Re: Making change

On 5/10/2025 5:16 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

On Sat, 10 May 2025 16:35:36 +0000, gm wrote:
 

ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
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On Sat, 10 May 2025 2:23:06 +0000, Ed P wrote:
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Making change is a lost art in retail.
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I was in the checkout line of a store today and a woman bought a few
things that totaled $5.34.  She handed him a $10 bill.  The problem is,
he hit receiving exact change in error and did not know how to give her
change.  Had to call over a supervisor to do this complex monetary
transaction.
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I find it hard to comprehend that somebody, anybody,
doesn't teach people how to count change back when
not given the correct change or their cash register
is down.  It only takes once or twice practicing
to learn how to count the change back.

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And how many still use cash for purchases... can't remember the last
time I used cash for anything...  I've had the same hundred bux in bills
in my wallet for several years now, never touch it...
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GM
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GM, you're an idiot.

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Raises hand, that would be me.  If I'm out eating and I
see a charge/convenience fee for using a debit/credit
card, out comes the cash.  I'm not forking over money
to pay with a card AND a tip, too.
 

Good point.

Back in February I had some maintenance done on my car
at the dealership.  I had an inkling they'd charge a
fee for paying with a card so I slipped my rarely used
checkbook into my purse.  Yep, service charge when
paying with plastic, none if paid in cash or check.
 

I had work done on my car last year and it was the same thing.  They told me at the auto shop if I used a card there would be a fee.  I wrote them a check.  No fee.
Jill