Ok, maybe you don't count your money while you're sitting at the table (thanks, Kenny!), but you do need to count your money at the drive-thru.
I just drove to Wendy's to get their yummy turkey frescatta sandwich. They have a combo with Baked Lay's and bottled water that makes me forget I'm eating fast food... Anyway, my total was $5.34.
The drive-thru cashier handed me my change and said, "Your change is $13.66."
Now I don't usually think about these things. Usually I just pocket the change and feed my face. But today I thought that sounded wrong. I did the math in my head a few times, then checked myself with the calculator when I got home (my confidence in my math skills is not so high).
I was right. She short-changed me by a dollar. AND she didn't give me a receipt. I suppose she was planning to get a frosty with my money.
I called the manager and explained what happened, so they now have a dollar waiting for me in the manager's office (and, by the way, I heard her telling the cashier that this was the second time it'd happened today on her register). Yay, I get my dollar, but what really scares me is how many times that may have already happened.
I just drove to Wendy's to get their yummy turkey frescatta sandwich. They have a combo with Baked Lay's and bottled water that makes me forget I'm eating fast food... Anyway, my total was $5.34.
The drive-thru cashier handed me my change and said, "Your change is $13.66."
Now I don't usually think about these things. Usually I just pocket the change and feed my face. But today I thought that sounded wrong. I did the math in my head a few times, then checked myself with the calculator when I got home (my confidence in my math skills is not so high).
I was right. She short-changed me by a dollar. AND she didn't give me a receipt. I suppose she was planning to get a frosty with my money.
I called the manager and explained what happened, so they now have a dollar waiting for me in the manager's office (and, by the way, I heard her telling the cashier that this was the second time it'd happened today on her register). Yay, I get my dollar, but what really scares me is how many times that may have already happened.
4 Comments:
You know, I never count mine either or even think about whether its right or not. Hmm, maybe I should start doing that, huh.
I am bad about not paying attention to the cashiers through drive thru also. I guess I better start carrying my calculator with me (my math sucks too!)
I never count my money back. I am sure as bad at math as I am I would never figure out I got the wrong change anyways.
I always look at what they hand back to me. Not to put down fast food workers but I know some of those kids could not make change if the register didn't tell them what to give. So I just don't trust them to give me the right amount. I have caught a couple on more than one occasion short changing me....I usually just check the dollars not so much the change :) Glad they didn't give you a hard time...a lot of times they make you feel like the theif!
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