Candy Used To Replace Small Change in Bali
Due to lack of small coins and small denomination bills in circulation, some retailers in Bali adding a handful of wrapped candies to their customers when making change at cashier counters.
Bali’s local banks either have no or little supply of coins and bills with nominal values of Rp.50, Rp.100, Rp.200, Rp.500 and Rp.1,000, leaving retailers with little choice but to cover shortfalls in customer’s change with an equivalent value in candy.
All retailers in Bali also dislike the “candy change” phenomenon and the dissatisfaction this practice creates among their customers especially tourists. However, retailers are not handing out candy instead of change on purpose, but they were “forced” to do.
So, don’t get shocked and make noise if the Bali’s retailers give you candy instead of small change; after all, the small change actually worth few cents only.
