That'll Learn Ya!

[MoonChild2007]

Believe it or not, the same jerks who want to break a $100 bill are probably the same people who ask for BIG bills when they cash a measly 400 check.

[alphaboi]

...On Graveyard, by company policy, we're supposed to drop any 20's we get as soon as we get them AND keep the drawer balance under $50. The policy isn't observed by anybody, but as a general policy, we DID try to keep the till to a reasonable minimum...

That's out policy ALL DAY LONG. We drop all 20s, 50s, & 100s in the safe as soon as we get them (I drop them before I even finish the transaction). We're suppose to keep less than $70 dollars in the till ($50 on 3rd shift), but in reality we usually have about $100. We can refuse any sale if we don't have the change, unless they've already pumped their gas. In that case we open the bag of $400 in 5s and 1s and give them change out of that. Just the other day I gave some guy 90 dollars in ones.

[Mark Healey]

Oh... I do use my debit card whenever possible, even for small purchases, as I pay for a flat-fee for unlimited use. I only use cash at places that don't use debit.

You are screwing over the merchants when you do that. Most agreements have a flat fee plus a percentage. On a small purchase you could be eating up their entire profit.

[myswtghst]

I tend to carry both cash and credit, just for the sake of having options. Heck, sometimes I still keep my checkbook on me, though I really only use it for rent and bills. I tend to use cash for anything under $20, unless I take out a certain amount of cash in advance, which I do when I go to the casino, Six Flags, anything like that.

I loved when I worked as a valet, and as a cocktail waitress--I'd always have a stripper-sized wad of ones and fives from tips, and I always had exact change--merchants *loved* me during that time. To this day I try not to use a twenty if I have smaller bills that cover the total, if it's under $15 or so.

[LadyAndreca]

Don't forget, some folks who pay with $100s are trying to pass counterfeit bills and get legit money. If you must take a $100, know how to check it. http://www.secretservice.gov/know_your_money.shtml

The counterfeit-detecting pens are nearly useless. Knowing what's on a real bill is a better indicator.

I usually don't have the time to do much more than make sure the ink on a bill shifts color, but I ALWAYS check that on the $50s and $100s. And $20s if someone pays a bill higher than $100 or so in cash.

The only registers in our store that start with more than $100 are the ones at customer service. And NO ONE is allowed to open the drawer without a purchase. We had a woman come in today and demand I make change for a $100, and when I told her that, repeated her request twice, then sort gave me a snobbish "hmmph!" and flounced off to try the cashiers instead (who don't KNOW how to open a drawer without a purchase!)

The customer behind her said, "Oooh, look at meee, I'm so important, pay attention to meeeeeeee! God, I wish the spoiled brats would go back to New York."

I gave her a HUGE grin and said, "I'm not allowed to say that."

She laughed and winked. "Neither am I, at my job. So I said it for you."

[Broomjockey]

You are screwing over the merchants when you do that. Most agreements have a flat fee plus a percentage. On a small purchase you could be eating up their entire profit.

I really hate to say this, as I almost feel bad, but I don't care. My spending pattern when I carry cash is through the roof. I wasn't even able to make it paycheque to paycheque. I now have flat-fee/month debit use on my account, and I use it. And I'm saving more money each month. If it is such an issue for the merchant, then they can stop offering the service, and I'll either find an ATM or go somewhere else.

Then again, I don't often spend less than $5 in a single transaction.

[Hon'ya-chan]

The ATMS at my bank have the nasty little option where they'll spit out either $50, $20, $5, or $1. So if I punch in $100 or some other 100 number, I get $50 bills.

Whenever I want to get 20's, I need to do several passes to get $20 bills. So if I want $200 in 20's, I need to punch in like $80, then $80, then reinsert the card for the $0. Grrr.....

[Becks]

Believe it or not, the same jerks who want to break a $100 bill are probably the same people who ask for BIG bills when they cash a measly 400 check.

Wouldn't doubt it.

[Andara Bledin]

Also, don't you hate it when you can obviously see a numerous amount of $5s and $10s and they always seem to go for the $100?

Those are the guys that drive the really huge vehicles (like Hummers) and have girlfriends who insist that size really doesn't matter....

You are screwing over the merchants when you do that. Most agreements have a flat fee plus a percentage. On a small purchase you could be eating up their entire profit.

That is one of the expense considerations all merchants take into account when choosing whether or not to allow the use of debit/credit cards. Any company that is not profiting on any sale just because a debit card was used could probably due with re-thinking their pricing a bit.

^-.-^

[Zell]

One time I forgot to scan some lady's gum after a big order, so she paid for it with a 100.

I admit that I totally deserved it

[MoonChild2007]

You are screwing over the merchants when you do that. Most agreements have a flat fee plus a percentage. On a small purchase you could be eating up their entire profit.

I am not understanding this, can you explain for me?

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Don't forget, some folks who pay with $100s are trying to pass counterfeit bills and get legit money. If you must take a $100, know how to check it. http://www.secretservice.gov/know_your_money.shtml

The counterfeit-detecting pens are nearly useless. Knowing what's on a real bill is a better indicator.

Apparently somebody has been passing fake Benjamins not too far away from us. We found this out in a huddle today when the LP lady told us about it. She said the bills appear to be good because the authorities think they were pressed and not printed out on a printer.

And go figure, the solution is to use the counterfeit-detecting pens on any 100s a cashier might get.

[Bluenomi]

It's even more fun giving people lots of change in $1 in Australia, they are coins not notes I've given people $50 in $1 and $2 coins when they have come in first thing on a Sunday. Needless to say they weren't impressed

[Jadedcarguy]

I've given people $50 in $1 and $2 coins when they have come in first thing on a Sunday. Needless to say they weren't impressed

Piss on 'em! Were you impressed to have to do it?

[chainedbarista]

i generally refuse to take them, because it limits my ability to serve other customers who do manage to understand that smaller bills are more merchant friendly and that they like the change (10's if i have them, 5's and 1's when i don't) and rarely complain.

the big bill holders, however, act as if they're doing me a favor (emptying my change is a favor how, exactly??) and complain about the change; if you want it broken down badly enough, don't complain, otherwise, sell it to someone who actually CARES.

not the best cr attitude, but in a neighborhood full of junkies, drug dealers and other questionables, the best option available-i don't want to be the one taking the fake.