The Godfather of Manx House Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 All young Manx lads, I'm afraid. The key is to offer the "assistance" after the keying in has been done on the till. Seriously, try it tomorrow. You'll be amazed. And better off, if you have no conscience ... ...GOMH*... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Are you talking about high street stores here? Forget having a bad conscience of coming out £5 or £10 better than you thought. The only thing I would feel bad about is if the shop assistant felt a little guilty for not realising it, but that is supposedly his responsibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassettiespagetie Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 This is probably all about me and about the fine job I do on the tills... :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulgarian Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Here's that change scam i was talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTuy2MsevC8 I don't have a problem with people offering to help with change, as long as they're not faffing about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In fact . . . Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Mental arithmetic before decimalisation must have been much better for everyone than it is now. If something cost 3/8 and the shopkeeper was presented a 10/- note, how much change would he/she give? This was, of course, many years before microchips did the hard work. It all had to be done in the shopkeepers' heads or on paper. It's 6/4, by the way. (That's six shillings and four (old) pence.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I find the young people in the Spar at Union Mills jolly good at counting, even when I helpfully try to offer all sorts of coin combinations to such an extent that I confuse myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monasqueen Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 In places where a till is not available to do the arithmetic, the poor dears have to use a calculator even to add up two items. It really is shameful. They cannot cope with giving change other than what the till tells them to give. I find it very amusing if I'm buying a few things with cash - I'll have the correct money in my hand long before the till comes up with the figure, and then watch for the look on the check-out assistant's face when he/she is given the right money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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