Change is Good, But Useless Change is Bad
May 5, 2008 – 8:58 amI ran into a bodega in Brooklyn on Saturday to grab a snack. The bag of chips cost $1.29. I paid with two dollars. I correctly recieved 71 cents in change.
Did I get two quarters, two dimes, and a penny? No.
Did I get two quarters, four nickels, and a penny? No.
Did I get seven dimes and a penny? No.
Did I get six dimes, two nickels, and a penny? No.
To my surprise, this is what the cashier handed me:
A half-dollar! Who knew these things were even in circulation anymore? I have no idea how I’m going to be able to use this thing without getting strange looks - or without getting arrested.
7 Responses
I’m the type of guy who asks for $2 bills. Just to confuse people.
Nice find though!
By Beejus on May 5, 2008
Ask not what your half-dollar can do for you. Ask what YOU can do for your half-dollar.
By Clinton on May 5, 2008
Wow! How exciting! It wasn’t even an error! And in a Brooklyn Bodega, not just an upper Manhattan Bodega or a Bronx Bodega! Wow! This makes my day!!!!!! I can’t believe it! I think I once got a Bicentennial Quarter from a Jersey City PIZZA place! Unbelieveable! I can hardly sit still with the excitement!! Thanks for this miraculous discovery!!!!!
By Carl R on May 5, 2008
Carl R: I think your sarcasm is slowly killing me on the inside.
By Chris on May 5, 2008
from now on, i’m commenting in carl’s voice.
By lozo on May 5, 2008
Someone should fashion a new magic trick similar to the old “passing a cigarette through a solid quarter” trick.
Only this time, the magician would pass a bullet through a solid half-dollar.
I call it “The Oswald”.
Too soon?
By PissedAndPetty.com on May 5, 2008
My dad always said that getting half dollars and other “collectible” coins in change is a sign the economy is tanking. People are spending their coin collections instead of saving them. Yes, some coins are worth more than face value but not a lot more. So it’s often not worth the aggravation or money to track down a coin buyer and cash them in.
By Amy in StL on May 6, 2008