Went to Lowes today and like every other 9 out of 10 trips I leave pissed off without what I went for, today it was the cause of a "coin shortage" . I go to pay for my items and the clerk tells me there is a coin shortage therefore I can either round up my total or use a card, I immediately asked for a manager .... Manager comes over to explain to me there is a "coin shortage" again I may either round up my total if paying cash or use a card, I explained to her I am in business and deal with a few different banks and there is no coin shortage that I have seen, she goes on to tell me their coin supplier is Loomis and there is a shortage with them, I asked if so, why should their prob cost me $$$, she asked how ..if loomis is playing games with the system and Lowes is either in on the game playing with loomis which I am sure is backed by the fed or simply too lazy to find a different coin supplier or send a manager to a bank, then it is their problem. Why would you round my total up and not down ???? You are providing a lower level of service to me. She said that is how it is I am sorry what else may I do to help you today. I said you can put this stuff back on the shelf I am DONE shopping here. does anyone have any evidence of loomis being instructed to play games with coin circulation with box box retailers ?? This coin shortage is such bullshit
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Gas station Qwik Trip did the same thing to me, Except in a different way.
Bought a Coffee for $1.79 and gave the clerk $2.00
Expecting the change of .21 cents back, they actually handed me a receipt that said "credit .21".
I asked, "What is this and where is my change?" The clerk responded with, "I'm sorry, there's a coin shortage right now and we are told to give store credit for your remaining change. I can refund you and you can pay with a card if you'd like."
I took the receipt to not be an asshole, but that was about a year ago and haven't been back since.