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Originally Posted by Frank Hamister
I believe that it has always been a violation of federal law to refuse to accept cash to pay a bill. As otherwise noted in this thread check your cash bills and note the statement “This note is legal tender for all debts public and private”
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Yup, it's true. If you owe money, you can use cash to pay the debt.
You don't owe a store money if you haven't already purchased the product. There's no debt, at the point of purchase. Now, if you buy something and consume it before you pay for it, then you owe a debt, and can use cash to pay that debt. But putting a can of beans on a conveyor belt and a cashier scanning it into the system doesn't mean you owe them a debt. If you don't pay however they say you should pay, then they simply void the sale, and there is no debt owed.