Poll: Penny for your thought

[DanielDeFig]

The Articles make it very clear that it's not the fact that they paid with pennies, but what happened as a result of doing to. Dumping 2500 coins on a poor clecks desk, for them to have to pick up and count, is not only a very disrespectful/unfair thing to do, but you are also being diruptive at the clinic (which is what he got fined for "disorderly conduct"). Slowing down of the lunch line, by using the smallest coins you can find is also disruptive to others (if you read the article giving more than one example).

Legal, yes. But since these people were simply using the smallest coins possible to purposefully spite others and ended up disrupting other people's lives, they were rightfully punished.

 

[Someone Depressing]

Idiotic - yes.

Pointless - yes.

Dipshitted - definetely.

Inconsiderate - definetely times 2.

Illegal - I'm pretty sure it's a no.

 

[Korak the Mad]

Stupid and both petty and ridiculous maybe, illegal, no.

Incredibly ridiculous, but how else are you going to get rid of your pennies?

 

[Lilani]

Illegal? I don't think so. But I think the store should have the right to refuse service if they so desire.

 

[Sethzard]

Stupid and both petty and ridiculous maybe, illegal, no.

Incredibly ridiculous, but how else are you going to get rid of your pennies?

Go to a bank and get them to convert it into other money.

 

[BabyRaptor]

Only kinda on topic...I used to have a light that said "Penny for your thoughts, 20 bucks to act them out."

 

[Korak the Mad]

Stupid and both petty and ridiculous maybe, illegal, no.

Incredibly ridiculous, but how else are you going to get rid of your pennies?

Go to a bank and get them to convert it into other money.

I was joking around, but if you want to hear my two cents, here you go.

*pulls out two cents*

There you go. I'm still joking with you.

 

[Tuesday Night Fever]

Vote: Acceptable.

It's legal tender, so why not?

Though not exclusively pennies, I bought my X-Box 360 with a few years worth of accumulated change. The manager at that particular Best Buy wasn't pleased with me, but the cashier laughed his ass off.

 

[LWS666]

you are allowed to turn down money if it's over a certain amount, i'm not 100% on the amount but you are allowed to not sell someone something if they try to do that.

 

[Sethzard]

Stupid and both petty and ridiculous maybe, illegal, no.

Incredibly ridiculous, but how else are you going to get rid of your pennies?

Go to a bank and get them to convert it into other money.

I was joking around, but if you want to hear my two cents, here you go.

*pulls out two cents*

There you go. I'm still joking with you.

I don't want your two cents, they're no use to me, after the exchange costs I doubt I would even get back 1p.

 

[varulfic]

Heh. I hope he tries paying the fine with pennies as well.