[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

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What gets me is that even most adult cashiers don't know how to "count up". I can't blame "the younger generation" because most of the cashiers at Publix are older than I am. If the total comes to $37.42 and you give them two twenties, three singles, 2 pennies, a dime and a nickel, they just give you a blank stare. Cashiers: it means the customer wants a $5 bill. And three quarters. It's not rocket science. It's called "counting up."

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If you handed that to me I would give you back five singles, two quarters, a dime, two nickels, and five pennies. Not my job to guess why you overpaid, my job is to take payment and give back change.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

If you handed that to me I would give you back five singles, two quarters, a dime, two nickels, and five pennies. Not my job to guess why you overpaid, my job is to take payment and give back change.

Customer should say why they are doing this to prevent confusion.

[mntlblok]

Originally Posted by Jima72

Can’t complain about costco at all. Never takes me more than a minute or two for them to ring me up. Of course I have all the upc bars up so they can scan without moving anything.

Why didn't *I* think of that??!

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Jima72

Can’t complain about costco at all. Never takes me more than a minute or two for them to ring me up. Of course I have all the upc bars up so they can scan without moving anything.

With scan and go there is no waiting on a line to get to the register. You scan the items yourself then get on the line to exit the warehouse along with all the other customers. Scan and Go just eliminates the line at the register. Wish Costco would get that technology.

We have not purchased alcohol at Sam's using Scan and Go so I'm not sure how that is handled with that technology.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

If you handed that to me I would give you back five singles, two quarters, a dime, two nickels, and five pennies. Not my job to guess why you overpaid, my job is to take payment and give back change.

Passive aggressive much???

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Passive aggressive much???

Not at all. The two twenties would pay for the $37.42. I would hand the rest back then make change.

Hand me two twenties and 42 cents and I can see what you are after. Hand me two twenties, some singles, and a bunch of change that doesn't add to 42 cents and I don't have a clue. I want to make customers happy but that includes the eight people in line behind you that aren't interested in hearing you explain "counting up" to me.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Not at all. The two twenties would pay for the $37.42. I would hand the rest back then make change.

Hand me two twenties and 42 cents and I can see what you are after. Hand me two twenties, some singles, and a bunch of change that doesn't add to 42 cents and I don't have a clue. I want to make customers happy but that includes the eight people in line behind you that aren't interested in hearing you explain "counting up" to me.

That’s OK, I have no idea what “counting up” is, and even less idea of why it’s needed. It’s called subtraction and we learned it in first grade