i always hated working register and having someone pay with a $50,000 bill. I never seem to have enough small bills to give back the right change.
ayebrade69 on
David C had a brief moment of panic when he realized what he had typed in
LilMissADHDAF on
I had to spend a solid 4 or 5 minutes one time explaining to a cashier trainee that as long as the customer hands you cash and you give them the correct change, messing up the cash amount “tendered” is irrelevant. She was all, “but it says $49,997.50…” I said “yes. And if he had handed you fifty thousand dollars that’s definitely what you would give him back. Then the drawer would be right. But he gave you $50. So if you give him the correct change there is nothing wrong.” The next time it happened she came to tell me. I told her she didn’t need to tell anyone. Then I reconsidered simply because who tf knows if she’s giving out correct change.
thedoc90 on
I’ve done that before at the register. You fat finger the buttons on the till and just roll with it and make the change manually. Alternatively, if the person’s hands were wet like from just being washed the touch screen might have bugged out on them and just started hitting stuff.
hyteck9 on
Now, a teeny tiny little bag of like 6 chips and cheese is $3.00
luckystrike_bh on
Today, they would’ve charged you for a $50,000 tip and you would be disputing it with your credit card company.
WormWithWifi on
You better go tell them that you didn’t get the correct change back
Maximum_Employer5580 on
when the closing manager counted at that till at the end of the night had one hell of a surprise
Zhuul on
I’d sometimes do this on purpose just to feel something
coolmatt701 on
God I miss that shredded chicken burrito
_CaptainAmerica__ on
Probably the cashier adding a few too many zeros on money received. I’ve accidentally put on a receipt before customer gave 1000 instead of 10, it happens.
Strokeslahoma on
Worked at GameStop years ago, around when Skyrim first came out.
At the time, their POS system had two quirks – first if certain changes happened mid-transaction (a customer changes their mind on something) you had to just cancel the transaction and start over, second if a customer is using store credit (a gift card or a card containing balance from a previous trade in) it would do a server request and deduct the balance immediately at the time the card was entered into the transaction and NOT at the end when you took payment. If both things happened together (customer uses a gift card, and then makes a change that requires you to restart the transaction) it would do a second server request to add the balance back to the gift card.
I had this happen once where instead of adding a couple of dollars or whatever it was back to the gift card, the server tried to add like $60,000 back to the gift card. I really really wish I could have just “not seen it” but the district manager was there that day….
snksleepy on
$20 still feels like $20 back then. Yet everything is twice as expensive today.
Dwredmass on
I hope you got the correct change
DudeFromVA on
Well, did you get your $49,997.50 back in change?
Smooth_Disaster on
One time I scanned a roll of Copenhagen, 35$ and some change. Customer handed me the change, as I was typing it in, realized too late I was actually entering the *amount of rolls* as 3,535 for example. And then hit cash. Over $120,000 lol
Also unrelated but I actually saw a receipt for $75,000 cash from an atm built into a bank one time. Not sure if that was just it counting out how much it had for the guy stocking it.. but it looked like a personal receipt
KniGht1st on
Damn, more liquid than most of bank branches.
darealstiffler on
Our pos has a 10,20,50 option. I always train people and tell them you will eventually bump the wrong button. It doesn’t matter what the screen says as long as you give the correct change lol
TheeBacksideOfWater on
I heard Taco Bell has gotten expensive, but this is outrageous!
Rob62 on
Very low level money laundering being done by that employee.
Graybeard_Shaving on
As a previous TacoBell employee I can assure you we don’t hire the best.
Thank you for stopping at TacoBell. Enjoy your day!
OceanRadioGuy on
I know everyone’s saying that it’s probably just an accident, and it probably is….
But that’s exactly how money laundering works. If those Taco Bell’s are independently owned, that could be the owner trying to wash cash.
funinthesunohyeah on
Mildly stupid
hoosier268 on
When I was a cashier, I accidentally typed someone’s credit card into the cash section. The customer burst out laughing when the drawer popped open and the change displayed the extremely long number. They just gave me cash and I gave the change after doing math on paper.
BigDeuces on
i’ve done this before on accident as a cashier. they just had to do the math of what your change should be from the amount you actually gave them and if they do that then the till will come out right
Future_Kitsunekid16 on
As long as they gave you correct change, the drawer should balance out
dabarak on
The Secret Service would like to have a word with you.
Magikrat on
Rip chipotle chicken loaded griller
Nnnnnnnnnnnon on
I work at starbucks and one time I was cashing someone out, the screen was lagging and i was frustrated and repeatedly tapped the number I was trying to type and then they all loaded and it processed. I just had to actually do the math on the change, but I do have the picture of the register that said that the customer paid many thousands of dollars for their order
delti90 on
That’s fun. Back when I was a teenager and worked at a grocery store I did this all the time since it didn’t matter in the end as long as you gave the correct change.
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i always hated working register and having someone pay with a $50,000 bill. I never seem to have enough small bills to give back the right change.
David C had a brief moment of panic when he realized what he had typed in
I had to spend a solid 4 or 5 minutes one time explaining to a cashier trainee that as long as the customer hands you cash and you give them the correct change, messing up the cash amount “tendered” is irrelevant. She was all, “but it says $49,997.50…” I said “yes. And if he had handed you fifty thousand dollars that’s definitely what you would give him back. Then the drawer would be right. But he gave you $50. So if you give him the correct change there is nothing wrong.” The next time it happened she came to tell me. I told her she didn’t need to tell anyone. Then I reconsidered simply because who tf knows if she’s giving out correct change.
I’ve done that before at the register. You fat finger the buttons on the till and just roll with it and make the change manually. Alternatively, if the person’s hands were wet like from just being washed the touch screen might have bugged out on them and just started hitting stuff.
Now, a teeny tiny little bag of like 6 chips and cheese is $3.00
Today, they would’ve charged you for a $50,000 tip and you would be disputing it with your credit card company.
You better go tell them that you didn’t get the correct change back
when the closing manager counted at that till at the end of the night had one hell of a surprise
I’d sometimes do this on purpose just to feel something
God I miss that shredded chicken burrito
Probably the cashier adding a few too many zeros on money received. I’ve accidentally put on a receipt before customer gave 1000 instead of 10, it happens.
Worked at GameStop years ago, around when Skyrim first came out.
At the time, their POS system had two quirks – first if certain changes happened mid-transaction (a customer changes their mind on something) you had to just cancel the transaction and start over, second if a customer is using store credit (a gift card or a card containing balance from a previous trade in) it would do a server request and deduct the balance immediately at the time the card was entered into the transaction and NOT at the end when you took payment. If both things happened together (customer uses a gift card, and then makes a change that requires you to restart the transaction) it would do a second server request to add the balance back to the gift card.
I had this happen once where instead of adding a couple of dollars or whatever it was back to the gift card, the server tried to add like $60,000 back to the gift card. I really really wish I could have just “not seen it” but the district manager was there that day….
$20 still feels like $20 back then. Yet everything is twice as expensive today.
I hope you got the correct change
Well, did you get your $49,997.50 back in change?
One time I scanned a roll of Copenhagen, 35$ and some change. Customer handed me the change, as I was typing it in, realized too late I was actually entering the *amount of rolls* as 3,535 for example. And then hit cash. Over $120,000 lol
Also unrelated but I actually saw a receipt for $75,000 cash from an atm built into a bank one time. Not sure if that was just it counting out how much it had for the guy stocking it.. but it looked like a personal receipt
Damn, more liquid than most of bank branches.
Our pos has a 10,20,50 option. I always train people and tell them you will eventually bump the wrong button. It doesn’t matter what the screen says as long as you give the correct change lol
I heard Taco Bell has gotten expensive, but this is outrageous!
Very low level money laundering being done by that employee.
As a previous TacoBell employee I can assure you we don’t hire the best.
Thank you for stopping at TacoBell. Enjoy your day!
I know everyone’s saying that it’s probably just an accident, and it probably is….
But that’s exactly how money laundering works. If those Taco Bell’s are independently owned, that could be the owner trying to wash cash.
Mildly stupid
When I was a cashier, I accidentally typed someone’s credit card into the cash section. The customer burst out laughing when the drawer popped open and the change displayed the extremely long number. They just gave me cash and I gave the change after doing math on paper.
i’ve done this before on accident as a cashier. they just had to do the math of what your change should be from the amount you actually gave them and if they do that then the till will come out right
As long as they gave you correct change, the drawer should balance out
The Secret Service would like to have a word with you.
Rip chipotle chicken loaded griller
I work at starbucks and one time I was cashing someone out, the screen was lagging and i was frustrated and repeatedly tapped the number I was trying to type and then they all loaded and it processed. I just had to actually do the math on the change, but I do have the picture of the register that said that the customer paid many thousands of dollars for their order
That’s fun. Back when I was a teenager and worked at a grocery store I did this all the time since it didn’t matter in the end as long as you gave the correct change.
Steve Martin short film (6 minutes?)
[The Absent Minded Waiter](https://youtu.be/Fsh47iNVRkM?si=ZgFTUg-Jg5pdZK3-)
“Sir, we cannot give you 35,000 chalupas.”