We went to see the new Harry Potter movie this afternoon. The popcorn and drink for our daughter was $10.57. I gave the guy a $20 bill and said, "Wait, I have some change," but he was ringing it up as I spoke.
I gave him the $20 and three quarters. He got a panicky look on his face and said, "I can't accept the change!" Since I wanted a $10 bill back instead of a $5 and two to four loonie and/or toonie coins and .43 in change, I asked, "Why not?" He called a woman over, and she looked alarmed and said, "We can't accept it because it's already been rung up!"
Suspecting that they had no idea how to figure out the change, I asked, "Do you want me to tell you the change I should get back?" and the woman said, "No, we can't accept it because it messes up the register."
How lame is that? They had no idea how to figure out how much change to give me. Kind of sad when you think about it. A similar thing happened at Subway the other day, too. I had to tell the woman behind the counter how much change I should get back.
I gave him the $20 and three quarters. He got a panicky look on his face and said, "I can't accept the change!" Since I wanted a $10 bill back instead of a $5 and two to four loonie and/or toonie coins and .43 in change, I asked, "Why not?" He called a woman over, and she looked alarmed and said, "We can't accept it because it's already been rung up!"
Suspecting that they had no idea how to figure out the change, I asked, "Do you want me to tell you the change I should get back?" and the woman said, "No, we can't accept it because it messes up the register."
How lame is that? They had no idea how to figure out how much change to give me. Kind of sad when you think about it. A similar thing happened at Subway the other day, too. I had to tell the woman behind the counter how much change I should get back.