cash is king, if you can get it!

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  1. Ag bullet

    Ag bullet Well-Known Member

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    i'm away from home working at the moment and am staying in a motel. I needed $3 for the washing machines at the motel. Neither the motel's restaurant or reception could give me change from my $50 note! How can you run a business like that? Does this mean if i wanted to purchase something to the value of say, $2 they would tell me, "sorry we can't give you change for that so we can't sell it to you". Pain in the a$$
     
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  2. mmm....shiney!

    mmm....shiney! Administrator Staff Member Silver Stacker

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    Try a $100 note instead.
     
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    House Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    They could but they just didn't want to. Pre-empt their objections and reasons for not giving change for large notes next time and work that into your request. It's something I learned from a sales book and has worked incredibly well for things like that. If you address their objections immediately, they rarely say no!
     
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  4. finicky

    finicky Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Is the motel in http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/ or other accomodation user review site?
    Tell them you'll post a crummy review but won't if they treat you like a prince the rest of your stay.
     
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    i would have asked them for the 3 bucks & told them to put in on the bill
     
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  6. mmm....shiney!

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    I'm serious, try a $100 note. I'd give $99.95 in change for a hunjy. :D
     
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