Clerk won't sell doritos to man with $100 bill...Man pulls assault rifle.

[trueblue1776]

GUYS! DORITOS ARE A DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE! SOMEONE GET FIENSTEIN ON THE PHONE PRONTO! SHE WILL LIMIT ALL BAGS TO TEN CHIPS OR LESS AND THERE WILL ALSO BE A 12 DAY WAITING PERIOD ON FAMILY SIZE AND A 21 DAY WAITING PERIOD ON ALL GRAB BAGS!
WE MUST KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE FROM DORITO FANATICS!!!!

 

[El Tejon]

Why didn't do what any THR member would have done? Trade the chips for the rifle!

El Tejon, near where Doritos are made in Frankfort, Indiana (no doubt plotting more eeevil!).

 

[carguym14]

Falling Down

I was thinking the same thing-Guy gets fired,his dog runs away,finds his wife with his best friend,and just wants some Dorito's.

Any updates?

 

[Cacique500]

The guy obviously has issues but...

A $100 bill is still legal tender - if the store can't make change for legal tender then they should've given him the doritos.

Skewed logic I know, but it irritates me to no end when people won't make change. If I head out on a business trip I usually have large bills at the beginning and it's annoying to try to break a $50 or a $100 and they give you the deer in headlights look.

 

[BigFatKen]

great zombie blog

A great recycle of old film to make new uses.

 

[grizz5675]

Im sure the problem was the assault rifle and the fact that he was drunk off his ass had nothing to do with it.

 

[M2 Carbine]

99% of the time I only carry a few $100 bills in my wallet. That way I know on my infrequent trips to town, that whatever I end up doing I've got enough money with me.
Can't say I've had any problems that would make me want get the SKS from the pickup.


It doesn't seem to say exactly what that guy did but If I was an armed clerk and he came back through the door with an "assault rifle" I would be expecting the worse.

 

[Strings]

>It doesn't seem to say exactly what that guy did but If I was an armed clerk and he came back through the door with an "assault rifle" I would be expecting the worse.<

Hmmm... there's an interesting legal question: could the clerk legitimately claim "fear for his life" in this situation? Had he been armed, would he have been justified in shooting?

 

[jtward01]

Wasn't this in a Michael Douglas movie a few years ago?

 

[Sheldon J]

But it was probably a counterfeit bill and the perp figured he needed the cash now, so outright robbery will do when you can't get cash from passing funny money.

Maybe the color XEROX was broke down and all he had was B&W, seriously though has any one mentioned the federal law that states any business refusing legal tender reguardless of demonation for a item the item is considered paid for?

 

[Marnoot]

A $100 bill is still legal tender - if the store can't make change for legal tender then they should've given him the doritos.

When you're purchasing an item, a business can refuse any kind of money they wish. If they only want to take $2 bills, Delaware state-quarters, and wheat pennies, that's their prerogative, and yours is to choose not to shop there. Cash is "Legal tender for all debts, public and private." A creditor must take payment in all forms of legal tender, but a retailer in a situation like the one in this thread is not under any such obligation as you are not in debt to them.

 

[losangeles]

Wasn't the old ad slogan "You can't eat just one!"

I guess I'm old because I remember the jingle: "No one can eat just one. Lay's potato chips, Lay's potato chips, no one can eat just one!"

 

[UberPhLuBB]

$1000 bail, huh?

His $100 bill would get him out.

 

[chopinbloc]

okay, it seems a few people don't know why it is that convenience stores don't accept large bills. there are two reasons: first is that if the clerk was doing his/her job right there would BE $99 dollars in the register. when i worked at a convenience store, the policy was to keep your drawer under $50. late at night i would stop helping customers to drop money. i didn't care who saw it and i didn't care who had to wait a couple seconds for me to do it either. part of the reason is to limit the store's loss in case of robbery but more than that it discourages the attempt by showing that there isn't enough money to be worth it. which brings us to the other reason a clerk won't make change for bills larger than $20: it demonstrates how much money is in their drawer. often times crooks will try to pay for something with a hundred because they want to see how much money is in the register. if the clerk accepts the money, they'll rob the place, if the clerk doesn't they'll move on to a store with more money in the register.

 

[TxCajun]

seriously though has any one mentioned the federal law that states any business refusing legal tender reguardless of demonation for a item the item is considered paid for?

You ARE kidding, right?

 

[Mad Chemist]

The guy obviously has issues but...

A $100 bill is still legal tender - if the store can't make change for legal tender then they should've given him the doritos.

Skewed logic I know, but it irritates me to no end when people won't make change. If I head out on a business trip I usually have large bills at the beginning and it's annoying to try to break a $50 or a $100 and they give you the deer in headlights look.

It's not for convenience or to irritate people, it's to discourage robberies.
Less cash = less appealing target. It helps if this policy is clearly posted at the business. I work at a mom & pop store durring the school year. My till only has $100 in it(including coins)at such an early hour.

 

[Mad Chemist]

>It doesn't seem to say exactly what that guy did but If I was an armed clerk and he came back through the door with an "assault rifle" I would be expecting the worse.<

Hmmm... there's an interesting legal question: could the clerk legitimately claim "fear for his life" in this situation? Had he been armed, would he have been justified in shooting?

When I've had irate customers leave(happens rarely, but some people are just jerks), I stop what I'm doing and watch them as they enter their vehicles. I make a mental note of appearance and vehicle description.

If a customer is obviously retrieving a weapon I'd leave the till open, hit the panic button, and retreat to preplanned cover AWAY from the till. If they want the money that's fine by me. If they come looking for me, I intend to ambush and shoot to the ground. I don't give a rat's ass about the money, my only concern is protecting myself.

 

[hso]

Mad Chemist,

Exactly!!

He's lucky that he can bail out of jail after a stunt like that up there 'cause down here he wouldn't be getting out of the morgue at all.

 

[Illuminaughty]

Whats the punishment for shoplifting a $2 bag of doritos?

LMAO!!!! GOOD POINT!!

 

[ingram]

Wasn't this in a Michael Douglas movie a few years ago?

Yes, it is a great Michael Douglas movie by the name of Falling Down (Hunter Rose mentioned it earlier).

However, Douglas was angry at the cost of a can of soda, which was .85 cents. He wanted to make change for a 50 cent payphone call, and became irate at the cost. The store owner pulled out a bat, which was taken by Douglas, who proceeded to "Mark down" merchandise (a.k.a. smash things).

"I'm just sticking up for my rights, as a consumer," were his words. He ends up opening the till, paying a dollar and taking out 50 cents. The owner expects he is a robber, "Take the money! Take the money!" So it's quite funny when Douglas pays his desired price and leaves.

The guns don't become involved until later

To anyone who hasn't seen this movie, I highly recommend you rent it. It is a brilliant performance by Michael Douglas as an unstable, crazy dude. Viewer discression is advised.

 

[magyvor]

BOTTOM LINE.......

As far as I am concerned, this guy should have the book thrown at him..hell, he should be beat with the book until he is unconscious.

There is no excuse for that kind of behavior. I dont care if it was a plastic squirt gun, his behavior was wrong, period.

He was drinking? He went to his car and got a gun? He tried to go back into the store? All these things add up to potential life threatening actions. Some one could have gotten seriously hurt over a bag of chips.

Its bad enough I need a PERMIT to excercise my constitutional right to bear arms. In todays world, anyone who supports the 2nd, or has a CCW, should be the first ones to condemn people who behave like this. Not only were his actions just plain fuggin stoooopid, but they give ammunition to those who want to strip us of our freedoms. We dont need that.:banghead:

If a clerk refuses to make change for me, or wont accept my money, and I wanted to be anal about it, I would later contact the store manager....or If I was feeling particularly "wronged" then I would get a lawyer. Thats the response a responsable person would have taken.

So again, I hope this idiot gets a huge fine, has all his guns taken from him, and then is sentenced to some serious counseling. He is a danger to himself and others. He does NOT represent responsable gun owners in any way shape or form.

BTW, I do luvs me some Doritos