when working my side job in a hobby shop, I had a woman give me a $100 bill for a soda, first thing on a Sunday morning. assuming it was a real bill (I doubted it), that was more cash than on hand at that hour. I suggested she go next door to the dollar store instead.
The small denominations trick usually convinces these first customers of the day to go elsewhere to break a bill. Basically have the register stocked with wads of 5s, and singles. When the bill breaker comes in, just give them their change in small denominations.
I had that happen when I worked at K-Mart only it was a $100 bill. I told him I didn’t have enough change in the register and to come back later. Since it was the Christmas season it wouldn’t be long before I’d have plenty of 20’s.
When I worked retail, I would get a semi-regular customer that it seemed like he had the worst luck with coming through my line *just* after I had been issued my till of exactly $118 (including change) and he was buying like $130 worth of stuff with two $100 bills. He was always super nice about waiting for his change to be sent from the vault, though, so I didn’t mind helping him. He was also really understanding about being given a ton of $5’s, because back then, we weren’t “allowed” to be issued anything larger in change. Yes, I’d check his money, no, it wasn’t ever fake.
I worked in a supermarket in the 1980s. On Sundays we’d have people dressed up for church come running in as soon as we opened, to buy a pack of gum or something else very small so they could break a twenty or sometimes a fifty. They wanted something small for the collection plate. We would usually start the day with enough change to handle one or maybe two but after that we’d have to start calling the manager to open the safe for us.
If you go to church, please think about what goes in the collection plate more than twenty minutes before the service begins!!
They… Haven’t made $1k bills in the US for decades you counterfeiter.
If it’s legit, it’s worth a lot more than $1000.
Indeed, the last US $1000 bills were Series 1934.
correction, Series 1934, but last printed in 1945.
when working my side job in a hobby shop, I had a woman give me a $100 bill for a soda, first thing on a Sunday morning. assuming it was a real bill (I doubted it), that was more cash than on hand at that hour. I suggested she go next door to the dollar store instead.
I hope your boss backed you up.
The small denominations trick usually convinces these first customers of the day to go elsewhere to break a bill. Basically have the register stocked with wads of 5s, and singles. When the bill breaker comes in, just give them their change in small denominations.
I hate people like this.
I had that happen when I worked at K-Mart only it was a $100 bill. I told him I didn’t have enough change in the register and to come back later. Since it was the Christmas season it wouldn’t be long before I’d have plenty of 20’s.
Norm, the “random” link seems to bring you here nonrandomly.
When I worked retail, I would get a semi-regular customer that it seemed like he had the worst luck with coming through my line *just* after I had been issued my till of exactly $118 (including change) and he was buying like $130 worth of stuff with two $100 bills. He was always super nice about waiting for his change to be sent from the vault, though, so I didn’t mind helping him. He was also really understanding about being given a ton of $5’s, because back then, we weren’t “allowed” to be issued anything larger in change. Yes, I’d check his money, no, it wasn’t ever fake.
I worked in a supermarket in the 1980s. On Sundays we’d have people dressed up for church come running in as soon as we opened, to buy a pack of gum or something else very small so they could break a twenty or sometimes a fifty. They wanted something small for the collection plate. We would usually start the day with enough change to handle one or maybe two but after that we’d have to start calling the manager to open the safe for us.
If you go to church, please think about what goes in the collection plate more than twenty minutes before the service begins!!
I find used gum makes the right sort of impression. My church does membership dues instead of a collection
This is the prelude to a “quick change” scam. Never fall for it.