Making change isn't that Damn difficult...A Rant

[BlueCollar]

Next time somebody bitches about illegal aliens taking our minimum wage jobs I'm gonna lose it.

At least the foreigners I interact with know how to hand you the clanky bits first.

For the record...

You hand the clanky bits first, then the folding stuff, then the fucking receipt.

Giving me back paper plus clanky plus receipt just pisses me off.

If you don't understand the concept maybe we should revoke your high school diploma.


Phew.

I'm done.


That is all

Thanks for letting me vent

[uppityperson]

1. Seriously. I have had to explain this to checkers before and they look blank, then say "wow, what a

good idea, I never thought of that". ESPECIALLY in drive through windows. Put the coins down first, then the paper on top. Put the paper first, then coins, the coins slide off.

I've never asked if someone was a foreigner or not, but occasionally do run across someone who can do it this way and always thank you.

Funny, the little things that irk.

[mrmpa]

2. This pisses me off too..............

I usually won't take my change that way. I usually say to the clerk, my coins first. They look at me funny, but I don't fucking care.

[struggle4progress]

3. I went into a store about a year ago, bought something that came to (say) $3.29, handed the clerk

a $10 bill, then said I think I got the change and tried to hand over the $0.29

The clerk said Sorry! I already rang it up!, refused to take the $0.29, grabbed from the drawer, slammed the drawer shut, and handed me my $6.71

I suspected that was an especially egregious case of being unable to make change

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. ... probably because the very smart register told the clerk ...

... to give you 6.71.

And the register knows.

You are just trying to make trouble.

[Art_from_Ark]

4. In Japan, the store clerks hand you the notes/bills first

Then they hand you the clanky stuff on top of the receipt, and ask you to count it to make sure it's all there.

[UncleYoder]

6. Now I know I'm getting old.

Remember when everyone, and I mean everyone, used to count back your change?
"That was $3.29 sir."
"That'll be 3.30, 3.40, 3.50, 3.75, 4 dollars, 5 dollars and a 5 makes 10.

[sammytko]

7. I was thinking about this at the store yesterday because another forum group

I belong to was complaining about the same thing.

I realized I had never noticed or it never bothered me, this change giving back thing.

Then I thought if the clerks did this, count back every single coin, the people in line would have a cow, since it could slow down the line It's always something.

Mine is people leaving carts in the parking lot when the cart corral is five steps away. I did gather up some carts and put them away.

[flying rabbit]

10. The coins were were worth a lot more back in the day.

Now... not much juice.

[sammytko]

12. The same complainers were also ones that insist they always use credit or debit cards, so

I was wondering what was the big deal?

[Sweet Freedom]

8. Thank you! That drives me nuts!

Almost as much as courtesy clerks who don't know how to bag groceries. (I walked out today with one bag filled with six heavy bottles and one bag filled with only bread and potato chips. )

[RebelOne]

9. I know. That annoys the hell out of me.

The clerks usually put all the heavy items in one bag and the lighter ones into another.

[elleng]

11. 'Learned' when I worked at the World's Fair,

help my math too!

[Chan790]

13. As a banker, we are trained to *NEVER* give change first.

It's a write-up as it increases cash-handling errors. Do it three times and get fired.

That's been the way every retail job I've ever worked...you may not like it, but from a training cash-handling standpoint, change last is correct.

Paper, Receipt then Change; Receipt, Paper, then Change; or Paper, Change then Receipt doesn't matter. Paper currency must be handed before change.

[pipi_k]

14. Change is disgusting

I can't even count how many times a clerk has handed me change (I don't give a rat's ass in what order) after coughing into his/her hand.

Yech!!!!


Since using a debit/credit card, I've cut way down on sickness. Only one (minor) head cold in the past 9 years. Used to be at least one or two per winter. Which doesn't sound like much, but I would rather have a tooth pulled than get a head cold (which in some cases would turn into nasty bronchitis or a sinus infection).


So....

Keep the change....