Tasha's amazon thread reminded me of an incident.

[AUFred]

About 30 years ago I was working for barely over minimum wage but doing the right thing was doing the right thing. One Friday I went thru the drive-thru at my bank. I made a small deposit and got the balance in cash. When the teller gave me my envelope I immediately counted it. Seems like I got an extra $20 in my change. I got the teller's attention and told her I think she made a mistake. I was taken aback by her response..."I DO NOT MAKE MISTAKES!" I said thank you and drove off. The next week I went back to the bank. I got the same teller. This time she stopped me and told me last Friday she was out of balance at the end of the day and was $20 short which she had to pay out of her pocket. I told her I did not understand how that was possible since she did not make mistakes.:ninja

 

[Joey]

Lmao! Fair play Fred! I would have said the same thing to her. She sounded like a right piece of work

 

[Thornless]

Hehe..

Did you give it to her in the end?

 

[AUFred]

No I didn't. I figured that was a lesson she needed to learn the hard way.

 

[Thornless]

No I didn't. I figured that was a lesson she needed to learn the hard way.

:thumbup

Right on

 

[Niamh]

hahaha, brilliant!

 

[Kyle B]

When I worked retail I had the reverse happen to me.

Customer would give me a $5 and say they gave me $20. Fun times.

 

[AUFred]

I really watch closely when I give a clerk a $20 or larger. I often get shortchanged.

 

[Zorak]

When I worked retail I had the reverse happen to me.

Customer would give me a $5 and say they gave me $20. Fun times.

Same. Maybe, if I was really hungover, I might mistake a £5 note for a £10, but a £5 for a £20? Never.

 

[NoDak]

Hehe..

Did you give it to her in the end?

Up til this point, he was hoping to! :tooth

I really watch closely when I give a clerk a $20 or larger. I often get shortchanged.

A cashier should always lay the tendered bill in plain sight while change is counted back. That way, there is no mistake about what was tendered. You don't see many do that anymore though. Quick change artists make $$$ off of those who don't.

 

[Darrell]

Well played, sir. :clap

 

[Natasha]

LMFAO...that's awesome. I'm a firm believer that when you make a mistake you should own up to it, even if it means that you might get in trouble for it. I'd much rather warn my supervisor ahead of time that something might be coming up than sit around wondering if and when I'm going to get caught.

Hopefully she learned her lesson. EVERYBODY makes mistakes.

 

[AUFred]

LMFAO...that's awesome. I'm a firm believer that when you make a mistake you should own up to it, even if it means that you might get in trouble for it. I'd much rather warn my supervisor ahead of time that something might be coming up than sit around wondering if and when I'm going to get caught.

Hopefully she learned her lesson. EVERYBODY makes mistakes.

Absolutely everyone makres mistakes.