Ok, so I go to Burger King and gave the cashier... - Page 2

Steve Dallas · 07-13-2011, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Vlad

For all of people's bitchin' and moanin' about the lack of education or intelligence, if you've ever worked in a cashier's position at some point or the other you've been the dumb-ass employee you're complaining about now. If you have never been a cashier, and decide to become one, you may also rest assured that you will become, if only for a moment, the dumb-ass employee you're talking about now.

But it balances out, because everyone, at some point, has also been the pain-in-the-ass demanding customer who won't shut up and go home despite receiving perfectly good service.

I don't know...Long before I actually went to work for a fast food place, I knew how to count change. My dad taught me how to count change back long before I had a job. So, when I did work a cash register, I knew exactly what to do when counting back change. This was back in the late 1970's.

To me, the above situation is both a failure of the cashier AND that cashier's parents.

The Stig · 07-13-2011, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Dallas

Should get some two dollar bills for some real fun!

Don't do it. I went to a McDonald's up at school (McFlurry's are my weakness) and paid with a $2 bill. They called the police, told the officer that I was attempting to pay with counterfeit currency, and that they should arrest me on the spot.

Luckily the officer was a bit older. He looked at me, looked at the $2 bill, looked at the cashier, looked at the $2 bill, then just shook his head.

20Camaro11 · 07-13-2011, 10:14 PM

I worked a Cash register for almost 4 years while in College. I sometimes would just "Cash out" the drawer once the total was given without entering the amount tendered...so it would show change due as zero. I would do the math in my head and give it to them. One lady challenged me and told me to count it out backwards....without a skip...just took the change back and counted it back to her....so don't always assume the minimum wage earning cashier is a dolt...not all of us are/were.

ROBOSSRS · 07-13-2011, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Vlad

For all of people's bitchin' and moanin' about the lack of education or intelligence, if you've ever worked in a cashier's position at some point or the other you've been the dumb-ass employee you're complaining about now. If you have never been a cashier, and decide to become one, you may also rest assured that you will become, if only for a moment, the dumb-ass employee you're talking about now.

But it balances out, because everyone, at some point, has also been the pain-in-the-ass demanding customer who won't shut up and go home despite receiving perfectly good service.

During my days as a cashier , registers did not tell what change was due the customer.

20Camaro11 · 07-13-2011, 10:17 PM

Oh yeah....I always appreciated the drunks and druggies who would come in and pay with silver dollars, rare wheat pennies and buffalo nickels, so on and so forth to pay for a beer and cigarettes....thank you very much...

Don't know whose collection they raided...but...at the end of the day, I just collected money.

2ndgenz28 · 07-13-2011, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Nexus6

It's always funny to see the confusion on one's face when handed a Susan B Anthony

The gold tone Sacagawea dollar coin works better.

They think its a game token or something and have to ask 2-3 people before they belive its real.......

Transfusion · 07-13-2011, 10:49 PM

I have no problem with that, you should have told her what you were doing. Do you have any idea of what pressure there is in one of those nests of shit. Please realize we aren't all albert einstein on our first or last jobs, and if you get some bad service once in a while try to understand

SSOOCH · 07-13-2011, 10:55 PM

Not too long ago My Wife and I were at Dillards. She bought about $247 worth of clothes, I handed the cashier 3 $100 Bills. She told Me that they didn't take cash!! I SAID WHAT THE F***!! She said that I would have to take the merchandise that we wanted to purchase down to the 1st floor to the Customer Service Offices to use cash.....

SSmoothie · 07-13-2011, 10:56 PM

I like it when they check my bills to see if they are counterfeit, with the pen, and I ask them why they are checking it and what would happen if they were counterfeit they say they would have to call the police and I could be arrested. So when they give me my change back (in paper money) I ask them to check they money and if its counterfeit I will call the police and have them arrested. Any they give me this look like they never thought of it that way.

The Stig · 07-13-2011, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Transfusion

I have no problem with that, you should have told her what you were doing. Do you have any idea of what pressure there is in one of those nests of shit. Please realize we aren't all albert einstein on our first or last jobs, and if you get some bad service once in a while try to understand

I don't feel like the OP needed to explain why he gave her the amount he did. Now, if I'm out of line please someone feel free to reel me back in, but it is basic grade school subtraction Quick. What is 12-7? My father owned a restaurant, so I have worked on the cashier side of things, but I'm sorry. Not only is it simple subtraction, but the cash register does it for you. All you have to do is enter the amount you were given and the machine does the rest. Being a cashier is like being a middle man, you do the leg work for the cash register and give the customer their change.

CamaroFemme · 07-13-2011, 11:02 PM

I think Vlad is saying: everyone has mathematical mindflatulence every once in a while, especially if you aren't naturally gifted with numerical talents.

Now, getting IMPATIENT with a customer over it - no. And if the register will tell you how much, so that you just have to count out the amount it says and not even count back the change - weird.

P.S. No, Vlad doesn't work at Burger King.

gotroost · 07-13-2011, 11:06 PM

Can't cure stupid easily and it appears to be an epidemic these days.

brandotron · 07-13-2011, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Vlad

For all of people's bitchin' and moanin' about the lack of education or intelligence, if you've ever worked in a cashier's position at some point or the other you've been the dumb-ass employee you're complaining about now. If you have never been a cashier, and decide to become one, you may also rest assured that you will become, if only for a moment, the dumb-ass employee you're talking about now.

But it balances out, because everyone, at some point, has also been the pain-in-the-ass demanding customer who won't shut up and go home despite receiving perfectly good service.

True on both counts

Berean · 07-13-2011, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Transfusion

I have no problem with that, you should have told her what you were doing. Do you have any idea of what pressure there is in one of those nests of shit. Please realize we aren't all albert einstein on our first or last jobs, and if you get some bad service once in a while try to understand

I shouldn't have to explain a simple transaction up front but after she said that, I did explain. I said "I know, I was hoping to get a $5 bill back".

She rang it up on the register and I guess it told her $5 in change. I think she felt a little stupid or thought I was mad about it, which I wasn't.

As she handed me the change she said "Oh, I was just checking. Sometimes customers don't realize they hand me too much money."

And by the way, this wasn't a kid. She was probably in her early 30's.

07-13-2011, 10:55 PM	#22
SSOOCH Camaro SL,UTs Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS #16429 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 7,357 View My Garage	Not too long ago My Wife and I were at Dillards. She bought about $247 worth of clothes, I handed the cashier 3 $100 Bills. She told Me that they didn't take cash!! I SAID WHAT THE F***!! She said that I would have to take the merchandise that we wanted to purchase down to the 1st floor to the Customer Service Offices to use cash..... __________________

07-13-2011, 10:56 PM	#23
SSmoothie Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS 6SP Blk/Blk Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: WA Posts: 920 View My Garage	I like it when they check my bills to see if they are counterfeit, with the pen, and I ask them why they are checking it and what would happen if they were counterfeit they say they would have to call the police and I could be arrested. So when they give me my change back (in paper money) I ask them to check they money and if its counterfeit I will call the police and have them arrested. Any they give me this look like they never thought of it that way. __________________

07-13-2011, 11:02 PM	#25
CamaroFemme Drives: 2010 Black Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: USA Posts: 1,880	I think Vlad is saying: everyone has mathematical mindflatulence every once in a while, especially if you aren't naturally gifted with numerical talents. Now, getting IMPATIENT with a customer over it - no. And if the register will tell you how much, so that you just have to count out the amount it says and not even count back the change - weird. P.S. No, Vlad doesn't work at Burger King. __________________ -- My boyfriend don't mind it.

07-13-2011, 10:14 PM	#17
20Camaro11 Drives: SS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: not here Posts: 655	I worked a Cash register for almost 4 years while in College. I sometimes would just "Cash out" the drawer once the total was given without entering the amount tendered...so it would show change due as zero. I would do the math in my head and give it to them. One lady challenged me and told me to count it out backwards....without a skip...just took the change back and counted it back to her....so don't always assume the minimum wage earning cashier is a dolt...not all of us are/were.

07-13-2011, 10:17 PM	#19
20Camaro11 Drives: SS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: not here Posts: 655	Oh yeah....I always appreciated the drunks and druggies who would come in and pay with silver dollars, rare wheat pennies and buffalo nickels, so on and so forth to pay for a beer and cigarettes....thank you very much... Don't know whose collection they raided...but...at the end of the day, I just collected money.

07-13-2011, 10:49 PM	#21
Transfusion Drives: 1SS Summit White Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: http://www.vietnamwomensmemorial.org Posts: 685	I have no problem with that, you should have told her what you were doing. Do you have any idea of what pressure there is in one of those nests of shit. Please realize we aren't all albert einstein on our first or last jobs, and if you get some bad service once in a while try to understand

07-13-2011, 11:06 PM	#26
gotroost Drives: 2021 Crush ZL1 1LE Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ Posts: 1,119 View My Garage	Can't cure stupid easily and it appears to be an epidemic these days.