The concession stand wouldn't take cash. [View all]

They're refusing to take good ol' U.S. currency at more and more places. I tried to pay the fee at the license bureau for a personalized plate and they wouldn't take cash. Sunday, at a college softball game, the concession stand wouldn't take cash. Last month, at a softball tournament in Clearwater, I complained when one of the concessions wouldn't take cash for the soft drink I was purchasing. They said they couldn't make change, didn't even have any cash.

When this happens, this is what I've started doing: I'll pull out a bill and point to where it says, "This note is legal tender for ALL debts, PUBLIC and PRIVATE." (all caps mine, for emphasis)

I guess I can understand if they can't make change, but they ought to ALWAYS accept cash if it's the correct change.

I didn't buy the soda at the softball tournament, because I refuse to put charges of less than $10 on a credit card.

-- Ron