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Topic: Can you count change?
JOHNN111 Joined Wed 05/13/09 Posts: 9273	Mon 02/20/12 11:57 AM
I've come across quite a few employees over 25yrs who has had trouble with this. Rule of thumb for a cashier is to count up mentally. Example: Customer hands you a 5$ Item cost .73 cents... (fish it out of the drawer as you're counting up) Add 7cents to get you to >>>>> 80cents... then add .20cents to get to >>>> a buck then add 4$ to get to>>>>> five bucks Financial advice on Mingle? Priceless! Now see, I would have added .02 to get to .75 and then add a quarter to get to the buck. Thanks alot Ruth.... Now I completely lost count

Ruth34611 Joined Sat 08/02/08 Posts: 32401	Mon 02/20/12 11:58 AM
Thanks alot Ruth.... Now I completely lost count

nickrivers Joined Thu 05/14/09 Posts: 9	Mon 02/20/12 12:03 PM
my father taught to do that he owned a business

rara777 Joined Thu 10/18/07 Posts: 61408	Mon 02/20/12 02:25 PM
I don`t mean to sound like this, but some of the people doing a cashiers job nowadays just don`t give a chitt about their job, let alone know how to give change back. Hell a lot of them don`t even say Thank you even after you have made a purchase. I come from the old school ways of how to count change,and tell a customer Thank you after they have made a purchase. In my years of working, I have worked at 3 different grocery stores as a jack of all trades, a master of none.(cashier job included). I have also worked as a cashier at a parking deck. A good customer relationship brings a customer back to your establishment because you have treated them fairly and with respect.

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48950	Mon 02/20/12 07:17 PM
A good customer relationship brings a customer back to your establishment because you have treated them fairly and with respect. That's correct. When I worked as a cashier, I actually had customers who preferred to have me for a cashier.

nickrivers Joined Thu 05/14/09 Posts: 9	Sat 01/31/15 12:41 AM
poor girl, she should probably know better but I can't help but feeling sorry for her

messi_is_a_tim_1888 Joined Fri 11/28/14 Posts: 3309	Sat 01/31/15 01:51 AM
Why has this thread been pulled back up when it's 3 years old?

Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Sat 01/31/15 02:08 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CACQmiaU6CU 25% Divided by 5 Best Maths Argument Ever Ma and Pa Kettle.

Unknow Joined Tue 10/03/06 Posts: 40454	Sat 01/31/15 03:12 AM Edited by Unknow on Sat 01/31/15 03:13 AM
I think this is a very good thread I just now came across it- I have been wondering the same thing myself! and I absolutely HATE it when the cashier doesn't even tell you what your change is...they just put it in your hand! If you're lucky, you MIGHT get a THANK YOU!

mikeyspace4691 Joined Tue 02/04/14 Posts: 1862	Sat 01/31/15 06:24 AM
I learned to count change in elementary. It is called basic arithematic! What did they call basic spelling??

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48950	Sat 01/31/15 08:16 AM
I learned to count change in elementary. It is called basic arithematic! What did they call basic spelling??

DavidCommaGeek Joined Thu 01/08/15 Posts: 537	Sat 01/31/15 08:33 AM Edited by DavidCommaGeek on Sat 01/31/15 08:41 AM
She probably had already entered that she received $2.00. ..and then it was too late. Obviously this entire situation is your own danged fault for being so confusing and misdirecting! Giving the poor cashier paper AND metal? What the hax is wrong with you? (I should tell you that I'm being sarcastic - in case they don't teach that in language classes, either.) I am so **** about pennies. I cant bear to have pennies. Its my personal challenge to find ways to pay with them even if Im only trading up for a whole nickel at once. I'm with you on that. I personally believe we don't need anything smaller than quarters. It would make things easier on cashiers the world over! I can not count on my fingers and toes how many times I have ran into this same issue. So... this is a very personal problem for you, is it? There, there. We can teach you how to count on your fingers and toes!

dnewnew Joined Fri 05/30/14 Posts: 243	Sat 01/31/15 09:27 AM
The other thing kids aren't learning in elementary school anymore is analog time (how to tell time from a clock face) and that lesson about how to use a ruler (don't know if it was part of a math lesson or not?).

sweetestgirl11 Joined Fri 09/12/08 Posts: 30087	Sat 01/31/15 11:37 AM
yes...I can count change. why that's even a question amazes me

joethebricky Joined Sat 08/04/12 Posts: 12740	Sat 01/31/15 12:20 PM
yes...I can count change. why that's even a question amazes me Yep, I remember listening to a radio quiz show and the question was, which European Country drives on the left? The lady answered China I mean WTF

sweetestgirl11 Joined Fri 09/12/08 Posts: 30087	Sat 01/31/15 12:37 PM
yes...I can count change. why that's even a question amazes me Yep, I remember listening to a radio quiz show and the question was, which European Country drives on the left? The lady answered China I mean WTF really...

joethebricky Joined Sat 08/04/12 Posts: 12740	Sat 01/31/15 12:40 PM
yes...I can count change. why that's even a question amazes me Yep, I remember listening to a radio quiz show and the question was, which European Country drives on the left? The lady answered China I mean WTF really... Yes, seriously, I'm not joking, and I wouldn't mind but it was in the UK too. Heaven help us!!

sweetestgirl11 Joined Fri 09/12/08 Posts: 30087	Sat 01/31/15 12:48 PM
yes...I can count change. why that's even a question amazes me Yep, I remember listening to a radio quiz show and the question was, which European Country drives on the left? The lady answered China I mean WTF really... Yes, seriously, I'm not joking, and I wouldn't mind but it was in the UK too. Heaven help us!! soooo......did she know she was in the UK? I mean, I may want summa them thar drugs? lol

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Sat 01/31/15 12:48 PM
WHY AREN'T SCHOOLS TEACHING OUR CHILDREN HOW TO COUNT CHANGE? I purchased a burger at Burger King for $1.58. The counter girl took my $2, and I pulled 8 cents from my pocket and gave it to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies, while looking at the screen on her register. I sensed her discomfort and tried to tell her to just give me two quarters, but she hailed the manager for help. While he tried to explain the transaction to her, she stood there and cried... some schools do, some schools don't our public schools are not exactly 100% uniform in the quality they provide,,

Unknow Joined Tue 01/27/15 Posts: 47	Sat 01/31/15 12:59 PM
I have worked retail for almost 10 years. Its a hard job sometimes. I have watched cashiers get so nervous and count the wrong change back because the customer is giving them a hard time. I usually tell them to take deep breaths and relax. Then other times its their first job and they really dont know how to count change. It could go either way.