THIS really happened today! Cashier giving change - related to earlier post...

[Phentex]

There's an earlier thread about giving coins to a cashier and getting change back.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1018&pid=1196473

Today I was at the store and a lady was finishing up in front of me. She had her purse on the counter and was digging through looking for coins. She was taking her time and the cashier shot me a look. I tried to convey back that I was in no hurry. The lady finally finds whatever she was looking for and gives it to the cashier who returns some coins to her. The lady continues to dig through her purse.

The cashier is getting impatient. I'm just amused thinking about the earlier post from here. Then the cashier says to me "I can help you now, ma'am."

Purse lady still has not moved so I sorta shrug. Then purse lady says "Did you give me my change?"

Yes.

What did you give me?

I gave you 4 pennies and a nickel.

You gave me 4 pennies?

Yes, you gave me a quarter and I gave you 4 pennies and a nickel. The total was $6.16.

Can you give me a nickel?

I gave you a nickel.

No, if I give you 5 pennies, can you give me a nickel?

Yes, I can give you a nickel but I can't open the drawer yet.

Can you give me a nickel for 5 pennies? She keeps digging in her purse.

Another cashier pipes up WHAT does she want?

She wants a nickel for 5 pennies when I get the drawer open. (She rings up my purchase but I pay with a debit card.) Drawer can't be opened.

Purse lady is still standing at the counter so I am a foot from her trying to get my stuff. I dig through MY purse looking for a nickel to give to her, figuring out by now there is something strange going on and I may as well help out. I don't have any change though so I take my stuff, give the cashier a knowing smile and leave.

And purse lady was NOT old at all. Just determined.

[Sherman A1]

1. Working in Retail

can be very "entertaining" at times.

[True Blue American]

4. It sure can!

[csziggy]

6. You ant to know HOW entertaining - read Notalwaysright.com

That is https://notalwaysright.com/ as in "The customer is 'NOT' always right." It is user submitted stories about times customer are not right. They've added sections for not always working, romantic, related, learning, friendly, hopeless, healthy, and legal.

I have fun reading the stories and it teaches me ways to be nice to the servers, cashiers, and others who make our lives easier.

[Phentex]

11. Fun site!

It takes a ton of patience to deal with the public.

[Sherman A1]

13. I read this comic strip everyday about the Retail Sector

http://retailcomic.com/comics/march-18-2019/

It is just soo very, very true.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. Maybe she arrived via time machine and when she gets back

to her own time, she needs the nickel to make a phone call.

[Phentex]

9. HA!

She didn't seem too present in THIS world

[ADX]

3. It would have been even more interesting...

...if the purse lady had first handed the cashier exact change and then said "Wait, give me back the 16 cents, here's a quarter."

In my experience, if the cashier was 25 or under, chances are he or she would have been totally confused about how to proceed...

[Phentex]

10. She was somewhat patient

but I could tell she was ready to move on

[rsdsharp]

5. When my wife pays cash,

She ALWAYS pays the exact change so that she get no coins back. If it's $15.27, she may pay with a Twenty , but she'll dig for the 27 cents and get a five dollar bill in change. I can't figure how how she HAS exact change, since she never gets any back, but her purse sometimes has $10-$15 of coins in it. Is it like Tupperware? Do they breed in there?

[dewsgirl]

7. I do this almost always... lol.

[happybird]

8. Everything breeds in there

Which is why I don't carry a purse.
It's amazing how fast the random junk piles up.

[Phentex]

12. It gets heavy in there...

I do a regular purse dump from time to time and it is amazing what has found its way in.

[rownesheck]

14. Reading this

makes me want to drink buckets of anti freeze, as I have to deal with this horseshit nearly every day!!!! We just need to get rid of cash and checks. Problem solved.

[ProudLib72]

15. Have you ever heard of someone who throws away their change?

Because I have. Seriously, change is, for some people, disposable. That concept blows me away. I'm the kind of person who bends down to pick up a penny and is happy for the rest of the day.

[Archae]

16. When I get home from a store...

I have a bank I use for my change.

I take it to a local "Coinstar" (yes, I know they charge, but big deal,) when it's about half-full and getting heavy.
Usually takes a few months to get that full.

[Danascot]

17. Coinstar allows you to exchange your coins for gift cards

without the 12% charge. Amazon, itunes, Starbucks for instance.