Sad state of affairs...

[T-Bird]

My first inclination would have been to give you back your excess coin and tell you to find a bank.

Though I have never responded to one of you posts, anvil - or whoever you really are - there's a reason for that.  I have seen your abuse of others repeatedly, and have added you to my Ignore list even without a direct confrontation.

If you had done as you said in this situation - I would have delayed your cash register and the line formed while I insisted you accept my legal tender.  Or it would have been free, if you refused.  Any further static would have resulted in my call to 911 to get a cop in there to enforce my position.  And that would have been our last transaction, as I proceeded to boycott your business ever after.  While I am now a regular customer of this store.

Now I am back to ignoring you.

I said it was my first inclination. I didn't say I wouldn't do it.

No one's bound by law to make foldin' money out of coin for you, they only have to accept your money. Actually, they don't even have to do that. So dial away.

give the girl a break, she hasn't  been around the block like a few of us. She did her best....at least she wasn't a teller at your local bank.
I thought Anvil's reply was in fun...well I laughed my ass off anyways. 

[The Anvil]

My first inclination would have been to give you back your excess coin and tell you to find a bank.

Though I have never responded to one of you posts, anvil - or whoever you really are - there's a reason for that.  I have seen your abuse of others repeatedly, and have added you to my Ignore list even without a direct confrontation.

If you had done as you said in this situation - I would have delayed your cash register and the line formed while I insisted you accept my legal tender.  Or it would have been free, if you refused.  Any further static would have resulted in my call to 911 to get a cop in there to enforce my position.  And that would have been our last transaction, as I proceeded to boycott your business ever after.  While I am now a regular customer of this store.

Now I am back to ignoring you.

I said it was my first inclination. I didn't say I wouldn't do it.

No one's bound by law to make foldin' money out of coin for you, they only have to accept your money. Actually, they don't even have to do that. So dial away.

give the girl a break, she hasn't  been around the block like a few of us. She did her best....at least she wasn't a teller at your local bank.
I thought Anvil's reply was in fun...well I laughed my ass off anyways. 

Some people just get way too wound up about certain things. Save the ire for stuff that matters because there's plenty of it.

[GreenLantern57]

My 2 son's worked in retail during school and college. Before they were allowed on the cash registers, they had to be taught to watch for quick change artist.  To the day they got off the registers, they never let one of those get buy.  One guy even threatened my youngest to file charges with the manager if he didn't get what he wanted.  Terrell told him that he would call the manager and then they could go to the office and count the register together, as soon as a LEO could be called in for witness.  The guy took his change and never came back to the store again.

Once I had a bill that was 3.77.  I handed the cashier  four ones and 2 cents. She looked at me funny and then when she handed back the quarter, she asked if I did that on purpose. 

[old2soon]

I should have let this go but it are too dang funny. Christmas parade today daughter and her BFF played in the band. We go over to the band room and the 2 girls want micky ds. No problem-or so i thought. Everybody and their shirt tail relatives are at the golden arches. I give mama a $20.00 bill and go sit down to help thin out the mess at the counter. About 8 or 9 minutes later here comes mama. She is and has been fer awhile now a full time handi mart clerk/cashier. The young lady behind the counter rang up the order which came to $5.11. Mama hands the gal the twenty dollar bill. The gal takes the twenty and gives mama $5.11. And mama sez-no you owe me $14.89. And the gal sez no $5.11.       And mama sez why don't you punch in the twenty dollars on the register and see what happens. The gal had to call the manager. She finally got the correct change but it took a bit to get it. Good thing mama and i got a sense of humor. RIDE SAFE.

[Mn. Norseman]

My wife and I own a small  business. We have found when our kids don't count change back we usually end up on the short end. For some reason large bills seem to cast a spell on them and an extra ten or twenty goes out . We require all our employees to count back change all the time!  Sometimes it takes a while , but when the light clicks on they will help each other learn. On a different note,  I have had customers give me the extra penny or so to make ... change?  i e  a bill for $4.24 and they give you a penny and a five and want the $.75 back....? Still lookin at putting a Valk button on the register,... but what to put for a discount ???

[alph]

i worked at a sports bar in chicago when i was going to college and they had the register round up/down to the nearest nickle.  it amazed the crap out of me when someone would complain that they were shorted one cent in change.  like a penny is going to make 'em rich!  they also NEVER said thank you when their bill was rounded DOWN!!