By Not_you17 - 09/09/2011 04:04 - United States

Today, I needed to pay off a $35 parking ticket. To try and get some sort of revenge, I went to the bank and got 3,500 pennies, dumped them into a bucket, and refused to pay with anything besides the pennies. They called the police. I was arrested and cited $147. FML
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Ok so here is an update, they canceled my $147 fine because I was using 100% legal us tender. However in order to pay off the $35 in pennies they had to either be rolled by the bank or I had to count them 1 by 1, so I rolled 'em.

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Zaffro 8

What on earth for? What did they cite you with? There's no violation of any law civil or criminal there...

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airforce987 20

A bucket full of pennies is a perfectly legitimate way to pay. They are legal tender. An idiotic way to pay would be like with sticks of gum.

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Punkpoptart1119 20

That was a good way to get revenge..it would've been awesome if the people had a sense of humor right? That sucks you got fined though. I bet the workers there are gonna be telling the story of the person who tried to pay a ticket in all pennies for a long time..lol. FYL

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LovelyLadyFriend 9

That's been done before. Pennies are legal money. I don't think they had a right to arrest you.

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Naruto11232 0

that's what u get for being a bitch about it

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Northside6934 0

A guy in my city done that :) but $1500 and the bank took it finally after he made the news

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mrc5995 0

Is that illegal to fine you for paying with pennies I understand its a pain to sort through the pennies but why would they fine u

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lebronsucks 3

Totally worth it I say. And I think by law they have to take the currency.

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MrBobby_fml 7

I saw some fella do this on youtube and he got away with it... well you shouldn't have parked wherever t'was in the first place, ai?

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Hevysett88 1

actually OP can take this to court, unless there was a posted sign clearly visible stating that only rolled change would be accepted, no change accepted, or chech or credit only (basically signage strictly prohibiting him from doing this), then they're required by law to accept it regardless of the pain in the a$$ factor

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