:00

When I worked at a comic shop, an annoying regular tried to do this to me for a few Heroclix booster packs (about $12-13 each). Best part was that he was snickering about it with another kid about 10 feet away from my register. He brought up his box of coins and requested the product with a shit-eating grin on his face and I told him I wasn't going to process the transaction unless he went to a bank and cashed it in for bills or quarters. The transition of that stupid fucking grin into a frown made all the shitty transactions I had at that place worthwhile.

ahrima · 2012-11-18T15:02:36+00:00

I definitely would have told her to go to the bank and then come back.

jesstall · 2012-11-18T15:21:23+00:00

Well that's dumb. In the UK we don't have to accept a stupid amount of coppers.

JoePurdy · 2012-11-18T15:52:22+00:00

That looks a lot like a Verizon store... and during my time selling phones for Verizon corporate... not piddly amount of commission would have been worth this hassle. I would have refused her payment.

sandybell751 · 2012-11-18T16:03:27+00:00

You know he could have just weighted the coins...

TEXAS_KID · 2012-11-18T16:11:40+00:00

Am I the only one who noticed the pair of legs underneath the table...with no body?

subpubescenthair · 2012-11-18T16:13:17+00:00

Am I the only one that sees feet and legs without a body in the corner?

Motavia · 2012-11-18T18:03:26+00:00

I collected pennies for near 7 months as a little girl. Spent all night rolling them up. Rolled up about 8 jars worth in my wagon. Took it and bought a puppy.

I called her penny.

allthelineswecast · 2012-11-18T19:12:32+00:00

My sister (who worked for a real estate agency) once had to count out a $15,000 house deposit in fifties and then take it to the bank.

gone_sugaring · 2012-11-18T15:14:20+00:00

I put the down payment on my car in $20s. The kind gentlemen kept asking if I was a stripper through the transaction. I'm buying a $2,000 computer tomorrow, again with $20s. I guess I'm that person..

hjklyuiop · 2012-11-18T15:20:48+00:00

I understand why someone would do this, but they're still a jerk for it. I would atleast think they would do this because of how overpriced it is, they want someone that is working to sell it to suffer. But they chose the wrong person to punish, and that's still very mean.

dustndarty · 2012-11-18T15:37:36+00:00

I used to work at a car dealership near a gypsy village in georgia. They would often pay for repairs well into the hundreds of dollars with dollar coins.

Wintersun11 · 2012-11-18T17:33:41+00:00

This is why I'm glad I'm Canadian. We have currency laws that prevent this sort of thing happening. It just wastes everyone's time.

LysergicAcidDiethyla · 2012-11-18T20:03:49+00:00

In the UK it's illegal to carry out transactions with small change for prices over £20. I'm not sure of the ins 'n' outs of the law but it's basically there to stop this kind of stuff happening.

snowylinx · 2012-11-18T21:34:56+00:00

The real fail is that she bought an iphone

deathmint · 2012-11-18T16:18:22+00:00

Just because pennies are legal tender doesn't mean they HAVE to be accepted, just that they CAN be. There is no Federal law that forces anyone to accept pennies or any certain form of payment. Payment can be made in any form both parties agree to be it pennies, credit cards or chickens.

http://www.snopes.com/business/money/pennies.asp

Kanshan · 2012-11-18T17:58:30+00:00

Ass Pennies

Thepaperman · 2012-11-18T19:32:23+00:00

shes black no surprise....

Alice-in-Dunderland · 2012-11-18T15:55:00+00:00

He must of just wanted a sale because it is my understanding that you don't have to accept cash unless the person paying has a debt. And selling her an iPhone is retail so there shouldn't have been a debt for her to pay.

EricaJoy · 2012-11-18T17:59:14+00:00

Saving up to buy a gift for someone. Herself? Kid? Whatever, good on her for saving her spare change to splurge.

Americoma · 2012-11-18T15:13:41+00:00

That is the nicest dressed "cell phone salesman" I've ever seen.

otaku3009 · 2012-11-18T15:39:12+00:00

Here in Canada it's illegal to pay for something with more than 25 penny's.

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songcharts · 2012-11-18T16:16:40+00:00

Why can't they just weigh the rolls then open them up afterwards to check that they're pennies?

loftio · 2012-11-18T16:17:46+00:00

Anyone else notice what I think is tampons on the table? She trying to pay with those too?

wat_9 · 2012-11-18T16:18:13+00:00

COINSTAR. FUCKING COINSTAR.

Nicombobula · 2012-11-18T16:34:17+00:00

And that's when I say Nooo. you get your ass to a bank or coinstar, get some cash then come back here ya bum.

jtcompound · 2012-11-18T16:34:48+00:00

There is another reason I love living in Canada. You cannot pay for something which costs more than 25 bucks in pennies.

PhylisInTheHood · 2012-11-18T16:35:32+00:00

to all you british folks commenting on here, I love how you are all calling them coppers. you have mad an old man very happy

numberfreak2000 · 2012-11-18T16:37:31+00:00

best customer ever!

maef · 2012-11-18T16:42:53+00:00

Wait, your phone salesmen have real desks where they sit with customers like they're selling a car? What do they do there, discuss payment plans?
I've never seen anything more than a regular counter over here in Europe.

Grindstone50k · 2012-11-18T16:47:04+00:00

This is not go where I was expecting with that title...

Damn, you Internet. You've ruined me.

YourMumIsAVirgin · 2012-11-18T16:50:29+00:00

I swear she is threatening him with dynamite on top of that?

skindust · 2012-11-18T16:52:22+00:00

Some businesses have the policy that they can refuse payment in pennies for anything worth more than $1, to avoid such a situation.

mammothmonkey · 2012-11-18T16:56:03+00:00

They couldn't have pennies etc are only legal tender up to around £15

ReduxReloaded · 2012-11-18T16:58:56+00:00

Looks like a deact waiting to happen to me.

mikent · 2012-11-18T16:58:56+00:00

Aren't there laws saying how many pennies you can use to pay for something?

jleastin · 2012-11-18T16:59:47+00:00

This is how my 7 year old is going to end up getting her own phone in a few years...with all the change she's collected from pockets, couch cushions, relatives etc.

yoitsnick · 2012-11-18T17:00:07+00:00

For everyone saying that you can not deny someone who is paying in coin, that is just false. I work at a cellphone store and someone tried to pay the bill with all coin and we denied them. Our deposit at the end of the day can not have more then 10 dollars in coin, so we really can not take that much coin. We told to her to go to a coin star and come back with bills.

thedudeslandlord · 2012-11-18T17:00:55+00:00

This was a good salesman, in my town someone would have been chased out the door

FreezerJumps · 2012-11-18T17:04:51+00:00

Can't retailers refuse anything over $5 in pennies? I thought there was something to that effect on TIL a few months ago.

GingaJ · 2012-11-18T17:07:49+00:00

Thats a whole lotta crack change

Dreadfire_RD · 2012-11-18T17:09:42+00:00

wouldnt even accept that shit

notaverysmartman · 2012-11-18T17:09:58+00:00

Reminds me of that dexter's lab episode

_eh · 2012-11-18T17:11:26+00:00

FYI, many of us at /r/coins enjoy looking through coins like that for errors :P In fact, there's people on eBay who've made a business of selling "unsearched" coins, though those are usually for rolls of older coins.

kenio8185 · 2012-11-18T17:11:58+00:00

I work at a toys r us and you often see kids with their parents paying like this. It's not that bad unless there's a line up. Which I tell them that I don't have the time to count it and say they either have to wait till it's less busy or exchange it at a bank for something easier to count.

AmericaWolff · 2012-11-18T17:12:19+00:00

Had someone pay for a 18 dollar order at work yesterday in quarters. In the drive through.

mcbredditor · 2012-11-18T17:13:55+00:00

Should have bought a Lumia 920.

9106 · 2012-11-18T17:15:28+00:00

Well, can't find my checkbook. Hope you don't mind I pay you in change...

jshow85 · 2012-11-18T17:19:13+00:00

Holy shit. Your friend's answer (the one he wanted to give, I'm sure) is "NO!" But since he likes making money, and corporate salespeople never get to say no, he had to say, "Sure, I'd love to waste half of my fucking day counting your pennies."

The simple joys of working in a non-corporate job setting cannot be understated. When people try to pull stuff like that on me, I laugh and say, "No, absolutely not. Go to a bank."

jewman9000 · 2012-11-18T17:20:41+00:00

Shit, I sell phones as well. I would have told the person to walk their happy ass to the bank and exchange for paper

eeyore134 · 2012-11-18T17:21:14+00:00

Which is worse? This or body oil-soaked singles? I worked across from a cell phone kiosk at the local mall and this was always their biggest woe when it came to how customers paid them.

iwearatophat · 2012-11-18T17:22:08+00:00

I've refused transactions made entirely of pennies before if I think they are just trying to screw with me, which most of the time is the case. They throw a fit that is worth taping because odds are they spent a lot of time counting before coming in to prep for the gag.

Rebel95 · 2012-11-18T17:24:53+00:00

My question is who is standing under the table?

Graeme-G · 2012-11-18T17:25:56+00:00

I wish in Canada we could do that. In Canada, both parties have to agree on the payment method. If I want to pay all in pennies, but they don't, I have no choice.

GeneralAsshat · 2012-11-18T17:26:53+00:00

I cannot be the only one who saw this title and instantly thought "Black Lady; pocket change"

buckystars · 2012-11-18T17:31:41+00:00

Why the fuck wouldn't she go to the bank first and get it changed out?

RedStill · 2012-11-18T17:31:59+00:00

My god, why do you guys still use pennies?

mruiz045 · 2012-11-18T17:32:36+00:00

That lady broke the bank with that!

JohnnyRambo23 · 2012-11-18T17:35:29+00:00

FUCK CSOKI! This bitch is going to deact!

jumpinjetjnet · 2012-11-18T17:37:05+00:00

Yup, totally believable. I was a cashier and paid once with multiple rolls of change. When I proceeded to count it all, the customer got all huffy and offended. Geez...

rangerk · 2012-11-18T17:38:05+00:00

Why does this picture look like it's from the 1980's...?

Quov · 2012-11-18T17:38:42+00:00

If this person has to bring in pennies to pay for the phone itself, how in the hell will they be able to pay for service?

johnnycrosshatch · 2012-11-18T17:39:26+00:00

Your friend looks like this guy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Corddry

Serrated_Banana · 2012-11-18T17:40:47+00:00

When I use to work front register at a store across from a residential area during spring break kids would come with bags of change to buy candy. pain in my ass.

Regasroth · 2012-11-18T17:44:13+00:00

I'm not quite sure about this, but I've heard that here in Denmark the cashiers can deny a customer a purchase, if the number of coins is above a certain amount.

murphmurphy · 2012-11-18T17:45:03+00:00

The worst transaction of my life was in pennies. I was new at a job at a used media store. This greasy looking dude walks in and tries to sell me an old gamecube game, i buy it for 2 dollars. He gets a game off the shelf and decides he wants store credit. So I'm still doing the paper for the buy when he switches to store credit. me being a dumb ass say OK and then he pays the balance in pennies. And demands I count twice.

Gnatal33 · 2012-11-18T17:45:08+00:00

I guess it's a good thing she wasn't buying a car...

MrSky74 · 2012-11-18T17:47:08+00:00

in britain you if you pay for something in pennies it can't be above 20p

throwmeaway1102 · 2012-11-18T17:48:18+00:00

What's with the severed pair of legs in jeans under the table?

SARGENT_FATFUCK · 2012-11-18T17:48:23+00:00

Does anyone else see the random feet/legs in the bottom right?

-badgerbadgerbadger- · 2012-11-18T17:49:15+00:00

I too am a cell phone sales[wo]man, and I would kill for a desk, let me tell you!

dutchmanx86 · 2012-11-18T17:53:14+00:00

When I clicked on this link The Bravery - Believe was playing in the background, and it was right at the line "we do our time like pennies in a jar". This means nothing to anybody but me, but shit.

ZenMasterFlash · 2012-11-18T17:54:07+00:00

'Tis the season.

dseger1 · 2012-11-18T18:03:11+00:00

You know that as a seller you have the right to refuse payment and tell them to come back with well not pennies...

xjman349 · 2012-11-18T18:06:41+00:00

Verizon I see that hpc flyer. Get those pull through products!

Dan2f1 · 2012-11-18T18:07:47+00:00

I too sell phone, and when the 4s came out my last cust of the day did the samething. At least he had quarters and dimes

dylanryder1234 · 2012-11-18T18:10:02+00:00

I'm more concerned with the legs under the table to the right

papp · 2012-11-18T18:11:14+00:00

In Canada isn't there a law stating how much you can pay in pennies at one time?

Ripp3r · 2012-11-18T18:14:35+00:00

You don't have to accept anything more than 100 pennies.

MickiFreeIsNotAGirl · 2012-11-18T18:15:53+00:00

This never happened. I know in Canada it's illegal, or the people don't have to accept any coin below 25 cents if the total is like $5 or something. Can't remember the actual rule, but yeah this is bullshit.

helloEd · 2012-11-18T18:16:45+00:00

That's illegal in Canada!

jimmyiosis · 2012-11-18T18:17:45+00:00

What's with the legs under the right side of the table

SiNizTeRMinDeD · 2012-11-18T18:18:13+00:00

f dat i sell that crap phone all day and i would of be like ops this one's defective and we are out. have a nice day.

sleeper141 · 2012-11-18T18:19:04+00:00

You can refuse change if its not rolled up. That''s why they make the rolls.

SeniorVicePresident · 2012-11-18T18:19:21+00:00

By "lady", you mean cunt?

Alexxandria · 2012-11-18T18:20:03+00:00

At least she got to use her pennies before they stop being valid. Pennies are soon no longer being made in Canada. Is it the same in the US?

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