Valid Complaint?

[MareSINY]

I'm amazed that there are American's in this country that do not know that we have $1 coins. I don't get them every day, and when I do I'm not usually very happy about it, but I have seen them and used them. Heck, the last time I saw one was at Disney World when my sister got them as change in the candy store in Frontier Land.

So yes Virginia, there is a $1 American coin.

 

[fla4fun]

It's not like I gave her an Eisenhower dollar or something...

This brought back some good memories. My first trip to WDW, when both WDW and I were very young, I had saved up my birthday and Christmas money and had 12 lovely Eisenhower dollars to spend on souvenirs. They seemed HUGE to me back then (and they went a long way in the Emporium).

Part of my job duties is to count cash deposits for our company. In recent deposits we've received the Presidential dollars, Sacajawea dollars, and even a few Susan B. Anthony dollars. The Anthony dollars are really hard to tell from quarters! Funny, we don't have that problem with the 50 cent coins, and they're nearly identical in size and design. But there's just something about those Anthony dollars - maybe she resembles George Washington a little too much. We also get a lot of the $2 bills.

My favorite thing to find in our deposits are the old currency and coins. There's just something about coming across currency and coins from the 1920's and 30's that's fun to me. I also enjoy when a foreign coin slips through - I trade them out for US coins and collect them. I have a lot of Caribbean coins, as well as coins from Sweden, UK, and South America.

I've never heard of any of our employees refusing to take any type of payment. I guess it makes a difference when you're paid on commission.

 

[michelleiada]

I guess it would bother me at that moment but it is not such a big deal that it would continue to bother me.

 

[RabFlmom]

Lots of people on this board talk about the CP like that...Now I am scared because I got accepted for spring! LOL

And I wish more people used the $1 coins! They were great when I went to Canada!

From my Canadian relatives I hear" Canadian wives love the $1 coins because Canadian husbands refuse to carry the heavy coins in their pockets so take them out each night and leave them on the dresser. Wives then have all those coins to shop, shop, shop. "

The CM may have thought they were Canadian and just couldn't see what the coin had written on it . Who knows. No big deal in my book.

 

[bratmomma]

I want to preface this post by saying, I am not saying the situation I am about to share relates to the OP and his intentions, I am just sharing my experience.

I worked as a teller in a bank for a few years and we had a regular customer who would order $2 bills and $1 coins from the bank regularly. He got enjoyment out of handing them out to toll booth collectors, waitresses etc, on the chance that they might not have seen them before or know whether or not they can accept it. He actually enjoyed calling people on it and busting their chops.

Again, I am not saying this is what the OP was doing, just saying there are such people around who do that for fun.

 

[kmk1180]

I haven't read the whole thread I imagine most people agree it's a valid complaint.
And I mostly agree, what's the difference? A paper dollar or coin shouldn't matter.
But then again, if you went to a vending machine you'd have the same problem.
Even worse because you wouldn't put the $100 bill in so you wouldn't be able to buy at all.
And not everwhere you go accepts charge cards when you would like to.
Kind of exact opposite but still same problem.

Either way, I wouldn't have that ruin my trip. Oh well, so you had to break $100, overall not that big of a problem.
Let it go and have fun.

 

[summerlady]

Last Sunday at Sleepy Hollow, I got 2 funnel cakes using my snack credits and paid OOP for 1 cup of coffee (bleah...I didn't realize it was nescafe AGAIN until it was too late), it was dark out and when I glanced at the change in my hand that the CM had given me, I went back to the window and told him that he had given me the wrong change. I thought those coins were quarters. Silly me.

 

[outlander]

To all that say it is not common. OH YES IT IS! Pay tolls every day in exact change lane in NJ on the parkway with them. Geez!

As right as you believe you are, I am telling you that they are not common everywhere.
I guess I can be thankful for 'free' highways?

The Anthony dollars are really hard to tell from quarters! Funny, we don't have that problem with the 50 cent coins, and they're nearly identical in size and design. But there's just something about those Anthony dollars - maybe she resembles George Washington a little too much.

This is the dollar that my daughter gave me that I thought was a quarter! Crazy how much it looks like a quarter. Size, color, and yes, Ms. Anthony's head is very similar to Mr. Washington's. That, and the fact that there is an eagle on the back like the quarters make it really tough to distinguish. It sure took me a minute to figure it out! Not a good dollar alternative.

 

[RabFlmom]

Absolutely would bother me. I would have pointed out that it said U.S. of A on the back. To all that say it is not common. OH YES IT IS! Pay tolls every day in exact change lane in NJ on the parkway with them. Geez!

Have worked retail for over 10 years. Last time I saw a # coin in my register was maybe 4 years ago so not that common in Florida. I know the stamp machines at the post office and maybe gambling places use them, but really don't see many in the stores. I guess when people get them as change they just collect them.

 

[autumnsmommy]

Have worked retail for over 10 years. Last time I saw a # coin in my register was maybe 4 years ago so not that common in Florida. I know the stamp machines at the post office and maybe gambling places use them, but really don't see many in the stores. I guess when people get them as change they just collect them.

We save them here..they're "Disney Money" since they add up so fast.

 

[NikitaZee]

Dont think that's the idea the OP has though. They had asked earlier in the day for a place to complain, not an email address, a real address because they didnt want their complaint to go un-noticed.

Now, I'm not going to lie and say the OP shouldnt let WDW know about this, as they should, but to make such a huge deal out of it?

Unless I missed something, nowhere in this thread did the OP say he wanted to complain to anyone about it. He just said he was 'hot' about it. Doesn't seem to me that he made a big deal out of anything. He took out his $100 and paid - which he shouldn't have had to do. I would have asked for a manager - not to get the 'poor girl' into trouble, but so that her manager could educate her as to what the $1 coin looks like and the next customer who presents it can have a hassle free transaction. Totally, completely reasonable for all involved. And no big deal at all.

 

[Fire14]

Have worked retail for over 10 years. Last time I saw a # coin in my register was maybe 4 years ago so not that common in Florida. I know the stamp machines at the post office and maybe gambling places use them, but really don't see many in the stores. I guess when people get them as change they just collect them.

I hardly EVER see them and the few times I have it's been from change machines at laundry mat or a vending machine changer. I also live close enough to Canada that I probably have 50.00 + in Candian money that wasn't taken from Canada by me.

 

[jayandstacey]

A few thoughts here:

1. Mandating that coins be used for vending machines won't ever happen. The coins have their use and the treasury presses them to meet demand. The demand may not be high, but for places like toll booths and stamp vending machines (where large amounts of change can be accurately given) the coins are important.

2. I've gotten double takes, but never had a problem using the coins.

3. The govt saves quite a bit of money in the long run by making a $1 coin vs. a $1 bill. A bill costs about 4 cents to make, a coin about 8 cents. But a bill only lasts about 17 months in circulation, while a coin lasts 30 years. Switching would save taxpayers from $150 to $400 million per year.

4. We are used to bills, but as with anything else, that can change. Above 4 of the coins and you could carry a $5 bill - and with credit cards and other electronic transactions, coins of any kind are becoming less used in general.

I'm nuetral on the things, and don't have a problem telling them apart from other coins, even while in my pocket. I think I might have gently pushed a bit to get the cashier to accept them.


And next time I'm bringing my Franklin Mint coins with me

 

[Rosanne]

Hmmm. Well, I think it would make sense, as others have said, for the manager to be told so he could explain that the coin dollars are totally acceptable. Our post office gives the presidential coins as change and gave the saskatchewan (sp?) ones as change before that. I really like the presidential ones. That's what the tooth fairy always leaves my daughters. I probably use presidential dollars about every other week. I've never had a cashier at any fast food place, grocery store, whatever even look at them twice. They are quite common here in western NC. I wouldn't think of it as a punishment to inform the manager but that it would ease the situation for the next person. I remember in the 90s when they changed to the dollars with the big prez pics that I thought the guy in front of me at the grocery store was trying to pass off a counterfeit, LOL. I'm so thankful I didn't say anything about it. Now I keep up to date on that stuff.

 

[Csaks]

But for people like my father, basically blind, it is near impossible to tell those dollar coins from quarters. And who would choose to carry heavy coins over light paper? I understand having them as some sort of collectible, but they're just not practical for everyday use.

Loonies and Toonies up here are way different than our quarters so telling them apart is easy. Most people I know save them up after everyday, you wouldn't believe how fast they add up. They pay for Disney trips . I used to think the same as you on the practical aspect of it but they are really easy to use in everyday life but then again we had no choice but to like them.

I love going to America and opening the wallet full of one's, I feel so rich.

 

[eastcarolinafan]

Unless I missed something, nowhere in this thread did the OP say he wanted to complain to anyone about it. He just said he was 'hot' about it. Doesn't seem to me that he made a big deal out of anything. He took out his $100 and paid - which he shouldn't have had to do. I would have asked for a manager - not to get the 'poor girl' into trouble, but so that her manager could educate her as to what the $1 coin looks like and the next customer who presents it can have a hassle free transaction. Totally, completely reasonable for all involved. And no big deal at all.

Unless I missed something, nowhere in this thread did the OP say he wanted to complain to anyone about it. He just said he was 'hot' about it. Doesn't seem to me that he made a big deal out of anything. He took out his $100 and paid - which he shouldn't have had to do. I would have asked for a manager - not to get the 'poor girl' into trouble, but so that her manager could educate her as to what the $1 coin looks like and the next customer who presents it can have a hassle free transaction. Totally, completely reasonable for all involved. And no big deal at all.

You would have asked for a manager? Seriously? So the OP says he doesn't want to complain about it, but you want to educate the girl?

During your Disney World vacation, you would have taken the time to talk to a manager because this poor girl hadn't seen one of the new dollar coins? Instead of heading to a new ride or a new show, you would have stopped to discuss this person's familiarity with American currency -- just so you could educate her? What would happen if the manager hadn't seen this particular currency either?

There are a lot of things to get worked up about at DW. It's often a struggle to maintain civility sometimes in the face of all the hillbilly attitudes one encounters in a visit. Have you seen all the new currencies out lately? Have you seen the new $2 coin? Have you seen the Disney Dollars? There is a LOT to pay attention to.

If it were me, I think I would have been annoyed at first, but I would have tried to see reason and just let it slide. Also, I am almost positive that if there is a valid American currency out there, Disney World -- more than anybody else -- wants to accept it, so give them time.

Incidentally, there really is no $2 coin, I just made that up. Or at least I don't think there is, by tomorrow, who knows?

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Ok Loonies, I know but how do you spell toonies? Toonies or twonies??? Oh wait when I write it down that looks like town-ies (like you live in a town) so must be toonies, right?

Always come back with a few wne we go to Canada!

Yes it's called a Toonie, however you can spell it other ways if you wanted to.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_2_dollar_coin

 

[Thumper_ehhhhh]

I think this is exactly correct. I wouldn't assume the cashier is ignorant or anything like that, just not properly informed (and I know how poorly a job the U.S. has done informing people). By informing the manager, they will make sure ALL employees, not just the one in question, is aware.



Watch out, it some places trying to use that will get you arrested for trying to pass a counterfeit bill!

It could be one of "those stories", but it seems everyone knows someone who knows someone who had the cops called on them for trying to use a $2 bill. Even though they were produced for a time and are in fact legal tender - but for years before it was a standard joke that something was "as fake as a $2 bill"...

It didn't help that they made it look so different that it looked like play money...

Not a chance in Heck would we even think about getting rid of it. It is in great shape. We also have a few old coins too. 1905 stuff. But no wooden nickels lol

 

[NikitaZee]

You would have asked for a manager? Seriously? So the OP says he doesn't want to complain about it, but you want to educate the girl?

During your Disney World vacation, you would have taken the time to talk to a manager because this poor girl hadn't seen one of the new dollar coins? Instead of heading to a new ride or a new show, you would have stopped to discuss this person's familiarity with American currency -- just so you could educate her? What would happen if the manager hadn't seen this particular currency either?

There are a lot of things to get worked up about at DW. It's often a struggle to maintain civility sometimes in the face of all the hillbilly attitudes one encounters in a visit. Have you seen all the new currencies out lately? Have you seen the new $2 coin? Have you seen the Disney Dollars? There is a LOT to pay attention to.

If it were me, I think I would have been annoyed at first, but I would have tried to see reason and just let it slide. Also, I am almost positive that if there is a valid American currency out there, Disney World -- more than anybody else -- wants to accept it, so give them time.

Incidentally, there really is no $2 coin, I just made that up. Or at least I don't think there is, by tomorrow, who knows?

'Poor girl'? Please. 'Maintain civility'? Really. What if she turned down your Visa card because she didn't recognize it? What if the next person only has a few of those $1 coins and no other money? Do the girl a FAVOR and allow her to do her job - as Disney wants her to do. Take time out of my trip? A couple of minutes won't matter to me. And I wouldn't get worked up. I find it incredible that some people see this as busting chops rather than making things easier for the next guy. And FYI these coins are being given out by Disney purposely at Liberty Square and the American Adventure. They're not just randomly popping up out of people's sock drawers.

 

[outlander]

They're not just randomly popping up out of people's sock drawers.

Awww shucks!