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From: Jill McQuown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: Making change
Date: Sat, 10 May 2025 14:34:12 -0400
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On 5/10/2025 1:17 PM, Ed P wrote:
> On 5/10/2025 12:40 PM, Jill McQuown wrote:
>> On 5/9/2025 10:23 PM, Ed P wrote:
>>> Making change is a lost art in retail.
>>>
>>> I was in the checkout line of a store today and a woman bought a few 
>>> things that totaled $5.34.  She handed him a $10 bill.  The problem 
>>> is, he hit receiving exact change in error and did not know how to 
>>> give her change.  Had to call over a supervisor to do this complex 
>>> monetary transaction.
>>
>> Did the supervisor actually know how?  Or did the supervisor reverse 
>> the transaction and enter it correctly so the machine calculated the 
>> change?   Just curious.  I've seen a few situations like that where 
>> all they did was enter their supervisor code, clear out the original 
>> transaction and do it over again.  The clerks don't have the 
>> authorization to do that.
>>
>> Jill
> 
> At first I thought he needed a supervisor to override something.  Nope, 
> the cash drawer was already open, he was just lost.
> 
> She did count it out and showed him but I don't know if it sunk in.

Thanks!  I was just curious.  It's heartening to know the supervisor 
knew how to count back change.

Jill