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Do you check your change?

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I check it, both for that and for any rare coins that might have been mixed in. Got a silver 1964 Kennedy half-dollar one time, though that was when I was actually a cashier at a grocery store right out of high school.

I can tell the difference between a silver coin and it's junk-metal equivalent by the sound they make when they're dropped on a hard surface. 😛
 
Always with bills. With change, I generally feel it in my hand and can tell if something's missing. It *is* pretty obvious if you're missing a quarter or something. Only thing that throws me off is when the store is out of quarters and dimes and I get a handfull of nickels. :|
 
I usually count it as it comes out of the register, then give it a quick glance to make sure everything looks okay. I don't obssess over it or spend a lot of time with it.
 
Originally posted by: lirion
I usually count it as it comes out of the register, then give it a quick glance to make sure everything looks okay. I don't obssess over it or spend a lot of time with it.
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Originally posted by: lirion
I usually count it as it comes out of the register, then give it a quick glance to make sure everything looks okay. I don't obssess over it or spend a lot of time with it.
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Same here. I buy the exact same combo at Subway's since like 5 years (maybe twice a month) and I can't even tell you how much it costs...
 
Originally posted by: DurocShark
Only thing that throws me off is when the store is out of quarters and dimes and I get a handfull of nickels. :|
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teller's will also do that if they are almost off their shift and are about to cash-count out their drawers, and dont feel like breaking a new roll of coins out. so they give out the smaller value coins (nickels) to make it easier for them later in the count-out room.
 
As someone else stated, i Check it for coins, and of course the bills. Im a coin collector too, and I check the coins for anything interesting. Sometimes you get some interesting things. Not that nickels are too valuable, but I found I got like 3 old nickels in the same change, so i went back, and bought all of the guys nickels, all 30's 40's and 50's... I found a silver 1/2 dollar once, and the person had 2 more silver 1/2's when i went back and checked...

On that note, its interesting, when i was stationed in Japan, we were told never to count our change in front of the cashier... Its considered an insult. Basically you don't trust their ability to give you the proper change.
 
I only count the coins if the person behind the register comes across as a real moron. That said, I usually notice when I get too few (or too many) bills back.

Once I ordered a pitcher at a bar, and the hot bartender gave me an extra $10 back with my change. It wasn't really her fault, they were very busy (Friday night). Anyways, I waited up there, and got her attention, told her she gave me too much change, and gave the $10 back. She looked surprised, then smiled and said "Your drinks are on me the rest of the night" 😀 w00t!
 
i count the bills, not the change. just like the above poster, if i get back extra, i turn it back in and mention they gave me too much change.
 
I do a quick once over, I don't count pennies, but it usually isn't too hard to guesstimate if you received correct change.
 
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