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Posted on 18 Nov 2009

5-cent coins still money, so why HarbourFront news stand rejects them?

When STOMPer Sim tried to buy newspapers from a news stand at HarbourFront Interchange, she was left puzzled as the vendor rejected the five-cent coins she handed over, claiming that the coins were not an acceptable mode of payment.

It was as if the newspaper vendor did not consider a five-cent coin as an authentic form of money, she says.

In an email dated November 17, Sim says:

"Today, I went to HarbourFront Bus Interchange Newspaper Shop to buy Chinese newspapers and it cost $0.80.

"I gave the seller one 50-cent coin, one 20-cent coin and two five-cent coins.

"The seller rejected my five-cents. He told me that five-cents was not excepted in newspaper shop.

"I'm curious because a five-cent coin is also money. Why he didn't he want to accept it?"

Keywords: newspaper vendor , five-cent , reject

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26 comments

Paffendorf said on 23 Nov, 2009 Report as offensive

why 5 cents...give them 1 cent coin...later he KPKB...

papardumz said on 22 Nov, 2009 Report as offensive

It legal tender. Legal. Make a police report.

novaman_sg said on 20 Nov, 2009 Report as offensive

Please dont miss the point. Stomper said two 5-cents coin. Not 16 or higher hypothetical numbers. So, vendor should not have problem accepting the coins. My neighbourhood shop-n-save accepts the four 5-cent coins that I gave.

sherock123 said on 19 Nov, 2009 Report as offensive

YA LOL I HATE THAT SOME FCUKING REATARD RENTAL DON'T ACCEPT 5CENTS COINS

aries181818 said on 19 Nov, 2009 Report as offensive

dun buy lor....simple as dat!!!! Its also to teach that stupid salesman a lesson too!!!

gracesccc said on 19 Nov, 2009 Report as offensive

Maybe a one sided story.If u pay me 80cents,with 16pc of 5cts,then naturally i too will b unhappy,though i'm fully aware its legal tender till $2.00,However,if its true about ur story,u pay only with two 5cts,then nobody can reject u..just nobody dare!if he don't want 2answer 2majistrate judges. RELAX! like me,as long as u know u do nobody harm..

Circus75 said on 19 Nov, 2009 Report as offensive

All don't talk cock about legal tender. Touch your heart and ask this question, if someone gives you 16 5 cent coins, what will you feel at the moment? Walk away happily? LL accept it? Reject it? So come here act virgin talk about legal tender if you yourself will not accept such thing. Talk about legal tender, walk into a shop with 10000 $1 coins and pay for your HDB deposit lor.

jiulongzi said on 19 Nov, 2009 Report as offensive

5 cents used to be able to buy food etc but not know? simple, means we are in inflation, price of everything is inflated, so it render the 5cents worthless, have seen many ppl throw them away oso. but keep them and monopolise them, somday, when the market is short of 5cents, you can sell them at a higher price! reverse the adverse correct!

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