What is the Dominican mind-set concerning money? For the last few days there have been a number of articles in the newspapers concerning the centavos here in the DR. The vast majority of the people seem to want to do away with the centavos and in reality they have been done away with for the last couple of years. WHY? Do the Dominicans like getting robbed and/or making the rich richer? I paid my phone bill yesterday which was 2,053 pesos with 74 centavos and handed the girl 2,100 and she gave me 46 pesos back. Multiply this 26 centavo thief by the number of clients that Verizon has and you have a BIG ladron in our mists. The same is true in any and all stores where you have prices of 4.95, 1.75 etc. etc. etc. Nobody has the 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 centavo coins and why not when they are minted here in the DR, backed by oro and authorized by the government. I have seen people throw away pesetas and even half pesos. Last time I calculated 4 pesetas equalled 1 peso as did 2 half peso coins as did 10 10 centavo coins etc.
If you go to Europe and buy something for 1 euro and 95 cents and give them a 2 euro coin do they give you a 5 cent coin in return? In Canada you buy something for 4.75 and give them a 1 dollar coin and 2 2 dollar coins do they give you 25 cents back? In the USA you buy something for 9.87 and give a 10 dollar bill do they give you 13 cents? In any of these countries do the people throw away the change in cents that has been given to them? I THINK NOT!!!!!!! Dominican mind-set.
If you go to Europe and buy something for 1 euro and 95 cents and give them a 2 euro coin do they give you a 5 cent coin in return? In Canada you buy something for 4.75 and give them a 1 dollar coin and 2 2 dollar coins do they give you 25 cents back? In the USA you buy something for 9.87 and give a 10 dollar bill do they give you 13 cents? In any of these countries do the people throw away the change in cents that has been given to them? I THINK NOT!!!!!!! Dominican mind-set.