"Duh_OZ" wrote in message
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On Mar 22, 9:30 pm, "Bruce Remick" wrote:
"Duh_OZ" wrote in message

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Happened again today at a thrift store. Bill was $4.95 so I hand
over 2, $2's and 2 halves. The halves go under the till and the
cashier hands me $1.05 in change. I explain those were half dollars
so she lifts the till, looks them over and I hand back the $1. Then
she takes the halves and puts both on top of the $1 bills. So an
alleged $1 coin goes under the till but 2 halves go on top of the $1
bills? What-ever!

If you can't understand the clerk's reaction to your deuces and halves,
why
not simply hand her the five or five ones that she probably expected?
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I almost never have singles on me, let alone five of them. The
halves seem to gather more interest than the $2's although I've had
customers behind me buy either/or from the cashier after seeing me
spend them. Besides, some clerks get a kick out of seeing this
"rare" currency that isn't rare at all :-) There is one place I
visit that thanks me for spending them as they exchange them and then
give the oddball currency as gifts to their kids.
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Then maybe that's the place you should spend them. A place that you know
will appreciate them. Otherwise, you shouldn't be surprised or annoyed (
or secretly amused) when some clerks are confused by them.

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OZ, gathering up 36 halves to pay for a 5K race. Yes, I pay money to
see how slow I can run.
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Especially if you carried them in your pocket. Even back when they
circulated i doube there was more than once or twice a year that I would
have more than one half dollar in my pocket. Of course my financial
situation had nothing to do with it. ;)