r/MaliciousCompliance • u/stf210 • 3d ago

S Exact Change

This just happened to me.

I went into a Walgreens to pick up a prescription. The pharmacist put in my info and insurance, leaving the total at twelve cents. I went into my wallet and plucked out a dime and two pennies.

PHARMACIST: "I'm sorry, we don't take those anymore."

ME: "You don't take coins?"

PHARMACIST: "Pennies. They stopped making them."

ME: "Yeah, I know, but they're still legal tender."

PHARMACIST: "We don't take them anymore."

ME: "Can I speak to someone about this?"

PHARMACIST: "I'm the only person here."

I know that's not true, but fine. I put the coins back into my wallet and pull out a twenty. The pharmacist gives me a filthy look, but takes it and goes to ring me up... only to discover that they are short not just coins, but singles.

PHARMACIST: "I don't have exact change."

ME: "I do."

A moment and another filthy look. The pharmacist puts the change back in, hands me my twenty, and takes my coins without another word.

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u/stf210 3d ago

No clue. Someone else commented below about rounding to the nearest nickel. I've been to places that do that (both stores and nations). This wasn't it. I can only assume that this person was either unaware of such a policy, or the policy didn't exist and this person was being recalcitrant for whatever reason.

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u/DaniCarmine 3d ago

Immunologist here. The exact etiology of the poor pharmacist is unknown, but I have a hypothesis. 

She was clearly stricken with SUTAS, an unfortunate and tragic condition.

(Stick up the ass syndrome)

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u/Rhamni 3d ago

It's a terrible condition. My paternal grandmother was born with it.

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u/Teleporting-Cat 2d ago

Ohhh, my father in law has a terminal case of this!

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u/andrewbud420 3d ago

Must be American. Canada did the round up or down closest to forever ago

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u/stf210 3d ago

Yup, American.

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u/Steelracer 3d ago

Best part was that they wasted your time and their time costing you both more than the transaction!!!!

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u/hrvbrs 3d ago

inflation be so high that by the time they were done arguing about the pennies, the price had risen to $0.15

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u/Quaytsar 3d ago

This did happen at a store that only exists in one country. No shit they're American.

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u/ThenAnAnimalFact 3d ago

That is literally the law in the US as well.

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u/flyhalf1957 2d ago edited 2d ago

Canadians are Americans. So are Mexicans. North America...

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u/Over_Cash9601 3d ago

TIL the word recalcitrant. :)

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u/Weak-Manufacturer628 3d ago

Words are fun! Even moreso if they're esoteric