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[–] 23 points 5 months ago (10 children)

Something I've also noticed lately. Basic fucking math. I more often than not pay in cash, and recently I've had more than one person at more than one place give me incorrect change. And just not like a few cents, but dollars amount wrong. And when I try correcting them they're so adamant they're right even when I'm like... dude, you owe me 50 cents, not 3 dollars.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Doesn't the register show the cashier how much change he has to give out? Or are the math skills so bad that even just counting is already a challenge?

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago

    No idea where dude is shopping but I haven't seen a register that didn't show the change in the last 20 years. When I worked retail cashiers were told to never do math just put the numbers in the machine and give the customer what ever the machine says.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I have, on multiple occasions paid an an amount that would have someone give me $5 back in change or exact cents, then had them be utterly confused and have to pull out a calculator.

    But like, if the total is 17.75, and I hand them $22.75. I'm expecting the person to be able to figure out I'm making it simpler for them.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Well.. simpler for you. Unless the store is low on ones, I never understood why this feels like a favor. It's nicer for you to walk away with just a five rather than two ones back when you already have an extra 2 ones in your wallet you don't want. A cashier doesn't care what denominations they have.

    Either way, embarrassing when people can't do basic addition (though I remember the first time this happened to me as a teenager, and it wasn't the addition that tripped me up, it was the concept. The customer was so impatient because it was so "obvious" they wanted fewer bills back, but I was just afraid I was missing something they were trying to buy. I'm guessing as cash becomes rarer, more people just are unfamiliar with this tactic.)

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

    If they are giving you an extra $2.50

    Why are you complaining?

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    It’s gonna fuck them at the end of their shift when their register cash is wrong.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Aye I worked retail.

    I learned real quick how to do math when I had to make up the difference.

    It's literally the definition of their job.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Everyone can have a bad day or a brain fart. I’d rather take a few seconds to correct someone than screw them at the end of their shift. I’ve only ever walked off if they literally wouldn’t talk to me or shooed me away.

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