Comment by oktoberpaard
4 hours ago
In the Netherlands cash payments get rounded to the nearest 5 cents, in both directions. Card payments are not rounded. If I’m not mistaken, you can still demand exact change according to the law and you’re allowed to pay the exact amount (cents are still legal tender). Most merchants wouldn’t be able to give you exact change, so it depends on the situation what would happen. I’ve never heard of such a situation happening, though.
You are mistaken. Merchants are allowed to round to the nearest 5 cents and you can’t do anything about it (except pay by card). Of course, budget stores like Lidl and Aldi still use them but any other corporation is not going to care.
http://www.nederlandsemunten.nl/Artikelen_over_munten/De_cen...
If someone demands exact change is it allowed to give them more? What if you don't have the exact change?
You could always refuse service, I guess.