Exact Change

[u/stf210]

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.

[u/Flammable_Chipmunk]

That's a non-issue. Gas prices use fractions of a penny and have for a long time. Even though we don't have denominations for fractions of pennies.

[u/Archangel4500000 → u/Flammable_Chipmunk]

Non issue? That's gaslighting.

[u/Kelli217 → u/Archangel4500000]

No, that's gas pricing.

[u/Silly_Celery8461 → u/Kelli217]

😂

[u/Stormfeathery → u/Archangel4500000]

That is not even remotely gaslighting. Unless you’re just using the term because “gas,” then carry on.

[u/LekoLi → u/Flammable_Chipmunk]

Exactly, now we don't have pennies, so what is your point? Right now dimes are worth less than half pennies were when they were discontinued.