Not going to make much money that way!
This morning I heard on the television news that Starbucks was having a promotion today where anyone who comes into their stores before 10:30 am and bought any drink would recieve a free pastry. Well, as it would happen, I was in the area of a Starbucks this morning at around 9am, so I decided to swing in and check it out. I ordered a strawberries and cream frappacino and got a berry coffeecake slice. The total was $3.86, so I gave the cashier $4.00.
The cashier handed me my receipt, and $4.16 change, and looked past me to the customer behind me and said “Thank you, who’s next?” I stood there for a second, pondering the situation, and then said “Excuse me, I’m confused.” The cashier looked at me with an expression of annoyance on his face and said “what is it?” I told him that I think he gave me the incorrect change. He got flustered and said he was SURE that he had given me the right change.
I held out both of my hands and told him that the charge was for $3.86 and I had given him $4.00. He said, “that’s right.” Then I asked him then “why did you give me $4.16 change?” And he got defensive and said “that’s because you…” And I interrupted him and said “me nothing, you gave me the wrong change, I owe you $4!” He just stared at me, while I tried to hand him back the $4.00. Finally I said “take the $4 and put it in your cash register, and we’ll be even.” Sheepishly he took the $4 and opened his cash register. He didn’t even have the courtesy to apologize or thank me! I know I did the right thing, but he really should have at least thanked me!