We Have No Change
By YoghurtGal
@flapiz (22403)
United Kingdom
October 14, 2018 11:45pm CST
Sometimes even when you have money you can’t buy things. “Sorry ma’am we have no change.” or “Do you have change ma’am.” I do understand this happens but I can’t believe how often it happens these days. It gets to the point of me losing my patience.
Sometimes the cashier don’t even make an effort to try give a change but demands for a change even when it’s already late afternoon. Shouldn’t it be the business’ responsibility to have some change for the customers?
Like imagine if you want to poo and want to buy tissues but the sales lady won’t give it to you unless you provide change. What a disaster.
What are your thoughts about this? Does this happen to you too?
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14 responses
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
15 Oct 18
Relax! You can still make your buy; just say "keep the change" :)
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@jstory07 (134477)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Oct 18
@sunrisefan I want my change. I can go somewhere else and buy what I want.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
15 Oct 18
@jstory07 Depends on which do you like more: the change or the item you wish to buy hahaha! (Just teasing Ms. Yoghurtgal)
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@a_jerobon (2304)
• Eldoret, Kenya
15 Oct 18
Yeah, this has happened to me many times and I end up not buying what I wanted. It is often so disappointing.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Oct 18
These days I mostly shop with my credit card. Makes things easier.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Oct 18
@kepweng A credit card is just my way to avoid having to carry cash and worry about change. It makes life easier.
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
24 Oct 18
@flapiz I understand! Thankfully here, most people use credit cards or debit cards and they are accepted everywhere.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
15 Oct 18
They are earning from our change. For example in department store you have 30 centavos as change. If there are 5,000 people have 30 cents change but they didnt give, that is a big money.
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@flapiz (22403)
• United Kingdom
15 Oct 18
@ilocosboy I like how you do the maths. Business men can be shrewd too.
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@flapiz (22403)
• United Kingdom
15 Oct 18
This is exactly what I’m thinking. Now consider those people who said keep the change for 1-5 pesos. Gosh aren’t they being crooks.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
15 Oct 18
Then multiply that again in 30 days. They can pay salaries of 5 people from that change only.
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
15 Oct 18
the main street near me,almost every store is bad about having change.
and there's 3 banks close they could send an employee to.they really have no excuse except they don't want to.and god forbid if you have a hundred dollar bill..nobody wants it unless you've planning to spend all of it.
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@flapiz (22403)
• United Kingdom
15 Oct 18
Exactly they should make an effort to change it. They are doing business and earning money from us. Finding change is the least they could do.
Having it ready before business opens is also something they could’ve done.
@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
15 Oct 18
They always ask for change or coins over here as well. But often times I don't have it. specially if it wasn't my money.
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@flapiz (22403)
• United Kingdom
15 Oct 18
Like 100 pesos is not even a lot these days. I can’t believe a shipping company can’t give me a change for that. And yes when I’m running errands for my parents they don’t exactly give me change.
@flapiz (22403)
• United Kingdom
15 Oct 18
Well you are lucky. I mean if they can’t be bothered to give change then they can change to card or cashless methods of payment.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Oct 18
I never have that problem. Sometimes have to wait for them to get change.
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@Freewings (399)
• Xian, China
15 Oct 18
Actually, I don't need to worry about that. More than 90 percent of young Chinese now prefer mobile payment, which can well solve this embarrassing problem.
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@ZedSmart (19753)
• Philippines
15 Oct 18
It's really their responsibility but there are some who don't make an effort especially if you do not have the item consume. They don't care because they don't mind you buying or not the item rather than looking for change. I have so many experience like that. It's frustrating at the same time disgusting but you can't oblige them. That's the problem when you don't have loose change or smaller bills in you.
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@flapiz (22403)
• United Kingdom
15 Oct 18
And some of these people aren’t even the business owners they are hired to sell. And they are lazy to change and doesn’t mind not selling. I feel sorry for the real owner of the business. Paying money to someone who does not do the job.
@Michellekidwell (29260)
• Sonora, California
15 Oct 18
I've been in that situation too, thankfully not to frequently though!
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