What are you doing with those coins?

[Boozy]

A desperate plea to all cash-paying customers:
If your total comes to, say, $10.45, and you think you might have the 45 cents, let me know BEFORE I grab the twenty you've thrown on the counter and start counting out your change. I don't know what the hell you're doing, rummaging around in your pockets or purse. For all I know, you're just looking for a stick of gum.
And if you DON'T have the 45 cents, or just don't want to give me any change, for the love of all that is holy, DO NOT take this opportunity to pull out a pile of coins and start looking through them for no bloody reason.
I had a guy do this to me last night. He throws a twenty on the counter, and then pulls some coins out of his pocket and starts looking through them. I naturally assume he's looking for some change to pay me with. So I leave his twenty sitting on the counter and wait patiently. The next thing I know, he's yelling at me to hurry the hell up with his change, he gave me a damn twenty, what the hell am I waiting for, etc.
I've been in retail for well over a decade, and I still can't believe how oblivious some people are.

[Zombi]

I hate, hate, HATE IT when they do that! For crap's sake, don't give me the notes until you've given me the change! I am not a bloody mind reader, I don't know what you're doing!

[SongsOfDragons]

I've recently got into the habit of trying to pay exact for items under £5. £3.52, I'll give you the copper too. I can't help but notice the amount of smiles I get when I do that.

[friendofjimmyk]

Maybe they have a change fetish and MUST fondle their coinage to make themselves feel whole!

[Becks]

Maybe they want to impress you with their strength. I mean, hauling lots of change isn't easy.

[JustaCashier]

Maybe they have a change fetish and MUST fondle their coinage to make themselves feel whole!

Is that a roll of quarters in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?


Mike

[dizzy_starshine]

I get this ALLL the time. They hand me the note then start rattling coins and I wait then they stare at me blankly. One customer was really regular and kept saying after I've pressed the note tendered amount that she had the change. I told her it really doesn't help after i've taken the money. She understood nicely but others still do it.
What really gets me is when I see them counting change to make the odd i'll give them up to a note EVEN when I tell them I have no notes. They insist and go mad when I give them a handful of £'s.

[Worker-Intellectual]

A manager did that to me a couple weeks ago. He was paying for an item that was $1.12 with a toonie... then when I punched it in he pulled out a quarter. I just gave him the $1.13 and he stared at the receipt confused, until I explained to him that 2.25 - 1.12 = 1.13

[Mr. Rude]

Just to clarify, for all our non Canadian friends, a "toonie" is our 2 dollar coin

[Phone Jockey]

I always hand money to the person at the register. It's just rude not to do so.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

And to add to this rant about the change:

If you tell me that you have .09 cents, don't hand me a dime telling me it's .09 cents. A dime is still ten cents and yes, I do know the difference between .09 cents and a dime.

And who needs to go back to school to re-learn math?

[darkcrimsongoth]

I hate that. You get the note off the customer and you've opened the till to put the money in and they say, "Do you need the extra *amount of change*?"

[Dave1982]

Being given change after I've already entered the amount tendered usually doesn't bother me as long as they give me the exact amount of change. It's when they give you a quarter when they should have given you $0.08 that irritates me, not because I can't do math (I was an honors math student) but because it totally disrupts my rhythm. Plus, as has been mentioned, it confuses the customer because their receipt won't match what they actually did. More than once I've had someone come back in thinking i gave them the wrong change when I didn't, all because they gave me the coins late. Hey, YOUR fault, not mine, Mr/Mrs Cant Do Simple Arithmetic.

[powerboy]

Being given change after I've already entered the amount tendered usually doesn't bother me as long as they give me the exact amount of change. It's when they give you a quarter when they should have given you $0.08 that irritates me, not because I can't do math (I was an honors math student) but because it totally disrupts my rhythm. Plus, as has been mentioned, it confuses the customer because their receipt won't match what they actually did. More than once I've had someone come back in thinking i gave them the wrong change when I didn't, all because they gave me the coins late. Hey, YOUR fault, not mine, Mr/Mrs Cant Do Simple Arithmetic.

I hate that, when they give a quarter instead of 10cents. With me, I am not good with math (different story). It happened once to me. They handed me like a $20, and the total was $9.12. So after I put in the $20, they handed me the 25 cents. Then ofcourse they thought that I cheated them.

[Banrion]

And to add to this rant about the change:

If you tell me that you have .09 cents, don't hand me a dime telling me it's .09 cents. A dime is still ten cents and yes, I do know the difference between .09 cents and a dime.

And who needs to go back to school to re-learn math?

I admit I do this, but I say "close enough, I'm not worried about the penny." It's faster for everyone involved.