Media attention
Meanwhile, It did not take long for Cohen’s Facebook post to go viral. Local news stations picked up on the story and soon, Cohen was giving out interviews where he stated that he did not do anything wrong by paying the restaurant with quarters.
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In an interview with WSET, Cohen shared that “It’s just US currency. I’m allowed to use it. It’s not illegal. I’m not doing anything wrong.” The media referred to him as “The Quarter Boy” of the coins he used to pay for his meal.
It is still money
Cohen explained that he did use his own tips as a server to pay for their tab in Beer 88. Although it was true that Cohen could have gone to the bank to exchange the quarters, he felt that this was unnecessary. After all, quarters are still money!
Source: The Quarter Boy via Facebook
“I walked there with my friends and that is all I had to take with me. As a waiter, I have a lot of change at the end of the day. Without a car, I can’t just drive somewhere to change it all in whenever I want.” Cohen explained in one of his interviews.