We don't give fucking change!! (language)

[aurelemsrealm]

I generally don't make change without a purchase except for the air machine or payphone. Also, I won't make change for big bills without a purchase, period. Likewise, I refuse big bills for small purchases if it will break my drawer.

For instance, I had this one gem of an EW on a Sunday morning. Business was slow, so I didn't have much change. She asked if I could bust a $100 bill for her. I told her I don't have much change. She goes to the candy aisle, grabs a 30-cent pack of gum, then struts to the counter like she thinks she's so clever, and tosses the gum on the counter, "Now you have no excuse."

I tossed the gum on the back counter. "I don't need an excuse. I already said it's not happening."

She hoofstamps out the door raving like a drama queen from hell. I bid her a fond farewell, "Good riddance!"

[MyChelle]

I have a question for you about this.

What if they had bought something with cash and wanted $1 in quarters back as a part of their change? I'm just curious about this.

I would do that. In my store we can't open the drawer without a cash transaction though. A manager has to come over and do it, and they generally aren't happy about it.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Where I worked you needed a supervisor code to do a no-sale, so regular cashiers could not open the drawer without a sale. I could do it but I generally didn't because I didn't want people to get in the habit of thinking we could give out change (since technically we weren't supposed to - no sales are meant for making change for the drawer, not for customers). Though if we had gift wrappers in for a holiday I would make change if someone needed it to make a donation and didn't have small bills.