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anyone ever been a cashier?

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theMan

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how come when you pay for something in cash, say, give the cashier a twenty, they always go, "ok, out of twenty?" like it's some kind of question. obviously i just gave you a twenty. why are you asking me? you'd think a cashier of all people would be able to recognize what a bill looks like when you give it to them. is there some reason they ask you what it is that you just put in their hand?
 
It's kind of a security factor... you are getting a verbal agreement that it is in fact a twenty.. when you give them change they can't go "hey, I gave you a 50"... and try to rip you off. People are douchebags.. this happens.
 
Originally posted by: theman
couldn't i just say i didn't hear them when they said twenty?
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It's probably more pschological than anything.. if the customer heard the cashier say it is a twenty they may be less inclined to be a douche and say it was a 50.
 
Originally posted by: theman
Ah, i knew it! I can predict the future!
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No you didn't, you said you were going to give me a fifty.






Yeah that's right, I can see farther ahead than you. Now give me that hundred.


 
I just say, "from twenty."

and I put the twenty on the keypad part of the till so that there is no question of what I was handed. It goes into the till when I hand you your change.

In case your wondering I never take my eyes off the bill.
 
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
I just say, "from twenty."

and I put the twenty on the keypad part of the till so that there is no question of what I was handed. It goes into the till when I hand you your change.

In case your wondering I never take my eyes off the bill.
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This. Cashiers are (or should be) trained this way to prevent scams.

edit: ..or honest mistakes
 
Originally posted by: coldmeat
so you don't bitch later saying "hey I gave you a fifty!"
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This. When I was 16, I worked a gas station and the guy gave me a $50. I didn't notice and thought it was a $20. I gave him the change and he told me that he had given me a $50 (angerly). I opened the register and sure enough, there was a $50 in the $20 drawer. I felt like shit but I didn't do it on purpose. I'm sure he thought I was trying to rip him off though! 🙁
 
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
I just say, "from twenty."

and I put the twenty on the keypad part of the till so that there is no question of what I was handed. It goes into the till when I hand you your change.

In case your wondering I never take my eyes off the bill.
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Yep. Scams are many and near between, and you shouldn't ever let your guard down.


 
To give time to scrounge around in your pockets looking for the fourteen cents you know is there somewhere.
 
It's one of the ways to prevent people from saying, "HEY, I GAVE YOU A 100!". I was a cashier for 3 years. There are scammers out there. I would get scammed attempt at least once a week - but I only worked weekends back then.
 
Its a mental note for both the customer and the cashier. Its mainly for the fact that so that you won't get scammed. The customer may say "Well I didn't hear you", but you as the cashier you know and remember saying "out of twenty". Your cash register isn't $100 short and you get to keep your job.

I used to work at a Box Office at a 20 theater Cinema and you would go through thousands of transactions. With that many transactions saying things out loud helps a lot.
 
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
I just say, "from twenty."

and I put the twenty on the keypad part of the till so that there is no question of what I was handed. It goes into the till when I hand you your change.

In case your wondering I never take my eyes off the bill.
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That's what the better cashiers do. I once argued at WaWa that I gave the cashier a $20(I think), but I really gave him a $10. It was an honest mistake, I thought I had a $20 in my wallet, but I guess I didn't. I had to wait until they counted the drawer, and I was wrong :^( I felt bad afterwards, because I didn't want them to think I was trying to scam them. It wouldn't have been an issue if the cashier put the bill on top of the tray.
 
When I worked at a gift shop. Not only did I announce how much they tendered, I would also rattle off the names of each and every item they purchased as I was ringing them up.

"Ten postcards." Beep. "Two shot glasses." Beep, beep. "Three T-Shirts. Excellent choices, I might add." Beep, beep, beep. "Your total is $56.82. Out of one hundred big ones. Eighteen cents makes 57. 58, 59, 60. 80 and 100. Have a nice day."

I did it mainly to keep sane from doing such a monotonous job, but I did get complimented more than once on my "professionalism." Whatever that's worth.
 
Originally posted by: DayLaPaul
When I worked at a gift shop. Not only did I announce how much they tendered, I would also rattle off the names of each and every item they purchased as I was ringing them up.

"Ten postcards." Beep. "Two shot glasses." Beep, beep. "Three T-Shirts. Excellent choices, I might add." Beep, beep, beep. "Your total is $56.82. Out of one hundred big ones. Eighteen cents makes 57. 58, 59, 60. 80 and 100. Have a nice day."

I did it mainly to keep sane from doing such a monotonous job, but I did get complimented more than once on my "professionalism." Whatever that's worth.
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lol... did ya ever get the perverted ones?

"one dildo" .. "one blow up doll" ... "one set of handcuffs" ... "one whip" ... "one bucket"

ok.. that's $42.50 ...

out of $50..

 
Some people are fiddling in their pocket looking for change and get all pissed when you break their $20 for something that was $4.13.
 
I've worked the cash wrap for some time. Never have I asked that question. Never heard is asked... One thing was the cc issues though. We had a security system where we had to type the last 4 digits of the card to verify that it is physically there, customers were paranoid that we had to see the card or ask for the number. Some even ripped the card from my hand right after I swiped it, then of course I had to ask for the number and they got all pissy faced and accused the store of malpractice... w/e it was fun
 
Originally posted by: guyver01
Originally posted by: DayLaPaul
When I worked at a gift shop. Not only did I announce how much they tendered, I would also rattle off the names of each and every item they purchased as I was ringing them up.

"Ten postcards." Beep. "Two shot glasses." Beep, beep. "Three T-Shirts. Excellent choices, I might add." Beep, beep, beep. "Your total is $56.82. Out of one hundred big ones. Eighteen cents makes 57. 58, 59, 60. 80 and 100. Have a nice day."

I did it mainly to keep sane from doing such a monotonous job, but I did get complimented more than once on my "professionalism." Whatever that's worth.
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lol... did ya ever get the perverted ones?

"one dildo" .. "one blow up doll" ... "one set of handcuffs" ... "one whip" ... "one bucket"

ok.. that's $42.50 ...

out of $50...and it's moist
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fix
 
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