Shops and banks refusing to take Satang

[krummi]

I have come across several shops refusing to accept Satang. This morning I was at the airport and wanted to change THB into USD at a well known bank. I gave 2 THB in Satang coins. They refused to take them. As far as I know, Satang coins are legal tender. Can shops and especially banks refuse them?

[wooloomooloo]

TIT

[SheungWan]

Stick them in the charity collection points if you are at the airport or spend them at the 7-11.

[David48]

Stick them in the charity collection points if you are at the airport or spend them at the 7-11.

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[Squeegee]

It's a 10thb motorcy ride down my Soi so I'll often tip an extra 1 or 2 baht. Any 25/50 satangs and even 7/11 vouchers are worth a laugh with the surprised driver. I'll even dump them on street food venders. It can be fun if done in the right spirit.

[KittenKong]

Sizzler wouldn't accept 2 50 satang coins as 1B last week.

[Langsuan Man]

No money exchange in the world will accept coins, paper money only

They may give coins out because of the exchange rates but will never take it in

[quadrant]

the supermarkets are the places where you normally get them. keep those stangs and use them when you go shopping there next time. that's what i do.

[happynthailand]

take them to the service counter in marko,they will count them for you

then they bring them to the check out lane your in.then use them to pay for your bill

you have to have quite a few(any coins) wife changes coins all the time in Marko

as she gets a lot on coins in her shop,the banks charge a fee for counting coins

wife saves the coins until she has a couple thousand or more

Edited November 25, 2014 by happynthailand

[Gringogazzer]

Give them to the wife & tell her they're so she won't go hungry when you die.

A good test of her humour & mood of the day.

[TommyUK1960]

I save them up for when Girl goes to Temple. Put them in the collection buckets

[uptheos]

"Can shops and especially banks refuse them?"

Yes, according to you.