Cashier cheats sight impaired senior

My mom has macular degeneration and had cataracts. She had laser surgery a few months ago. She says it's clear but she still can't see. Now, she also has floating shadows, and halos everywhere she looks. She keeps trying to shoo them away. I'm always worried when she goes anywhere because of the traffic. Vision impairment is a huge loss.

Hi everyone I can also speak from a vision impaired perspective, because I too am vision impaired. We that are vision impaired, are a forgotten bunch. There are so many issues that folks take for granted, having good vision. Please protect your vision. It's such a blessing to have it when it is good. Check your family history for vision problems that may be inherited, and then start doing research on vitamins and minerals and what to do to prevent that problem in 'your' life. I know that when I was first diagnosed with (wet) macular degeneration (the worst of the 2 kinds, I found out that 3 of the main enemies of the vision, are: 1. sugar 2. hydrogenated products - and - 3.bright sunlight Many products have on their lables the word 'Hydrogenated.' For instance - shortening - peanut butter (except for natural) - many margarines and some oils. I'll just share one thing that happened to me that most folks wouldn't even think about, that could have turned out as a danger to me. Last spring, I was going to meet my best friend and my sister-in-law for lunch at my favorite resutrant here in town. It's about 10 - 12 miles from my home, and I can't drive any more. So I told the girls that I'd take the bus. When I told the bus driver where I needed to get off, he left me off at that location. But I didn't realize till after I'd gotten off the bus, that the resturant was "on the other side" of the busy street, and I'd have to cross it hoping to make it safely. Fortunately, someone could tell I was hesitating at the curb, and offered to help me - - and fortunately, the street wasn't that busy at that time of the day. It was a scary experience. Now I am afraid to ride the bus to places that I'm not sure of. Hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day/evening with your Valentine(s)

it could be an honest mistake and the were just passing along what they thought was real dimes. But what are the odds that they would pull out three fake dimes out of a drawer full of change?

I hope this doesn't happen to her (or anyone else) again. It's mean.

I casually mentioned it but I don't want her to be very paranoid. I guess she really should be much more careful with money but like you said, they would have to have money laying there waiting for someone (my mom) to show up and buy something, then they can give her fake money. It would be premeditated and I'd hate to think someone would go that far but realistically, it could happen I suppose.

That's a good point. Why would they have batteries just sitting there? Why would they give batteries instead of dimes? The only thing I can think of is, they're trying to see how much they can get away with. Maybe they're setting my mom up for a greater loss. Oh my gosh, it just dawned on me as I wrote that answer, that she could be getting setup for more loss.

I believe it only because it happened to my mom but really, it seems too bizarre to be real.

I'm still debating what to do about it She can't even tell me exactly which store gave her the fake money. It's pretty bad

3 lousy dimes Pathetic how low some people stoop

The more I think about it, the more surreal it seems... but then I shake myself back to reality and have to face the facts that some people are that petty. It's sad.

Less than minimum wage is a violation of labour laws, isn't it? People can barely make ends meet as it is without these employers pinching pennies off the workers wages. Arghhhhh, makes me want to scream!

I'm worried that they'll try and pass her fake bills. She would pack them in her purse thinking they're whatever they're supposed to be and find out later that it's just pieces of paper. That makes me so angry! There was a thing on the news not too long ago because the building was full of disabled tenants and the building was very rundown. When the media showed up with their cameras, the owner stood in the doorway and refused them entry. One of the tenants was yelling at him that she is allowed to have anyone visit her apartment -- but the reporters with their cameras still couldn't gain entry. Pretty weird stuff.