Why oh why do I expect a different result

[Teefies2]

This happens so much I'm tempted to put it into Sucky Customers, but here goes:


You are the customer at my register. You are buying *whatever* that costs (let's say $5). You hand me something like $4.83 in cash. So, your balance is $0.17. What DO you do


No, that's not correct!!! What you do is ..... whip out your debit card, put the $0.17 on the card .... and then ask for CASH BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Usually $5.

How do you not see this for what it is ..... and WHY are you getting the CBF when I count the $5 back to you, specifically pointing out that I'm giving you back 4 of the same ones you JUST GAVE to me

[agirlfromnowhere]

People actually do this?

[retailworker7]

Some people are just stupid. Also some banks run programs where people get money back if they use their debit card. At one point I had people regularly making multiple 10 cent purchases of Laffy Taffy because of some bank's rewards program requiring a certain number of transactions with no minimum dollar amount.

[Dreamstalker]

That might explain the large number of under-a-dollar credit card purchases I see on selfscan every so often.