Minor things that bother you

[US71]

When I worked for EZ Mart, this one customer always paid in 20's.  Pack of cigarettes, $20 bill. "oh no, I forgot to get a Coke".  $20 bill

[Scott5114]

When I worked for EZ Mart, this one customer always paid in 20's.  Pack of cigarettes, $20 bill. "oh no, I forgot to get a Coke".  $20 bill

I used to have customers like that at Burger King. I always wondered if they didn't recognize the change as money and threw it in the trash with their receipt.

At the casino we had a customer sometimes who would cash out every single ticket as a separate transaction because she saved coins in a change jar. I do that too, but I only have so much change in my drawer and there's people behind you in line...

[US71]

When I worked for EZ Mart, this one customer always paid in 20's.  Pack of cigarettes, $20 bill. "oh no, I forgot to get a Coke".  $20 bill

At the casino we had a customer sometimes who would cash out every single ticket as a separate transaction because she saved coins in a change jar. I do that too, but I only have so much change in my drawer and there's people behind you in line...

That's what my customer did: saved all the loose change.

[ZLoth]

When I worked for EZ Mart, this one customer always paid in 20's.

It doesn't help that the ATM dispenses the cash in $20 bills.

[jeffandnicole]

I'd purposely break $20 at larger businesses so I can have smaller bills for other places where it's preferable to pay in smaller bills, or to have money for tips.

I was with a non-profit group that would have a fundraiser at a community date event. Their "bank" to start the day was 2 $5s and 10 $1s. The first person comes with a $20 and wipes out most of their small bills. I tried explaining that ATMs spit out $20, so it's very likely people will pay in $20s early on. I would personally never start with a bank below $100, and prefer to have up to $250 in one's and fives available.

[zachary_amaryllis]

When I worked for EZ Mart, this one customer always paid in 20's.  Pack of cigarettes, $20 bill. "oh no, I forgot to get a Coke".  $20 bill

I used to have customers like that at Burger King. I always wondered if they didn't recognize the change as money and threw it in the trash with their receipt.

At the casino we had a customer sometimes who would cash out every single ticket as a separate transaction because she saved coins in a change jar. I do that too, but I only have so much change in my drawer and there's people behind you in line...

'oh, i just want to get rid of these pennies..'

well, i don't want them either..

[hotdogPi]

When I worked for EZ Mart, this one customer always paid in 20's.  Pack of cigarettes, $20 bill. "oh no, I forgot to get a Coke".  $20 bill

I used to have customers like that at Burger King. I always wondered if they didn't recognize the change as money and threw it in the trash with their receipt.

At the casino we had a customer sometimes who would cash out every single ticket as a separate transaction because she saved coins in a change jar. I do that too, but I only have so much change in my drawer and there's people behind you in line...

'oh, i just want to get rid of these pennies..'

well, i don't want them either..

If you're a cashier, you probably do want them. They give out a lot more pennies than they receive.

[jeffandnicole]

When I worked for EZ Mart, this one customer always paid in 20's.  Pack of cigarettes, $20 bill. "oh no, I forgot to get a Coke".  $20 bill

I used to have customers like that at Burger King. I always wondered if they didn't recognize the change as money and threw it in the trash with their receipt.

At the casino we had a customer sometimes who would cash out every single ticket as a separate transaction because she saved coins in a change jar. I do that too, but I only have so much change in my drawer and there's people behind you in line...

'oh, i just want to get rid of these pennies..'

well, i don't want them either..

If you're a cashier, you probably do want them. They give out a lot more pennies than they receive.

If it's early on in the shift, maybe. If you're the last customer of the day, hell to the no.

[1995hoo]

When I worked for EZ Mart, this one customer always paid in 20's.

It doesn't help that the ATM dispenses the cash in $20 bills.

The ATM at the bank I use gives you a choice between $10s, $20s, and $100s, and you can specify how many of each. The bank my wife uses offers at least $5s, $10s, and $20s, not sure about above that, and it also lets you specify how many of each. Citibank ATMs used to (may still, I don't know) give you $50s if you withdrew enough, but they didn't ask what denominations you wanted–if you withdrew, say, $300, it automatically gave you five $20s and four $50s.

[US71]

When I worked for EZ Mart, this one customer always paid in 20's.  Pack of cigarettes, $20 bill. "oh no, I forgot to get a Coke".  $20 bill

I used to have customers like that at Burger King. I always wondered if they didn't recognize the change as money and threw it in the trash with their receipt.

At the casino we had a customer sometimes who would cash out every single ticket as a separate transaction because she saved coins in a change jar. I do that too, but I only have so much change in my drawer and there's people behind you in line...

'oh, i just want to get rid of these pennies..'

well, i don't want them either..

My bank has a coin sorter. You just dump your coins, get a receipt, then get your money from a teller.

[1995hoo]

I use the Coinstar machine at the grocery store. I avoid having it take a cut of the transaction by having it give me an Amazon gift card instead of a cash voucher. They charge some percentage if you want cash, but the machine at the store near us doesn't take a cut for gift cards, so I figure I'll buy something from Amazon sooner or later anyway such that the gift card makes more sense.

[hotdogPi]

I use the Coinstar machine at the grocery store. I avoid having it take a cut of the transaction by having it give me an Amazon gift card instead of a cash voucher. They charge some percentage if you want cash, but the machine at the store near us doesn't take a cut for gift cards, so I figure I'll buy something from Amazon sooner or later anyway such that the gift card makes more sense.

Which reminds me: some people throw the rejected coins in the trash. Usually they're ones would work if put in again, are too damaged, are stuck together, or are foreign or tokens, but I've found a few silver coins (both US and foreign) in that trash.

[Scott5114]

When I worked for EZ Mart, this one customer always paid in 20's.  Pack of cigarettes, $20 bill. "oh no, I forgot to get a Coke".  $20 bill

I used to have customers like that at Burger King. I always wondered if they didn't recognize the change as money and threw it in the trash with their receipt.

At the casino we had a customer sometimes who would cash out every single ticket as a separate transaction because she saved coins in a change jar. I do that too, but I only have so much change in my drawer and there's people behind you in line...

'oh, i just want to get rid of these pennies..'

well, i don't want them either..

If you're a cashier, you probably do want them. They give out a lot more pennies than they receive.

No, you really don't. You have to count that shit at the end of the shift. And if your manager is competent, there should always be rolled change in the safe if you need it. I'd rather have 29 loose pennies and a roll than having 79 loose pennies because some dipstick thought "oh hurr this guy NEEDS my sticky car cupholder pennies".

[hbelkins]

Today's thing that bothers me: People who name their kids with weirdly-spelled names.

There are gobs of females in my area named "Chasity."

It's Chastity. Chastity!

Parents, learn to spell.

[ZLoth]

When I worked for EZ Mart, this one customer always paid in 20's.

It doesn't help that the ATM dispenses the cash in $20 bills.

The ATM at the bank I use gives you a choice between $10s, $20s, and $100s, and you can specify how many of each. The bank my wife uses offers at least $5s, $10s, and $20s, not sure about above that, and it also lets you specify how many of each. Citibank ATMs used to (may still, I don't know) give you $50s if you withdrew enough, but they didn't ask what denominations you wanted–if you withdrew, say, $300, it automatically gave you five $20s and four $50s.

It depends on the model of ATM machine and how it is configured. The credit union that I use has small withdrawal-only ATMs at the RaceTracs, Sam's Clubs, and Costcos around here. They only spit out twenties.

[Scott5114]

Meanwhile, in Oklahoma, I've never seen an ATM that allows you to choose, even if it has multiple denoms in it. The one at my bank will let you get out $50, but it always dispenses two $20s and two $5s. There's no option to get, say, a $20 and $30 in $5s, or ten $5s, or whatever. I'm sure they do exist, but I haven't found one.

I usually just go to the bank and have the human teller give me $10s. I hate that retail businesses don't ever seem to carry $10s, so if you pay for a $5 transaction with a $20, they'll give you three $5s. If you don't pay with $10s, the $5s can really start to stack up quickly.

[hotdogPi]

even if it has multiple denoms in it

I read that as demons at first.

[Scott5114]

even if it has multiple denoms in it

I read that as demons at first.

Having dealt with enough cash-handling equipment, I can assure you that it can be taken for granted that they always contain multiple demons, so there's no need to even bother pointing it out.

[GaryV]

Today's thing that bothers me: People who name their kids with weirdly-spelled names.

There are gobs of females in my area named "Chasity."

It's Chastity. Chastity!

Parents, learn to spell.

Maybe they don't really want to name the kid after some quality they don't think has any possibly of being upheld. 

[thenetwork]

Today's thing that bothers me: People who name their kids with weirdly-spelled names.

There are gobs of females in my area named "Chasity."

It's Chastity. Chastity!

Parents, learn to spell.

Maybe they don't really want to name the kid after some quality they don't think has any possibly of being upheld. 

Or they want to give their kids a mental complex when they go into gift shops when they are a bit older and can't find souvenir swag with their correctly-spelled name on it.

[J N Winkler]

Today's thing that bothers me: People who name their kids with weirdly-spelled names.

There are gobs of females in my area named "Chasity."

It's Chastity. Chastity!

Parents, learn to spell.

As a person whose first name is often misspelled, I hear you, but I also think that this is part of the price we pay for freedom, and consistency (not just using the accepted spelling, but also using the same spelling for your own name--whether it is standard or not--across multiple documents) is partly a matter of temperament.  One of my great-granduncles married a Helen whose name appears in various written sources as Helena, Hellen, and Hehlen.

[GaryV]

Try doing genealogy when the family name goes back to the beginning settlements of North American or before.  One of my wife's ancestors' name was spelled Treat, Tret, Trat, Trette, Trotte and Trott in various (legal and church) documents.

As for non-standard spelling, my daughter hates Brittney Spears, because "she spells her name wrong".  When Spears got famous, my daughter's name got spelled like Spears' name, instead of the standard Brittany.

[kevinb1994]

Try doing genealogy when the family name goes back to the beginning settlements of North American or before.  One of my wife's ancestors' name was spelled Treat, Tret, Trat, Trette, Trotte and Trott in various (legal and church) documents.

As for non-standard spelling, my daughter hates Brittney Spears, because "she spells her name wrong".  When Spears got famous, my daughter's name got spelled like Spears' name, instead of the standard Brittany.

I didn't realize that the Treat name extends that far into the present. I'm aware of who founded Newark, NJ, a city that my family has lived near.

[ZLoth]

One thing that bothers me is the supposed stigma against "gift certificates" or their modern version, the "gift card". Lord knows there is a difference between the $10 gift and the $20 gift, but after purging as part of a move halfway across the country, I'm very cautious against having useless baubles that just sit, collect dust, and eventually get regifted. I have more use for a Amazon, Steam, Home Depot, Lowes, or Target gift card than that fruitcake that I have seen in gift exchanges. I can stack those gift cards for something that I need or can use around the house. No, please don't do me the "favor" of purchasing a new monitor, especially when I am your go-to person for free technical support or training. Yes, Virginia, there is a major difference between a $110 monitor and a $170 monitor, and yes, there is a difference between the DVD and BluRay version of the same movie.

[Scott5114]

If someone wants to buy me something like a monitor, I would rather them spoil the surprise and ask me the specific model I want. That's better than them getting me something that doesn't work with my system, is worse than what I already have, etc.

Gift cards and cash are both excellent, but I have the problem of being far too rational with my purchases, so if I have cash or a gift card I tend to go straight to "Sweet! Free groceries!" and don't actually buy something I want with it.