I went to Subway yesterday and attempted to pay with cash....

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[–]In-the-clouds[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

ATM machines dispense $100 bills and they are legal tender for all transactions, both public and private. Is that being rude?

Using cash would save the store the fees associated with using an electronic payment. Every time we use a credit card, the store has to pay a merchant fee, and it could be argued then that it is more rude to use a card instead of cash.

[–]Voater 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Automated Teller Machines often dispense $20s. I haven't gotten a $100 from an ATM in many years despite taking out the max when I withdraw from them. Businesses have to keep change available. Paying in larger than normal bills eats up all their available smaller bills for change making. That is why they cap it at $20s. Don't be the ass, if you only have hundreds buy something more reasonable to break it first or stop by your bank to do so. It is not better to deal with your large bills than to deal with the added fee for using a card. It is not a conspiracy against cash (or at least that is not a part of it) it is to help stop robberies and make keeping track of the till much more manageable.