Comment on America Must Free Itself from the Tyranny of the Penny

_bcron@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• henfredemars@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  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 the change. After that, I stopped doing it.

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  • cm0002@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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

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

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    • lunarul@lemmy.world ⁨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.

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  • stoly@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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  • ptc075@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ve found the trick is you have to say “Here’s $22 dollars” out loud to them.

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• Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I genuinely didnt follow that, first time ive been too yung to get something

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  • stoly@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Back in the day you did the math in your head and gave back change. If there’s a line, it’s easier and faster for you to pay a few cents extra so that the cashier can give you back a single nickel instead of multiple pennies. This is really about how many physical actions you need to take.

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