I am so irritated.

Yesterday DH and I go the mall, to get gift cards for the four kids for Christmas. I had planned to write a check. We get to the mall office, and they have a hand-printed sign up on the door saying, "We no longer accept checks as payment for gift cards." Grrrrrr ... it's below zero, the wind is howling, the bank is closed. So, we go home.

Today, I go the the bank and get the cash out. I go back to the mall ... now it's below zero, the wind is howling, and it's snowing. I go in the office and tell the person working that I need four gift cards. She gets them all prepared ... after many false starts and confusion on her part. I hand her the money, and she says, "Sorry, we don't take cash." I laughed ... I really thought she was making a joke about the fact that they stuck the sign up about not taking checks. No, she was serious. They don't accept cash as payment for gift cards. So, unless you have a credit card, forget it. So, I ended up charging it after all, something I really didn't want to do.

Is that legal, not to take cash? I own a business, and I can see not taking checks or credit cards. But cash?? Does it not say on paper money bills, "legal tender for all debts public or private"?