Qatar Coins in 50 dirham is not a legal ?

saRmir
By saRmir

Whats the bad thing in paying a gasoline station with 15 qr COINS ?

Got one incident where the gasoline boy dont like to receive my coins... I dont know whats wrong with it.

Have you tried this before...?

By Mitzzyy Mitz• 11 Apr 2009 12:35
Mitzzyy Mitz

jackfrost...when kids read the post about football v/s sex...its their prerogative what to chose, right?

as u say...same thing...this is 2009...live it or grow up...RESPONSIBLY...=)

Mitzzyy Mitz '09

By buntsokoy_rich• 10 Apr 2009 13:51
buntsokoy_rich

what is his reason? Oh GOD thats also a money of Qatar that is approved by the Qatar Bank, forget it better give it to him then GO...

By naeemptv• 10 Apr 2009 13:33
naeemptv

Just call the Police

By anonymous• 10 Apr 2009 13:22
anonymous

Football over Sex .... same thing....this si 2009.. live with it or grow up.

By anonymous• 9 Apr 2009 16:45
anonymous

try to pay some banana to gasoline boy.

peace!

"monkey do always love banana"..

By anonymous• 9 Apr 2009 16:24
anonymous

This is 2009 give a little,, it is not children time slot.... we are big people and some things or words are used in every day life you know. But i am living in 2009.. how about you..... some times it like children running to the teacher... miss misss misss

By Mitzzyy Mitz• 9 Apr 2009 16:23
Mitzzyy Mitz

Jackfrost...mjamille28 is a very respectable woman...As you say, it is 2009 and not a children time slot...but still the user in this forum should at least observed proper decorum and knows how to respect each other even if we are in a virtual world...

Remember, the things you post in every topic reflects your personality...and bear in mind that there are also children who can read this website (much more your younger siblings) looking for an information.

Back to the topic...IMO, coins will make it difficult for them to move as they put it in their pocket as they go back and fourth to their customer but that doesn't mean they are illegal....

Mitzzyy Mitz '09

By kareristang pinoy• 9 Apr 2009 16:22
kareristang pinoy

jackfrost no we're not using bad words in every days life...cheers

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By kareristang pinoy• 9 Apr 2009 15:59
Rating: 4/5
kareristang pinoy

if you will notice, the petrol guy always adjust the price into the nearest riyal amount... coins are very hard to count...

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KEEP MOVING!!!

By arecel• 9 Apr 2009 15:47
arecel

why dont the big grocery stores give us a card (like an atm)then swipe it everytime change is not exact? so when the amount in the card adds up, we can use it to pay items. just an idea

kadaut...

By fubar• 9 Apr 2009 15:33
Rating: 2/5
fubar

One day, when I'm feeling playful, I'm going to pick a fight at some of the petrol stations, because the bowsers clearly say:

0.80 Dirham per liter, when they should say 0.80 Riyals per liter.

I don't think I'd get very far, but it's a mistake that should be corrected (in a perfect world!!).

By saRmir• 9 Apr 2009 15:03
saRmir

mr nisar said u r punk ...hummm it sounds foul !

careful of your internet etiquette... u sound like black people in America,

The money which I gave him is pack very well.

"""U See only the tip on an iceberg ,,, dont be confident it might hit you badly """

By donald_duc168• 5 Apr 2009 18:28
Rating: 4/5
donald_duc168

coins to gasoline boy, they will not accept it simply because it will make their pockets full... haven't you notice when they give change they give mostly one riyals...

By darkskindeep• 5 Apr 2009 18:03
darkskindeep

seriously i did that once!!!

but it was like 7 Qr . when ever i get coins from a supermarket i like put then in this little box thingy in my car . I was like short on cash one day and really needed a fag like seriously .. blah blah blah the shop keeper was like buha ha ha ha .. i was like what i had a dry day whats so funny bout 7qr coins .. its still money and its mine .. funny ..

By mjamille28• 5 Apr 2009 17:41
mjamille28

what's with the name calling ? geez... MODs please..

By mr nisar• 5 Apr 2009 17:40
mr nisar

u dont know how to give money u ass hole

By Bastook• 5 Apr 2009 14:55
Rating: 5/5
Bastook

I wish they do, all the countries in the worlds have coins in different values and in use.

you find in grocery shops, specially carrefour and Mega mart items with 10 dirhams or 55 or 65 and so on, but they return back in 25 & 50 dirhams

we only have 2 and rarely used.

In the Cookies of Life, FRIENDS are the Chocolate Chips

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By Amoud• 2 Apr 2009 19:06
Amoud

Lol, perhpas he didnt want the coins as they would drag his pants down when he was runningi from pump to pump.

In my home town, they wont take massive amounts of change for payment unless it is rolled, but 30 coins is hardly a massive amount.

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By anonymous• 2 Apr 2009 18:25
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

I have lots of 25 & 50 dirhams, whenever I go to the bakala to buy small items, they are happy to have it...

By bleu• 2 Apr 2009 18:05
Rating: 5/5
bleu

I'd love to get 1 dirham and 5 dirham coins... (last issued in 1973!), Imagine paying at carrefour or lulu with exact change.

why don't they issue new coins, the last set of 25 and 50 dirhams was issued more than 20 years ago, when we had a total population of 300,000.

By britexpat• 2 Apr 2009 11:47
britexpat

You're right, but in many countries establishments do refuse to take coins above a certain total value. perhaps this is the same here ?

By amnesia• 2 Apr 2009 11:45
amnesia

well if it's legal tender, they don't have the right to refuse the change.

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By Roadtester• 2 Apr 2009 09:58
Roadtester

I have come across this before though in Vietnam where they give you small change (very small compared to Qatar!) in chewing gums.

By qatariboy2005• 2 Apr 2009 09:55
qatariboy2005

Whaaaat?coins are illegal.Anyway,I have not seen 50 dirahm coins for ages.

Are they still rounds or squares???

By Bastook• 2 Apr 2009 09:53
Rating: 3/5
Bastook

Didn't do that before.

when ever I have coins, which is rarely, I try to pay with it in the grocery shop or pile as much of them and drop them in the Charity boxes.

In the Cookies of Life, FRIENDS are the Chocolate Chips

www.bastook.com

By baldrick2dogs• 2 Apr 2009 09:51
Rating: 2/5
baldrick2dogs

So THAT'S where all the coins have gone!

Best you take them to your local supermarket and put them back into circulation.

By bleu• 2 Apr 2009 09:51
bleu

Roadtester, Cinnamon Chiclets are nice.

By Victory_278692• 2 Apr 2009 09:47
Victory_278692

but it flows in to single direction...

can we give it to S/M or grocery in exchange? or 50 Dhs; what about weight machines also need 50 dhs coin?

By Roadtester• 2 Apr 2009 09:40
Roadtester

LOL Bleu - was just about to say the same - in Ezdan supermakerket they use Sheikh - Chiclets currency, though must be cinamon.

By bleu• 2 Apr 2009 00:50
Rating: 5/5
bleu

Try Orange or Banana-flavored chewing gum, it has a 50 dirham value. I regularly use them to pay for the groceries, it's much cheaper this way.

Remember, it must be Orange or Banana, no Strawberry or Mint or anything you could enjoy.

By anonymous• 2 Apr 2009 00:02
anonymous

Maybe they don't know how to count the coins.

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