Can you use canadian money in US?
I went to this store to buy a bag of candy and it was .25. I gave the cashier and in return for change I received .75. But, It had a one dollar bill and some coins in it. I looked into her hand and there was this unusual big brownish goldenish colored coin. She said it was a dollar. But, I said this isn’t canada. then she got irritated and gave me my dollar bill. Was she trying to rip me off? or try to take advantage of my age? I’m 15. Does she think that I don’t know anything?
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Well last time I checked canadian money was worth slightly less then the US coin (about 90 cents on the dollar I think), so she was shortchanging you a bit. Its hard NOT to notice the difference in bills so yes, she was trying to dump the bill on you to avoid the hassle of changing it.
I would bet she got rid of it by the end of the day …
Nice catch….you did well, grasshopper.
She got stuck with it and was hoping you wouldn’t notice.
Actually, while historically the Canadian dollar has generally been worth less than the U.S. dollar (so it’s quite common for Canadian retailers to accept and give out American change), that’s *not true* at the moment.
If she gave you a loonie (which I’m assuming you’re describing, though the U.S. *does* have dollar coins which circulate in a small way) today in place of an American dollar bill, then she was actually giving you *too much change* by two to three cents.
No.