Mercadona has resolved some of the doubts of its “bosses”, as the Valencian company calls its customers, regarding the payment in cash of purchases in its supermarkets. The company has a customer service channel through which it answers questions asked by its consumers.
Mercadona has clarified whether it is possible to pay in its stores with five and two hundred euro notes. The company that manages commercial distribution in Spain explains in this regard that “500 and 200 euro notes are legal tender and can be used as a means of payment in our stores”.
Mercadona It therefore accepts all euro banknotes in circulation, but in the same Customer Service section it warns of the maximum limit for paying for purchases in its establishments in cash.
As ABC reports, Mercadona Let us remember in this sense that it complies with what is established by the law against tax fraud, which limits the limit for being able to pay in cash to 999.99 euros.
The company chaired by Juan Roig He tells his “bosses” that if the purchase amount exceeds this figure, they must pay by credit card, provided they are Visa, MasterCard either Teacher. Mercadona does not accept American Express it also does not allow payments by bank transfer or PayPal.
MercadonaFor its part, it has also set a maximum ceiling for paying for purchases in its supermarkets with small change. Thus, it accepts up to fifty coins in its boxes, which can be of the same or different value. Thus, the maximum amount to be able to pay for a purchase with fractional currencies is one hundred euros.
According to community order EC 2169/2005 In its article 11, any payment, whether between public bodies, companies or between individuals, is limited to the delivery of a maximum of 50 coins.
He Bank of Spain explains in this regard that “establishments are not obliged to accept more than 50 coins in a payment, unless it is a public cashier, that is to say a counter which depends on ‘a public sector entity or body’.
THE regulatory entity emphasizes that “this limit of coins is the norm often applied in the daily operations of banks, since counting large sums could delay attention to the rest of their customers”.
