do you still ask for your change even if it's only a cent?

I'm not sure about other countries or mom and pop stores, but here in the US, they're actually all over the employees for being over in their cash drawers! If I forget my change, the cashier would actually remind me and give it to me! They're monitored and counted down quite a bit, so, I usually don't have a problem at big stores! Now beauty supplies and small stores, I tend to be on top of it, cause that can be my savings, not theirs! Taripre$

HI. Yeah I ask for my change because without 25 cents or 50 cents or 1 peso, one hundred or even one thousand will not be called as such if even a cent is missing. Your boyfriend is right about it. If Watsons is what you are refering, well I have experienced it too. But I commend the my school because during enrolment, if your payment has an excess of 1 cent to 99 cents and they have no change for it, they will enter it in the records as advance payment which will be deducted the next time you enrol. Godspeed.

I actually don't know if I would notice if I was given incorrect change. I don't sit and count it, usually just toss it in my purse, so probably wouldn't even notice. The cashiers around here usually hand count out your change to you so you know you got it all though, for her to say she doesn't have it is dumb. They should always have extra coins wrapped up that they can open when needed. Usually though, I use credit cards so it doesn't matter anyway. That's the best way to go!

I shouldn't even have to ask for it. I have had waiters and waitresses ask me if I want my change, and I think that is rude. If I don't want it, I will tell you.

"Watson, what can be your deduction on the matter?" - from some known detective.. Well, your boyfriend's right on the what if, I mean, its not impossible to happen and with a store as one of the biggest when it comes to beauty and medicines. Then again, cash registers are always provided with an ample amount of change to tackle such transactions. I mean, with a store like that, they have to be conducting surveys on how much should each cash register have with change so that it can function well on transactions with customers in a given time span. And if they can't return an exact amount with change after a customer's purchase, they always have to inform the customer and not wait for them to complain about it. That's why even cash registers still have to carry those centavos of tens and fives. Well, with experience, I often complain and sometimes let it slide. Whenever they reason out that they don't have the change to give me an exact amount, I'll trouble them with my loose change of tens and fives so that they would give me a peso.

We have the same experience. I really appreciate your boyfriend for what he did. He is right. I am shy in asking for change especialy if it's less than 25 centavos. But sometimes when I get mad, I will ask the cashier. It would be very unfair to us. Good if the cashier informed me maybe I can understand. Perhaps you're right in saying that it's a modus operandi. Let us make them aware that we don't like their practice.

If the cashier doesn't have the change, she should certainly tell you. To give the wrong change without saying anything in the hope you won't notice is dishonest (and you can be 99% sure that she notices - and removes a dollar/peso from the till when she has made four such sales!

i have never heard of anything like that before. that's just crazy to me! i have never had that happen to me and would not be happy either.

Hi zerocharly... Well... I guess it depends on how much is missing. There were times when I would overlook something like that because I know I'd feel embarrassed asking for a very small amount. If it's more than one peso, I'd probably ask for it but if it were like .25 cents or something, I'd forget about it.

Why do they price things in a way to have it come out so the change is not exact. Why not round it up and give you the extra money. I am with your boyfriend every little .25 is adding up and they can potentially make a mint of that money. Here in the USA a lot of people drop pennies or through them around and do not pick them up. I see them and pick them up. Yes they are only 1 cent but by adding every 1 cent up you can make a little bit of money. It does not cost me anything to stoop over and pick up the money. Good luck to you.

IN singapore, we will always get back full change because it's the practice here.. Whatever coins or money which is unusable, the government is bound to let us know and abolish the usage of it ^_^ Thus, the smallest change we will ever get back is 5cents.. And though it's small, the cashier will alwasy make it a point to return us, unless we, the consumers, tell them to forget about the change ^_^ hehe BUt no matter how, our cashiers will not shortchange us on purpose, but there are pel whom will short pay on purpose.. lol

i dont mind to get the change especially when i go to the shopping malls for they are not giving you the little cents. but i have a friend who always asking his change because he believe that the money will never be $1 if the cents is missing. so it is important to him to have his change even it is a cent, Sometimes when he ask to buy foods by his maid and his maid will have to endorse the change because he will never give the trust that he have given to his maid.

Yes I do, because money is money whatever the amount is. We must respect the value of money and we must never compared it to the amount.

if it was 25 cents i would ask for it but if it was like 5 cents i wouldnt.. which is silly to really care but i dunno.. i never carry cash anyways so i dont have to deal with it.. if this store is doing it constantly i think i would turn them in to some one since its just out right theft.. even when they dont have the money they could make some way of getting it to you later or something.. never heard of not having it!!

Is is just certain cashiers or the store itself? I am a cashier and it is just wrong to do that! If it is a big store, then the clerks should have plenty of change available. I work in a smaller but quite busy store. If I took just one cent from each customer per night, I'd earn about 5.00 per night. If I did that each night, I'd be earning an extra 20.00 per week. Now if I kept even more than that, I'd be doing quite well. I would ask others if they have the same problem. If so, I'd bring it up to management. It could be that the cashiers are just pocketing it. A mistake is one thing but constantly trying not to give back change is stealing.

There are times when cashiers do not have the correct change but in the United States as a cashier in most places you are to ask the person to whom you are giving change to to wait as you don't have it in your register but you will alert your supervisor so that they can give you the change they need. If a cashier doesn't do that it looks bad on them and the customer can just as easily talk to the supervisor or person at the customer service counter and you could possibly be fired if you do that more then once.

Nope! i don't mind at all of the cashier didn't give me a change of 25cents, 50 or 10 cents and even 1peso.. I really don't mind at all.. Yes, i had also noticed that some of department store don't give the complete changed of their customer.. Well, I had experienced someone in the cashier who is in front of me (an old lady).. She is really particular to her changed.. The cashier didn't give her a complete change, i think it is lacking about 50 or 75 cents.. Then she told the girl in the cashier that her change is lacking then the girl told her that she don't have a centavos.. The old lady get mad with her for not giving a change.. She told the girl that "in every department store she go they always asked for a complete payment even it cost only 10 cents but when it comes to change they don't give the exact change.. Since they know that they need to change their customer centavos then they should do something about it and not keep on asking in all of their customer to keep that centavos change since accordingly they don't have a centavos.." Well, I really understand the old lady and she have a point.. We all know that in every store or grocery that we go, they always asked the complete payment to their customer.. But when it comes to changed they always don't give the complete changed.. Sometimes they will changed it into a piece of candy.. It is sometimes unfair.. It is okay if it happen once or twice but all the time isn't good already.. All the supermarket, groceries, and stores knows that they were selling some items with centavos so this means that they should have already centavos for the changed.. But they don't give a damn about it.. They were thinking that some of their customers will just give in their changed since centavos here in the Philippines don't really have so much value.. But if we think about what your boyfriend told you we can conclude that he is very right.. They can earn so much from getting the changed of their customer.. Oh well! I don't know if we can still do something about it..

hello friend,i think it just depends on what it is.for instance, when i go to shop in the market to buy the food or other daily things.when there are some change to me, i will tell the vendor to sell me a little more things as the value of the chane.lol.i feel it is better to both of us.of course, if i buy the things in the supermarket.it seems i have to get the change due to the rule of the market.so for me, i just try my best to convert the little change to the useful things,i don't want to keep them in my pocket.lol good luck

Hi zerocharly, Before when i use cash in purchasing i still get the change even in centavo if the cashier will give if to me, But now i use credit card in every purchases , so i get the exact amount of it is being charge and no need to have a change. Happy mylotting.

I want my change back no matter if its .25 cents. here in my place, When cashier is lack of .50dirhams they inform us...or they are telling us Ma'm/sir, I dont have .50dhs.. can i give u candy or gum in exchange...? just like this approach.. They inform us... AS we are giving or paying the exact amount so in return they shud give us our change thou its .25 cents. Happy mylotting.