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This kinda spread over a week, because I wanted some related stories to make a sufficient post.
State Quarters - P.I.T.A.
Thanks to the US Mint, those stupid State Quarters have attracted some pretty crazy folks into the hobby. And poor me has to deal with them. I mean, it's one thing if the register is open from a transaction, and someone wants to get change in Quarters instead of dollar bills. It's another thing when someone asks me to dig thru the till for Idaho (The current design).
Crispy!!
If you want "Crispy" Bills, go to the damn bank. My register is not your personal bank. And you will get the slightly wrinkled $20 Bill.
Unexpected Raise
A lady complained that one of the coins she got was "counterfeit." She didn't like the way how "dirty" it looked. Of course, this was after I closed the drawer after she took her change. I looked at it, and saw nothing wrong except it was brown and looked corroded. But she insisted I give her "real" money. Frustrated, I dug into a pocket and shot the quarter Zenigata Heiji style and turned my back to her and pocketed the piece.
When "Coin Man" came in later, I told him the story, and showed him the piece. He smirks, and tells me "She should've kept it. It's a $1000 error coin."
Apparently, the lady had given me a State Quarter with one of it's clad layers missing, exposing the copper core. Such errors command a pretty penny on the coin collector market according to Coin man. Coin man is helping me get it authenticated just to be safe.
Spooked by torn currency?
One of my co-workers bugged me to keep my till open, because the woman she just served wanted "good" currency. She had been given currency that was either torn, dirty, a/or not to her standards. I merely closed my drawer right after, citing "Security Protocol." Needless to say, the lady was pissed. Well, the other 4 people behind you would also be pissed at your lolly gagging.
Germs on Currency? NO WAI!!
We had to void a transaction because the lady refused the currency that was handed to her. Even after the cashier sneezed, quickly went for the sanitizer, rubbed a few times, wiped his hands of excess sanitizer, and completed the transaction. Suffice to say, the lady wasn't wearing gloves, so I could partially rule out Germphobe. She wasn't old (30's?) so I dunno what was up....
The "Number"
Series 2001 $1 bill L66600666X. A note that was throw back at me after I handed a customer her change. Before she could throw bible language at me, Coin man gladly took the bill off the lady's hands and told her "Hey, thanks for the $100 raise! Have a nice day!" and plops a dollar bill onto the counter and walks off.
The lady was stunned.
State Quarters - P.I.T.A.
Thanks to the US Mint, those stupid State Quarters have attracted some pretty crazy folks into the hobby. And poor me has to deal with them. I mean, it's one thing if the register is open from a transaction, and someone wants to get change in Quarters instead of dollar bills. It's another thing when someone asks me to dig thru the till for Idaho (The current design).
Crispy!!
If you want "Crispy" Bills, go to the damn bank. My register is not your personal bank. And you will get the slightly wrinkled $20 Bill.
Unexpected Raise
A lady complained that one of the coins she got was "counterfeit." She didn't like the way how "dirty" it looked. Of course, this was after I closed the drawer after she took her change. I looked at it, and saw nothing wrong except it was brown and looked corroded. But she insisted I give her "real" money. Frustrated, I dug into a pocket and shot the quarter Zenigata Heiji style and turned my back to her and pocketed the piece.
When "Coin Man" came in later, I told him the story, and showed him the piece. He smirks, and tells me "She should've kept it. It's a $1000 error coin."
Apparently, the lady had given me a State Quarter with one of it's clad layers missing, exposing the copper core. Such errors command a pretty penny on the coin collector market according to Coin man. Coin man is helping me get it authenticated just to be safe.
Spooked by torn currency?
One of my co-workers bugged me to keep my till open, because the woman she just served wanted "good" currency. She had been given currency that was either torn, dirty, a/or not to her standards. I merely closed my drawer right after, citing "Security Protocol." Needless to say, the lady was pissed. Well, the other 4 people behind you would also be pissed at your lolly gagging.
Germs on Currency? NO WAI!!
We had to void a transaction because the lady refused the currency that was handed to her. Even after the cashier sneezed, quickly went for the sanitizer, rubbed a few times, wiped his hands of excess sanitizer, and completed the transaction. Suffice to say, the lady wasn't wearing gloves, so I could partially rule out Germphobe. She wasn't old (30's?) so I dunno what was up....
The "Number"
Series 2001 $1 bill L66600666X. A note that was throw back at me after I handed a customer her change. Before she could throw bible language at me, Coin man gladly took the bill off the lady's hands and told her "Hey, thanks for the $100 raise! Have a nice day!" and plops a dollar bill onto the counter and walks off.
The lady was stunned.
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