cashs_mom

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.

Jingle

Pay by credit card and forget it. If you pay off the balance every month there is no problem. I don't use cash much anymore. Some people are better at some things. Others are good at something else.

My bank tellers must be geniuses they know how to count money.

aashley333

They must not have been in my classroom!

Onebyone

Seems to me if the cash register shows to give back cents plus $5 after a $10 bill was given to pay for it and it was entered as $10 paid, not $10 plus cents, then the read out at the end of the day will be a headache. Computer does not understand oh by the way. That cashier's tally will be a mess to deal with if it happens a lot.

IceLeopard

You don't need a calculator or do math in your head. Charge is $5.31. $10 tendered. You start with the charge and count up to the tendered amount, starting with pennies. 4 cents brings you up to $5.35, a nickel brings you up to $5.40, a dime to $5.50, two quarters to $6. Four $1 bills brings you to $10. Takes about a quarter of the time to do than it does to explain!

cgsumter

My first job was running a register. For me, the people who added change to the money after I had entered it into the register flustered me. Especially if they wanted to round to the nearest quarter so they did not get back small coins. I also had people who would hand me money and inform me how much change they needed and they were trying to rip me off. I can do math just fine, but I might need a pencil and paper. When there were impatient people waiting in a line and a manager watching and all the other distractions, I just froze. I was very glad when I was able to quit that job.

gale

It takes a little more thought when the bill is 4.18 and someone gives you 10.25 though. LOL

ckcowl

a hundred years ago (1921) very few people were driving beards of oxen- people were driving cars.

IceLeopard

Nope. 2 more pennies is 4.20 and another nickel brings you to 4.25. Six more dollars, either 6 ones or a one and a five brings you to $10.25

cashs_mom

As long as the money tallies with the sales which it should, there shouldn't be a problem. Unless, of course, they person doing the reconciliation can't figure that out.