If I’m paying for something with cash and I’m due less than 5 cents back, I usually wave off the change, and have no problem if the cashier just automatically dumps it in the ‘leave a penny/take a penny’ jar or something similar without asking me.
If I’m due more than a nickel but less than a dime, it catches my attention if the cashier doesn’t at least offer me my change, even though I might just let it go.
Today I bought a cup of coffee and had 19 cents coming to me. I had my hand out to receive change while I was putting my wallet away with the other hand, and heard the register clang shut. Looked up and dude at the register is looking at my outstretched hand like it was covered in weeping sores or something. He looked at me with shrug and raised eyebrows and said “what you waiting on?” I told him I thought I had change coming, and he let out this big dramatic sigh, made a production about having his supervisor come over to re-open the register, and so on.
I’m not poor nor am I particularly cheap - at least I don’t think I am. Is it unreasonable of me to expect to be offered my own change when it’s double digits? Where’s your break point?
Wait. What? I have never not been given my exact change, down to the penny, in any cash transaction. Ever. I can’t imagine someone just assuming I don’t want it back. Where do you live?
I live in Boston. Regularly have had people not offer small amounts of change in all states in New England, New York, Wisconsin, Illinois and Florida (off the top of my head - probably more).
I live in Boston. Regularly have had people not offer small amounts of change in all states in New England, New York, Wisconsin, Illinois and Florida (off the top of my head - probably more).
Well, maybe it’s you then. (pink) That’s crazy. Seriously, I’ve never had that happen to me. And, yes, I would expect all of my change back. I usually place pennies in the give-a-take-a thing.
You were right. He was being extremely presumptuous.
Additional point that confused me is that he just left the change in the register. I’ve seen some cashiers move to dump change in the tip jar without asking, which isn’t right but at least I get that the employees are trying to boost the tip pool. But this dude was pocketing 19 cents for Dunkin’ Donuts Inc. I have to believe it was just sheer laziness.
I live in Boston. Regularly have had people not offer small amounts of change in all states in New England, New York, Wisconsin, Illinois and Florida (off the top of my head - probably more).
I have never had someone not give change back. Sometimes when it’s only 1-4 cents there’s that awkward moment of should I wait or go and let them put into the change cup thing.
19 cents, I wonder how much that adds up for him at the end of the day? Does he keep it or the store?
I live in Boston. Regularly have had people not offer small amounts of change in all states in New England, New York, Wisconsin, Illinois and Florida (off the top of my head - probably more).
I have never had someone not give change back. Sometimes when it’s only 1-4 cents there’s that awkward moment of should I wait or go and let them put into the change cup thing.
19 cents, I wonder how much that adds up for him at the end of the day? Does he keep it or the store?
Next time ask him for a dollar out of his pocket.
See post 7 - he wasn’t even pocketing it for himself.
You were right. He was being extremely presumptuous.
Additional point that confused me is that he just left the change in the register. I’ve seen some cashiers move to dump change in the tip jar without asking, which isn’t right but at least I get that the employees are trying to boost the tip pool. But this dude was pocketing 19 cents for Dunkin’ Donuts Inc. I have to believe it was just sheer laziness.
Then Dunkin must not balance the drawer at the end of the shift. You need to go to a quality establishment like McDonalds. They care whether the drawer is over or under by more than $1.
On the other hand, life is too short to worry about $0.19. (though I will admit that I generally expect them to start counting the change out even if I plan to tell them to keep it)
You were right. He was being extremely presumptuous.
Additional point that confused me is that he just left the change in the register. I’ve seen some cashiers move to dump change in the tip jar without asking, which isn’t right but at least I get that the employees are trying to boost the tip pool. But this dude was pocketing 19 cents for Dunkin’ Donuts Inc. I have to believe it was just sheer laziness.
Then Dunkin must not balance the drawer at the end of the shift. You need to go to a quality establishment like McDonalds. They care whether the drawer is over or under by more than $1.
On the other hand, life is too short to worry about $0.19. (though I will admit that I generally expect them to start counting the change out even if I plan to tell them to keep it)
Yah, admittedly this is not the premier Dunkies in the neighborhood…both clientele and employees bear a striking resemblance to Casey Affleck in the skit below…should have given the cashier a vanilla nut tap of his own
And yah, I’m not going to freak about 19 cents in the end. It became an issue here just because I wasn’t really paying attention until I heard the register close and was confused about what just happened.
I live in Boston. Regularly have had people not offer small amounts of change in all states in New England, New York, Wisconsin, Illinois and Florida (off the top of my head - probably more).
What??? I have never, ever had that happen to me and I live in WI and frequent IL (especially when windywave hosts his famous Zima parties).
I live in Boston. Regularly have had people not offer small amounts of change in all states in New England, New York, Wisconsin, Illinois and Florida (off the top of my head - probably more).
What??? I have never, ever had that happen to me and I live in WI and frequent IL (especially when windywave hosts his famous Zima parties).
Happened to me at a Culver’s in Wauwatosa or thereabouts when I was driving from MKE to Madison a couple months ago. It was fine (as most of the ones I run into are), it was 3 cents or something and the cashier just dumped it in the leave a penny/take a penny tray. I think she even asked ex post facto if I wanted it and I said no, but even if she hadn’t it wouldn’t have bothered me or even really registered for a couple cents. But when it gets over a nickel I start to notice.
I live in Boston. Regularly have had people not offer small amounts of change in all states in New England, New York, Wisconsin, Illinois and Florida (off the top of my head - probably more).
What??? I have never, ever had that happen to me and I live in WI and frequent IL (especially when windywave hosts his famous Zima parties).
Happened to me at a Culver’s in Wauwatosa or thereabouts when I was driving from MKE to Madison a couple months ago. It was fine (as most of the ones I run into are), it was 3 cents or something and the cashier just dumped it in the leave a penny/take a penny tray. I think she even asked ex post facto if I wanted it and I said no, but even if she hadn’t it wouldn’t have bothered me or even really registered for a couple cents. But when it gets over a nickel I start to notice.
I live in Boston. Regularly have had people not offer small amounts of change in all states in New England, New York, Wisconsin, Illinois and Florida (off the top of my head - probably more).
What??? I have never, ever had that happen to me and I live in WI and frequent IL (especially when windywave hosts his famous Zima parties).
Happened to me at a Culver’s in Wauwatosa or thereabouts when I was driving from MKE to Madison a couple months ago. It was fine (as most of the ones I run into are), it was 3 cents or something and the cashier just dumped it in the leave a penny/take a penny tray. I think she even asked ex post facto if I wanted it and I said no, but even if she hadn’t it wouldn’t have bothered me or even really registered for a couple cents. But when it gets over a nickel I start to notice.
Well, I gotta go with “it’s you.”
That’s what my wife says every time something goes wrong, so you’re not alone in that assessment
You were right. He was being extremely presumptuous.
Additional point that confused me is that he just left the change in the register. I’ve seen some cashiers move to dump change in the tip jar without asking, which isn’t right but at least I get that the employees are trying to boost the tip pool. But this dude was pocketing 19 cents for Dunkin’ Donuts Inc. I have to believe it was just sheer laziness.
Yeah, that’s weird. Register drawers have to balance at the end of their shift. If those stores’s drawers are out of balance in favor of the store, and they’re taking the overage and dumping it into the tip jar, that’s shady. Theft, even, some would say.
I’ve lived in Illinois most of my life and have spent good amounts of time in Wisconsin as well. I have never heard of or experienced anyone not giving me my change.
I don’t think this dude was intellectually capable of keeping track of how much he retained in the register over the course of shift and then moving the aggregate into a tip jar - he did not appear to be captain of the math team. I think he was just plain lazy, didn’t want to count out the change, and was trying to move on to the next customer.
See post 7 - he wasn’t even pocketing it for himself.
He could be if he counts the drawer at the end of his shift. If he has been with holding change all day and the register shows sales of x and he has y in the drawer he keeps the difference.
See post 7 - he wasn’t even pocketing it for himself.
He could be if he counts the drawer at the end of his shift. If he has been with holding change all day and the register shows sales of x and he has y in the drawer he keeps the difference.
See post 18. I’m as sure as I can be without watching him all day that this is not what he’s doing. It’s honestly possible that he may have trouble figuring out the right combo of coins to make up 19 cents and just tried to skip it.
