Re: AutoZone rant
 

Hang in there, man! ;)

tw

Lon wrote:

> One of life's little signals you might want to consider moving on is how
> the sheer weight of cremation and grave site offers tend to increase as
> you pass the mid 60's.
>
>
>
> twaldron proclaimed:
>
>> At least it wasn't a funeral home.
>>
>> tw
>>
>> Clint wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah, well, a few years ago, we had to put our cat down. About a
>>> month later, we got a nice card from the vet, saying "Thanks for your
>>> business, and we hope you'll keep us in mind the next time" sort of
>>> message. Thought that was kind of insensitive...
>>>
>>> Clint



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Re: AutoZone rant
 

"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote

*trimmed the length a little*

>> That's pretty screwed up.
>> Isn't there some antiquated law that says that they HAVE to - I think it
>> has
>> to be in coin or something but I believe there is a law like that.
>> Why not pay it online?
>
> You might be thinking of the legend on US paper currency that says that it
> is "legal tender for all debts, public and private." It doesn't require
> the debtee to _accept_ the form of payment, only that it is legally
> acceptable. There's several test cases on this, mostly around people
> making "protest payments" of taxes in the form of barrels of pennies, and
> it has been held that a creditor can refuse accept such payment without
> voiding the debt.
>
> In Billy Ray's example above I'm guessing that the bill-payment outposts
> refuse to handle cash because the other payment forms are much more
> difficult for common folk to steal and easier to account for. My credit
> union refuses to accept large quantities of loose coin for much the same
> reason -- rolled coin is easier to handle and there can be no claim on my
> part that they dropped some and it rolled under the counter before being
> credited to my account.
>
>
>
>
> --
> "I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
> whips....r"
> R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.

I knew about the whole protest thing, and the merchant's right to refuse a
payment in loose coin but something still nags at me about cash being
something they have to take.
I'm likely wrong. or very close to it.

Kate

>

Re: AutoZone rant
 

"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote

*trimmed the length a little*

>> That's pretty screwed up.
>> Isn't there some antiquated law that says that they HAVE to - I think it
>> has
>> to be in coin or something but I believe there is a law like that.
>> Why not pay it online?
>
> You might be thinking of the legend on US paper currency that says that it
> is "legal tender for all debts, public and private." It doesn't require
> the debtee to _accept_ the form of payment, only that it is legally
> acceptable. There's several test cases on this, mostly around people
> making "protest payments" of taxes in the form of barrels of pennies, and
> it has been held that a creditor can refuse accept such payment without
> voiding the debt.
>
> In Billy Ray's example above I'm guessing that the bill-payment outposts
> refuse to handle cash because the other payment forms are much more
> difficult for common folk to steal and easier to account for. My credit
> union refuses to accept large quantities of loose coin for much the same
> reason -- rolled coin is easier to handle and there can be no claim on my
> part that they dropped some and it rolled under the counter before being
> credited to my account.
>
>
>
>
> --
> "I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
> whips....r"
> R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.

I knew about the whole protest thing, and the merchant's right to refuse a
payment in loose coin but something still nags at me about cash being
something they have to take.
I'm likely wrong. or very close to it.

Kate

>

Re: AutoZone rant
 

"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote

*trimmed the length a little*

>> That's pretty screwed up.
>> Isn't there some antiquated law that says that they HAVE to - I think it
>> has
>> to be in coin or something but I believe there is a law like that.
>> Why not pay it online?
>
> You might be thinking of the legend on US paper currency that says that it
> is "legal tender for all debts, public and private." It doesn't require
> the debtee to _accept_ the form of payment, only that it is legally
> acceptable. There's several test cases on this, mostly around people
> making "protest payments" of taxes in the form of barrels of pennies, and
> it has been held that a creditor can refuse accept such payment without
> voiding the debt.
>
> In Billy Ray's example above I'm guessing that the bill-payment outposts
> refuse to handle cash because the other payment forms are much more
> difficult for common folk to steal and easier to account for. My credit
> union refuses to accept large quantities of loose coin for much the same
> reason -- rolled coin is easier to handle and there can be no claim on my
> part that they dropped some and it rolled under the counter before being
> credited to my account.
>
>
>
>
> --
> "I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
> whips....r"
> R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.

I knew about the whole protest thing, and the merchant's right to refuse a
payment in loose coin but something still nags at me about cash being
something they have to take.
I'm likely wrong. or very close to it.

Kate

>

Re: AutoZone rant
 

Or you start getting junk mail from the AARP... but I've been getting
mail from them since I was in my 30's, and the only think I'll ever send
them is one of their postage paid reply envelopes, securely fastened to
a brick.

Jeff DeWitt

twaldron wrote:
> Hang in there, man! ;)
>
> tw
>
> Lon wrote:
>
>> One of life's little signals you might want to consider moving on is
>> how the sheer weight of cremation and grave site offers tend to
>> increase as you pass the mid 60's.
>>
>>
>>
>> twaldron proclaimed:
>>
>>> At least it wasn't a funeral home.
>>>
>>> tw
>>>
>>> Clint wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yeah, well, a few years ago, we had to put our cat down. About a
>>>> month later, we got a nice card from the vet, saying "Thanks for
>>>> your business, and we hope you'll keep us in mind the next time"
>>>> sort of message. Thought that was kind of insensitive...
>>>>
>>>> Clint
>
>
>
>

Re: AutoZone rant
 

Or you start getting junk mail from the AARP... but I've been getting
mail from them since I was in my 30's, and the only think I'll ever send
them is one of their postage paid reply envelopes, securely fastened to
a brick.

Jeff DeWitt

twaldron wrote:
> Hang in there, man! ;)
>
> tw
>
> Lon wrote:
>
>> One of life's little signals you might want to consider moving on is
>> how the sheer weight of cremation and grave site offers tend to
>> increase as you pass the mid 60's.
>>
>>
>>
>> twaldron proclaimed:
>>
>>> At least it wasn't a funeral home.
>>>
>>> tw
>>>
>>> Clint wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yeah, well, a few years ago, we had to put our cat down. About a
>>>> month later, we got a nice card from the vet, saying "Thanks for
>>>> your business, and we hope you'll keep us in mind the next time"
>>>> sort of message. Thought that was kind of insensitive...
>>>>
>>>> Clint
>
>
>
>

Re: AutoZone rant
 

Or you start getting junk mail from the AARP... but I've been getting
mail from them since I was in my 30's, and the only think I'll ever send
them is one of their postage paid reply envelopes, securely fastened to
a brick.

Jeff DeWitt

twaldron wrote:
> Hang in there, man! ;)
>
> tw
>
> Lon wrote:
>
>> One of life's little signals you might want to consider moving on is
>> how the sheer weight of cremation and grave site offers tend to
>> increase as you pass the mid 60's.
>>
>>
>>
>> twaldron proclaimed:
>>
>>> At least it wasn't a funeral home.
>>>
>>> tw
>>>
>>> Clint wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yeah, well, a few years ago, we had to put our cat down. About a
>>>> month later, we got a nice card from the vet, saying "Thanks for
>>>> your business, and we hope you'll keep us in mind the next time"
>>>> sort of message. Thought that was kind of insensitive...
>>>>
>>>> Clint
>
>
>
>

Re: AutoZone rant
 

But then you just wouldn't know if kitty was still alive or not!

Jeff DeWitt

Lon wrote:
>
> You could have taken the poor cat over to your neighborhood
> Schroedinger's Kitty Klinic....
>
>
> Clint proclaimed:
>
>> Yeah, well, a few years ago, we had to put our cat down. About a
>> month later, we got a nice card from the vet, saying "Thanks for your
>> business, and we hope you'll keep us in mind the next time" sort of
>> message. Thought that was kind of insensitive...
>>
>> Clint
>>
>> "Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1yUgh.489955$5R2.268502@pd7urf3no...
>>
>>> I can beat that, my daughter's cell phone bill got up to $600.00,
>>> behind in payment, they cut her off last month, yesterday she got a
>>> card from them saying preferred custumer, she can get a free box of
>>> chocolates.
>>>
>>> "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> news:45836233$0$7003$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>>
>>>> One of my nephews is a very good musician and last Christmas I got
>>>> him a gift certificate from the Guitar Center. Ever since then I've
>>>> been getting stuff in the mail from them because I'm one of their
>>>> preferred customers.
>>>>
>>>> If a guy who can only play the radio and bought ONE $25 gift
>>>> certificate from them is one of their best customers than they are
>>>> in REAL trouble! <G>
>>>>
>>>> Jeff DeWitt
>>>>
>>>> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Guitar Center is widely derided by most pros because of the
>>>>> sales-drones and their attitudes. On the flip side they ususally do
>>>>> have the best prices anywhere, but most of the folks that work
>>>>> there are clueless. Imagine a large group of rock musicians
>>>>> providing customer service...
>>>>>
>>>>> "JimG" <JimG@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:h4ogh.7533$Ka1.5937@news01.roc.ny...
>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't understand that analogy... Are you saying they don't play
>>>>>> your tune?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Matt Macchiarolo" wrote in message...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Auto Zone is like the Guitar Center of auto parts.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>

Re: AutoZone rant
 

But then you just wouldn't know if kitty was still alive or not!

Jeff DeWitt

Lon wrote:
>
> You could have taken the poor cat over to your neighborhood
> Schroedinger's Kitty Klinic....
>
>
> Clint proclaimed:
>
>> Yeah, well, a few years ago, we had to put our cat down. About a
>> month later, we got a nice card from the vet, saying "Thanks for your
>> business, and we hope you'll keep us in mind the next time" sort of
>> message. Thought that was kind of insensitive...
>>
>> Clint
>>
>> "Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1yUgh.489955$5R2.268502@pd7urf3no...
>>
>>> I can beat that, my daughter's cell phone bill got up to $600.00,
>>> behind in payment, they cut her off last month, yesterday she got a
>>> card from them saying preferred custumer, she can get a free box of
>>> chocolates.
>>>
>>> "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> news:45836233$0$7003$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>>
>>>> One of my nephews is a very good musician and last Christmas I got
>>>> him a gift certificate from the Guitar Center. Ever since then I've
>>>> been getting stuff in the mail from them because I'm one of their
>>>> preferred customers.
>>>>
>>>> If a guy who can only play the radio and bought ONE $25 gift
>>>> certificate from them is one of their best customers than they are
>>>> in REAL trouble! <G>
>>>>
>>>> Jeff DeWitt
>>>>
>>>> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Guitar Center is widely derided by most pros because of the
>>>>> sales-drones and their attitudes. On the flip side they ususally do
>>>>> have the best prices anywhere, but most of the folks that work
>>>>> there are clueless. Imagine a large group of rock musicians
>>>>> providing customer service...
>>>>>
>>>>> "JimG" <JimG@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:h4ogh.7533$Ka1.5937@news01.roc.ny...
>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't understand that analogy... Are you saying they don't play
>>>>>> your tune?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Matt Macchiarolo" wrote in message...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Auto Zone is like the Guitar Center of auto parts.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>

Re: AutoZone rant
 

But then you just wouldn't know if kitty was still alive or not!

Jeff DeWitt

Lon wrote:
>
> You could have taken the poor cat over to your neighborhood
> Schroedinger's Kitty Klinic....
>
>
> Clint proclaimed:
>
>> Yeah, well, a few years ago, we had to put our cat down. About a
>> month later, we got a nice card from the vet, saying "Thanks for your
>> business, and we hope you'll keep us in mind the next time" sort of
>> message. Thought that was kind of insensitive...
>>
>> Clint
>>
>> "Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1yUgh.489955$5R2.268502@pd7urf3no...
>>
>>> I can beat that, my daughter's cell phone bill got up to $600.00,
>>> behind in payment, they cut her off last month, yesterday she got a
>>> card from them saying preferred custumer, she can get a free box of
>>> chocolates.
>>>
>>> "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> news:45836233$0$7003$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>>
>>>> One of my nephews is a very good musician and last Christmas I got
>>>> him a gift certificate from the Guitar Center. Ever since then I've
>>>> been getting stuff in the mail from them because I'm one of their
>>>> preferred customers.
>>>>
>>>> If a guy who can only play the radio and bought ONE $25 gift
>>>> certificate from them is one of their best customers than they are
>>>> in REAL trouble! <G>
>>>>
>>>> Jeff DeWitt
>>>>
>>>> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Guitar Center is widely derided by most pros because of the
>>>>> sales-drones and their attitudes. On the flip side they ususally do
>>>>> have the best prices anywhere, but most of the folks that work
>>>>> there are clueless. Imagine a large group of rock musicians
>>>>> providing customer service...
>>>>>
>>>>> "JimG" <JimG@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:h4ogh.7533$Ka1.5937@news01.roc.ny...
>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't understand that analogy... Are you saying they don't play
>>>>>> your tune?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Matt Macchiarolo" wrote in message...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Auto Zone is like the Guitar Center of auto parts.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>