Originally Posted by
ptquilts
Most people don't know how to count back change any more. It's a fact of life. Why make it hard for them, just take your change and you can roll the coins when you get home. If I were a store owner with a modern cash register, I would not want young clerks trying to do math in their head.
Probably 100 years ago the old people were complaining, "these young kids, they don't even know how to drive a team of oxen."
If you know how to count change back, no math is involved. I hate being handed and bunch of money and have to count it myself to make sure that it's correct. Bank tellers mostly can't even count money back anymore. Sorry but I find that annoying. I'd like to be sure I get the correct amount and not have my $300 counted in twenties as "one, two three, four, five" etc. I'm really sorry that doing things well and nicely has gone out of style. I like the older, more gentile ways. But then I don't have children I'm trying to please.