Making a purchase in France is different than anywhere else. You are bounced between the following two experiences:
In the first scenario, when you have no bills but alot of change, the cashier frequently refuses to take it. When you insist that you have nothing else, they make such a scene with much huffing and puffing, slicing glances and pouting, that you feel you should be grateful.
In the second scenario, cashiers refuse to take anything over 10 Euros, claiming they have no change.
Question: If they had been willing to accept the change in the first scenario, wouldn't they have plenty of change to dole out in the second scenario?
Conclusion 1: Commerce is indeed frowned upon in France, everything should just be given away.
Conclusion 2: The customer is NOT 'always right'.
Conclusion 2: Use a credit card, or even more popular, write a check. Whaaat? Yes, checkwriting is still a very popular way to pay, and more surprisingly still, for incredibly small amounts.
In the first scenario, when you have no bills but alot of change, the cashier frequently refuses to take it. When you insist that you have nothing else, they make such a scene with much huffing and puffing, slicing glances and pouting, that you feel you should be grateful.
In the second scenario, cashiers refuse to take anything over 10 Euros, claiming they have no change.
Question: If they had been willing to accept the change in the first scenario, wouldn't they have plenty of change to dole out in the second scenario?
Conclusion 1: Commerce is indeed frowned upon in France, everything should just be given away.
Conclusion 2: The customer is NOT 'always right'.
Conclusion 2: Use a credit card, or even more popular, write a check. Whaaat? Yes, checkwriting is still a very popular way to pay, and more surprisingly still, for incredibly small amounts.
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