By Suzan Delibasic, Monash Leader
A Melbourne pensioner and her daughter were left dumbfounded after being told it was illegal to pay for part of their groceries in coins, news.com.au reported.
Eighty-two-year-old Maria, who didn't want her surname published, and her daughter Helen Garvey, of Point Cook, who shopped at Coles at The Glen on Friday, August 25, said they were told by the cashier it was illegal to pay for part of their groceries in $1 coins.
Ms Garvey, whose post on the Coles Facebook page had received more than 8500 reactions and 5100 comments, said the groceries cost $130 and they presented $100 in notes and $30 in $1 coins to the cashier.
"We were told by the cashier that she would accept our gold coins this time however next time she could only accept $20 in gold coins," Ms Garvey said.