MC_Hammer Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 I was in a coffeeshop...ordered a can of Coke....$1.30...I gave the coffee boy a $1 coin , a 10 cents coin n 4 X 5 cents coins...KNN...the coffee boy refused to accept the four 5 cents coins..he said instructions from the Boss...told him to ask the boss come n see me...."sorie BOSS only come at nite ! :'( Is it illegal not accepting 5 cents coins since it is legal tender ?? not as if I paid all in 5 cents coins....$1.30 I only paid FOUR 5 cents coins... Which Government department can I complain to just in case the coffeeshop BOSS gets punchy ::)..next time I go at nite...ask for the boss n pay him 26 X 5 cents coins ;D
blackburn Posted November 2, 2007 Posted November 2, 2007 if i am not wrong, mas have chosen not to demonetise the 5-cent coin, meaning it is legal tender in singapore. for shopkeepers that refuse to accept 5-cent coins as part of the payment for goods or services, here is the currency act (chapter 69) ;D Coins issued by the Authority, if the coins have not been illegally dealt with, shall be legal tender up to their face value in Singapore as follows: © in the case of coins of a denomination lower than 50 cents — for the payment of an amount not exceeding $2 http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?actno=REVED-69&doctitle=CURRENCY%20ACT%Oa&date=latest&method=part http://www.mas.gov.sg/currency/currency_info/The_Singapore_Currency.html
Guest queks Posted November 2, 2007 Posted November 2, 2007 you may want to check this out: http://www.mas.gov.sg/news_room/letters_to_editors/2006/Response_to_Shopkeeper_Refused_to_Take_my_5cent.html
MC_Hammer Posted November 2, 2007 Author Posted November 2, 2007 you may want to check this out: http://www.mas.gov.sg/news_room/letters_to_editors/2006/Response_to_Shopkeeper_Refused_to_Take_my_5cent.html Tks Quek ! haha..since " For 5-cent coins, the legal tender limit is $2. " I will go down n at nite n pay them 26 X 5 cent coins...if the boss refuse to accept , I will issue him this letter from MAS >:(
Guest queks Posted November 2, 2007 Posted November 2, 2007 They also provide name and numbers to call for complaint. ;D
blackburn Posted November 2, 2007 Posted November 2, 2007 incidentally may i also direct your attention to the indecent advertisement act (chap 135) ;D Indecent or obscene pictures or printed or written matter. 5. Whoever affixes to or inscribes on any house, building, wall, hoarding, gate, fence, pillar, post, board, tree or any other thing whatsoever, so as to be visible to a person being in or passing along any public place, or public road, or footpath, and whoever affixes to or inscribes on any public urinal, or delivers or attempts to deliver, or exhibits, to any inhabitant or to any person being in or passing along any public place, or public road, or footpath, or exhibits to public view in the window of any house or shop, any picture or printed or written matter which is of an indecent or obscene nature, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to both. http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_getdata.pl?actno=1941-REVED-135&doctitle=INDECENT%20ADVERTISEMENTS%20ACT%0A&date=latest&method=whole
SiriuslyCold Posted November 2, 2007 Posted November 2, 2007 If retailers do not wish to accept a particular denomination of currency notes or coins, they should display notices prominently at their premises. This is stated in the Currency Act.
domho8 Posted November 2, 2007 Posted November 2, 2007 Tks Quek ! haha..since " For 5-cent coins, the legal tender limit is $2. " I will go down n at nite n pay them 26 X 5 cent coins...if the boss refuse to accept , I will issue him this letter from MAS >:( MC, where's the coffee shop, I got tons of 5c enuf to drink 100 cups of kopi O!!! I go there everyday 40 x 5c!!! ;D ;D
MC_Hammer Posted November 2, 2007 Author Posted November 2, 2007 MC, where's the coffee shop, I got tons of 5c enuf to drink 100 cups of kopi O!!! I go there everyday 40 x 5c!!! ;D ;D better still ...use ONE CENT coins...I got alot of one cent coins that I use for hifi tuning, if the coffeeshop don't accept ., i throw the coins at him ! ;D
Chowbotak Posted November 3, 2007 Posted November 3, 2007 Eh where the coffee shop leh? Try paying them $1000 note for a cup of kopi o ;D
domho8 Posted November 3, 2007 Posted November 3, 2007 Eh where the coffee shop leh? Try paying them $1000 note for a cup of kopi o ;D ;D ;D
Spunky Posted November 3, 2007 Posted November 3, 2007 the kopi ah sou near my office also face turns black when she sees 5cents coins!! said customers won't wanna take 5 cents as change so they will be stuck on her for life!! ;D also, i heard some banks charge fix $$ for the number of coins counted, say, every 200. IF the charge is $2, then every $10 of 5 cents counted, 20% goes to bank!! :o...bo hua!!
Chowbotak Posted November 3, 2007 Posted November 3, 2007 Hi I have many 1 cent coins for sale. Great for hifi tweaking. One for 10 cents. I accept one piece 10 cent coins only. Self collect. PM me :P
SiriuslyCold Posted November 3, 2007 Posted November 3, 2007 Hi I have many 1 cent coins for sale. Great for hifi tweaking. One for 10 cents. I accept one piece 10 cent coins only. Self collect. PM me :P got discount or not?
MC_Hammer Posted November 3, 2007 Author Posted November 3, 2007 got discount or not? Buy 10 get one FREE ! ;D
Chowbotak Posted November 4, 2007 Posted November 4, 2007 Sorry, all sold! Thanks for the interest! ;D
karlie Posted November 4, 2007 Posted November 4, 2007 This is a more common issue in Singapore when you think about it: Taxi drivers refusing S$50 notes, anyone? Not possible to pay bus fare with notes? Legal Tender? I don't think so.
louco73 Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 This is a more common issue in Singapore when you think about it: Taxi drivers refusing S$50 notes, anyone? Not possible to pay bus fare with notes? Legal Tender? I don't think so. I've been here for 4 years and I got my first $20 note the other day. Circulating more $20 notes would help out the taxi driver problem.
imbest Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 okay lah, next time we all go together, 20 person all pay 26x5cents. you happy liao boh? ;D
MC_Hammer Posted November 5, 2007 Author Posted November 5, 2007 okay lah, next time we all go together, 20 person all pay 26x5cents. you happy liao boh? ;D Like that we must bring along "parangs " as well...the coffeeshop is located in the most notorious Street in Singapore ! :D
domho8 Posted November 6, 2007 Posted November 6, 2007 Like that we must bring along "parangs " as well...the coffeeshop is located in the most notorious Street in Singapore ! :D Must activate Chowbotak liao. ;D
sonofdbn Posted November 7, 2007 Posted November 7, 2007 Well, when the National Library doesn't accept cash payments, who can fault the coffeeshop?
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