Semi-sucky Joi, cool cashier

[JoitheArtist]

I went to the drive-thru of my local Taco Bell tonight (grilled stuffed burrito, yum!), and had to pay with almost all loose change. I felt a little bad about it, but had counted it out while waiting for my turn. So I apologized to the girl at the window as I was counting the change out and handing it to her.

She looked a little surprised and said, "Oh, wow, you're counting it for me? Most people just dump the change into my hands and want me to do it."

So even though I was a little sucky, she was ok with it. Yay! (and I had a burrito, double yay!)

[Melicious Motormouth]

Hun, there is absolutely no suck here. In fact, you were the exact opposite - your behaviour was BETTER than the average customer's. Even the cashier acknowledged it. Don't be so hard on yourself!

[fireheart]

I do the same Joi. I'll count out if I'm paying for items with small change.

[Broomjockey]

It doesn't sound like you were buying much. Less than $5 in change, when you're counting it out isn't sucky. More than $5 but less than $10 in change (unless you're in Canada*) is the very mildest of suck if you're counting it out. More than $10 and I have to question why you've got that much change but no bills to begin with... >_>



*home of the $2 coin, after all

[Peppergirl]

You weren't sucky at all! I think most of us that aren't independently wealthy have been there.

Like others (and the cashier) said, the difference is in how you behave with said change.

You were perfectly fine.

[LingualMonkey]

...I felt a little bad about it...I apologized to the girl ...I was counting the change out...

Those three things = not sucky.

[Racket_Man]

not sucky at all. you were nice about it ==== you at least counted it out =====and most importantly you apologized in a meaninful manner.

try getting $30 to $40 in loose change in a freezer bag as payment for a delivery or a McD supersized cup full of change or $8 all in pennies and then the SC gets all huffy when you demand that they count it ALLLLLLL out in front of you so you at least know they are paying for the full amount (no they do not get the order until I am satisfied it is ALL there stiff and all)

[Megg]

I was a shift manager at Taco Bell for two years, after having worked my way up from crew. I was the queen of the drive-thru. No, seriously, that's what they called me. I ran that drive through (masterfully, I might add) for four years, and that, my dear, is the least sucky thing you could have done. I once had a woman pay for a $10.xx order in nickels - like, handfuls of them, not rolled. She just gave them to me, no counting.

It got so bad, I stopped counting the change, just threw it into the drawer. People love to pay TB with change. You ruled. You counted it out, if all you got was a GSB, it was less than $5, and you didn't have an attitude. You win on all counts - sometimes all you have available at the time is change, that doesn't make you sucky, just normal.

[Bella_Vixen]

My one question is, why the drive through?

[JoitheArtist]

My one question is, why the drive through?

I like the drive-thru. The usual guy who works the DT is very cool.

Also, I should've mentioned, the change I paid with was all loose, and most of it was dimes. Not great. But at least it wasn't nickels and pennies.

[Bella_Vixen]

It's cool that you counted it all out.

I hate when people hand me a buttload of change and expect me to count it for them. I take my time.

If I was paying in all change, I would have gone inside. (not calling out, just saying my preference.)

[Primer]

My ex used to put all his loose change in a cup at night, and every once in a while, I'd buy it off of him. Everybody at work soon learned that I always had change for the vending machines, and would buy it off of me. Anytime I was out and about, and heard cashiers begging for change, I'd sell them whatever I could. One time, a cashier at a gas station even had me stand to the side, and count out ALL of my change for him--I think it was close to $20--and he bought it ALL!

These days, the DH tends to give me his pocket change only because he doesn't like carrying it, and I try to spend it a little at a time. If I get too much, I'll pawn it off at the SCO machine at the store...as long as there's not a line behind me, of course!

[Calud]

Common, you have to get rid of your change somehow. With all the prices set to .95,.98 etc. its just impossible not to have too much change.