Timeline for US currency is only required to be accepted for actual debt
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| Jun 7, 2021 at 10:55 | comment | added | William Walker III | As stated in my answer: no, they were not required to do either. They can refuse service entirely. IF they give you the food, THEN they are required to accept US currency, but until you actually have product in hand, the implied contract is not executed, and thus there is no debt to be paid. If you were a teller at a bank, as I was, then virtually everything you did involved a legal debt, and thus acceptance of US currency was mandatory. A merchant, however, is a very different legal entity from a bank. | |
| Jun 7, 2021 at 2:56 | comment | added | Kayla | I did ask 2 questions. Let me break down my scenario. I went through the drive-through. I placed my order for food. About 4 minutes later I got to the pay window and offered a $50 bill. I was told the owner refuses to accept anything larger than a 20. When I was a teller several decades ago I was taught that it was illegal to refuse US currency. I was also taught That a business is required to accept us currency once a debt has been created. They refused my currency. It was not posted anywhere. Were they required to either accept my money or hand me my food? | |
| Jun 3, 2021 at 13:48 | history | answered | William Walker III | CC BY-SA 4.0 |