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America Must Free Itself from the Tyranny of the Penny (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

The other day I paid with a $20 bill and two ones for a $12 item so I can get a whole $10 back instead of more ones. The cashier mindlessly saw the $20 as a $10 because it’s so exceedingly rare for someone to intentionally overpay to control excess change. After that, I stopped doing it.

[–] cm0002 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

because it’s so exceedingly rare for someone to intentionally overpay to control excess change.

It's getting rare to pay with cash at all

I worked fast food many moons ago and even then it was like 80% card transactions

[–] lunarul 2 points 2 months ago

Adding extra for round change was not only common, but cashiers would ask for it. But that was 20 years ago, when I still used cash. The only cash I ever see now is the one I keep around to put under my kids' pillows for their teeth.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I've found the trick is you have to say "Here's $22 dollars" out loud to them.

[–] stoly 2 points 2 months ago

That cashier wasn’t patient attention. Your technique is fine.