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If you order at the counter and pay before eating, a restaurant can deny cash. If you sit down and eat all the food, then they bring you the check, they must ac
by henryfjordan 5y ago
If you order at the counter and pay before eating, a restaurant can deny cash. If you sit down and eat all the food, then they bring you the check, they must accept cash (because now you owe a "debt").
- spywaregorilla 5y agoBut if the restaurant states that they don't accept cash, then you agreed to those terms.
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- nybble41 5y agoThe whole point of legal tender is that it overrides any terms you may have agreed to beforehand.
- spywaregorilla 5y agoThat's not accurate. It's merely establishing the default behavior.
- nybble41 5y agoIt depends somewhat on the jurisdiction. Some courts honor contracts which specify payment in a specific form rather than legal tender. Most do not.