Here in Denver County there is a different sales takx rate on food and drink items than there is on non-edible items. 8.1% on food stuffs and 7.72% on the rest.
so I tried my best to go through all my drinks and candy bars to round out the price so that after tax it was a round number. Something that Docs and Nurses could toss at me as they go. Gum is $1 after tax, as are all the King Size candy bars. Bottled soda is $1.10, canned is $.80. All this after tax. Which means the prices listed on the case are $1.02 and $.74, etc.
Girl, my age (about 25ish) brings a can of Sunkist to the register. I scan it and tell her $.80 without even looking. Remember how I rounded down? Yeah.
G - Girl
Me- Hi there!
G- It says 74 cent. (Yeah, no plural there)
Me- That's before tax. After it's 80 cents. I rounded most of the prices down to avoid pennies. (typically thats all a customer needs to hear)
G- But it says 74.
Me- Right, but that's before sales tax.
G- This is a hospital, you can't charge tax.
Me- ?? Uhm, I'm required to.
G- Whatever. Take your 6 cents and shove 'em.
At least she can do basic math...
so I tried my best to go through all my drinks and candy bars to round out the price so that after tax it was a round number. Something that Docs and Nurses could toss at me as they go. Gum is $1 after tax, as are all the King Size candy bars. Bottled soda is $1.10, canned is $.80. All this after tax. Which means the prices listed on the case are $1.02 and $.74, etc.
Girl, my age (about 25ish) brings a can of Sunkist to the register. I scan it and tell her $.80 without even looking. Remember how I rounded down? Yeah.
G - Girl
Me- Hi there!
G- It says 74 cent. (Yeah, no plural there)
Me- That's before tax. After it's 80 cents. I rounded most of the prices down to avoid pennies. (typically thats all a customer needs to hear)
G- But it says 74.
Me- Right, but that's before sales tax.
G- This is a hospital, you can't charge tax.
Me- ?? Uhm, I'm required to.
G- Whatever. Take your 6 cents and shove 'em.
At least she can do basic math...
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