Greetings Grt2bOutdoors:Grt2bOutdoors wrote:Greetings Munchkin Man!
I like receiving change for a few reasons. 1) I don't mind having some coins in my pocket, I like hearing the jingle. 2) If you've ever ridden the NYC subway system, occasionally you will encounter the following "Attention ladies and gentlemen, my name is..." that is the prelude to the request for "got any change" while a person sticks a cup with some change in front of you looking for a donation. The fastest way to get them out of the train car is to give them something to "go away". 3) I have a young child, who genuinely enjoys receiving coins for their piggy bank from time to time. 4) They are easy to get rid of - the local coffee cart gladly accepts legal tender of all kinds, including coins - to get change from a commercial bank would cost them money in service fees. 5) Ever been in a store where someone decides to pay the clerk in "coins"? - cash is cash. Of course, the other customers waiting patiently don't seem to see the humor in the situation.
The Munchkin Man would like to thank you for your comments.
The Munchkin Man can relate very well to much of what you wrote.
The Munchkin Man also likes to hear the jingle of coins in the Munchkin Man's pocket.
This probably goes all the way back to the Munchkin Man's childhood.
The Munchkin Man's uncles used to give the Munchkin Man lots of shiny new quarters and half-dollars when they came to visit.
Sometimes they would gave the Munchkin Man a silver dollar.
The Munchkin Man used to love the old-fashioned silver dollars.
They were huge compared to the size of all the Munchkin Man's other coins.
The Munchkin Man does not like the new one-dollar coins.
They look too much like quarters.
The Munchkin Man also likes to keep a one-dollar bill in the Munchkin Man's pants pocket for panhandlers.
This enables the Munchkin Man to be prepared to give a quick and small donation to the panhandler and then make a quick getaway.
The Munchkin Man learned many years ago never to open up the Munchkin Man's wallet to give money to a panhandler.
More often than not, they usually ask for more...........
Or worse.
The Munchkin Man also lives in a neighborhood where there are a lot of street musicians playing outside at night.
The Munchkin Man likes to give them a one-dollar bill too.
Those are some of the other ways in which the Munchkin Man gets rid of the Munchkin Man's excess one-dollar bills.
In regard to your observation about people who like to pay for their purchases with coins..........
The Munchkin Man has noted that a number of elderly people frequently engage in this practice.
Some of them like to keep all their change in a coin purse.
Then they remove the coins from their coin purse and count them out on the counter top in front of the cashier until they have counted out the exact change of the purchase.
This can be very time consuming.
It would seem so much easier and faster to pay for the purchae in cash and then receive the change in coins.
It's almost like they would rather die than to part with two one-dollar bills to pay for a $1.69 purchase.
Could there be some type of correlation between the elderly and this type of consumer coin counting behavior?
The Munchkin Man honestly doesn't know.
In any event, the Munchkin Man has learned to become very patient and understanding with these folks.
After all, the Munchkin Man may also be joining the ranks of the elderly someday.
Thanks again for your message and comments.
Best Wishes,
Munchkin Man