too much change back
By Dragonofgold
@Dragonofgold (509)
Canada
October 22, 2008 10:54am CST
Today I made a purchase with a $5 bill and the girl gave me back change for a $20. I let her know she gave me too much and gave her back the overage. Would you?
7 responses
@1111appleblossoms (169)
• Canada
22 Oct 08
I'll be honest here, if the girl was freindly, young, or a new worker, I would definately give it back to her. But, if she was unfriendly, miserable, or seemed like my purchase was an inconvenience to her I would keep it and walk away. I find over here in some cities the people working the stores treat people like crap, like we're interupting them when we make a purchase, so many people don't smile anymore and it's such an easy thing to do. Even if you hate your job and can't find one you like people should be a little grateful to have a job! Treat people they way they want to be treated and everything will be better. Screw up on the change while treating me like dirt and it's gonna cost them not me.
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@Dragonofgold (509)
• Canada
22 Oct 08
now that is an honest answer. How refreshing. So, in effect, it would cost the cashier the overage if she couldn't be polite at least. Good expression of opinion.
@meticulo (1286)
• United States
23 Oct 08
I would definitely give the excess back to the cashier. Of course nobody knows about it. But there's one up above who sees it all. I don't want it to happen to me either that if I give excess change nobody will dare to return it. But with regards to cashier or worker who is giving unpleasant treatment, I would still return the money but I would tell her to be careful with her mathematics or else I would report her to her employer for not doing her job well and not treating her costumers nicely. For we all know the rule in the marketplace that customer is always right. So she should be hospitable enough to her customers.
@capirani (2739)
• United States
23 Oct 08
I agree meticulo. As the saying goes, "Two wrongs don't make a right." Not returning the money is the same as stealing and whether the employee had a good or bad attitude on the job should have nothing at all to do with it. You haven't stolen from her, but from the owner of the company. So not returning the overage would be wrong either way.
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@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
23 Oct 08
I always tell the clerk if the change is wrong. Usually they are happy I caught it. They want their drawer to balance. If it's off to much or to many times they get fired.
A similar thing happened to me as happened to you a few years ago. I'm honest and don't want to steal. Keeping the change that is not due is stealing. But sometimes things are twisted ...
Here's the story.
About 15 years ago, at an amusement park, the girl gave me back way to much change.
I tried to tell her 3 times and she was adamant she didn't make a mistake. She didn't want to hear she was wrong. Stupid girl wouldn't listen.
OK so I kept the extra money. I knew she would find out when they counted the money in the drawer and she was way short. She must have been in big trouble. Serves her right for not listening.
I tried to tell her 3 times and she was adamant she didn't make a mistake. She didn't want to hear she was wrong. Stupid girl wouldn't listen.
OK so I kept the extra money. I knew she would find out when they counted the money in the drawer and she was way short. She must have been in big trouble. Serves her right for not listening.
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@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
24 Oct 08
That could take hours. I figured telling her 3 times was enough.
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@bigtom1 (1573)
•
22 Oct 08
I would erm...
That is a hard one, i think it would depend on my mood
. If i know the person working on the till i would give back without a second thought.
But if it was as said above, someone who isn't friendly at all
then it would be my lucky day to get at them.
It sounds unpolite but that's life
. If i know the person working on the till i would give back without a second thought.
But if it was as said above, someone who isn't friendly at all then it would be my lucky day to get at them.
It sounds unpolite but that's life
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
22 Oct 08
It depends on the situation I think. If I notice the mistake right away I would give her back the overage. I've had many different jobs myself and I know how easy it is to make mistakes if you are new, stressed out etc so I would feel bad about keeping the money.
But if I don't notice it till I have left the shop I might not go back. I don't always count my change and sometimes I don't notice the mistake till much later. In that case I would go back if it was a large amount of money but if it was a few coins I wouldn't bother going back and I'd just keep it.
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@TopazSkye (51)
• United States
22 Oct 08
Yes I would.
I wouldn't feel right benefiting from someone making a mistake and having them get in trouble for it.
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@hotshoes5000 (153)
• Philippines
23 Oct 08
uhmm it depends on the situation, when i go to work sometimes i don't eat lunch just so i have some money for the bus ride so if were one of those days that i don.t have cash for a meal then i would definitely keep the money. it sounds cold but its hard to work for 8 hours when your stomach is rumbling every minute
