Does Mercadona have a limit for paying with coins? What you should know when purchasing in your supermarkets
Mercadona It is one of the most visited supermarkets in Spain. Hundreds of people pass through its stores every day in search of its products. The truth is that when it comes to paying, more and more customers do so using a credit card or mobile phone. However, cash remains one of the most used forms of payment. Of course, in shops they usually establish a series of rules to regulate it to avoid fraud, errors at the cash register or loss of time when counting coins.
Some customers take the opportunity to get rid of some coins that accumulate in their pockets when paying. What they may not know is that there is a limit to how many can be provided in facilities. And Mercadona is no exception.
The limit of currencies with which you can pay at Mercadona
According to the website of the supermarkets of Juan Roig They are governed by the limits established by law regarding payment with coins in their stores. He European Regulation (EC) 2169/2005 says that the shops They are not required to accept more than 50 coins in a single purchase. The Valencian chain reports this in the frequently asked questions section: “We accept up to 50 coins for each payment. The coins can be of the same or different value”
This means that if a person tries to pay for their purchase with more than 50 coins, the supermarket you can reject this payment and ask the customer to buy it with bills or a card.
There are other interesting curiosities about Mercadona. Another of them is that there is a cash payment limit to pay in their stores. On the official website they say that by law, Cash payments of more than 999.99 euros are not accepted.. If a purchase is made whose amount is greater than this amount, the customer must pay the entire purchase with their bank card. In addition, it is not possible to pay with Ticket Restaurant or Check Gourmet cards.
