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[novapsyche]

Have you ever bought something, added an impulse buy, paid for it and then realized the checker gave you too much change? If so, what did you do?

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[riffalike.livejournal.com]

In person, I return the funds, not wanting the cashier's drawer to come up light.

At a vending machine, I consider it a discount for times that vending machines steal my monies.

[bonerici.livejournal.com]

how much? a few dollars? big deal. Just let it go. If it's a lot, I'll return the change, because I dont want the checker to have to pay when the register is short.

[custardfairy.livejournal.com]

If I notice at the till, I'll give it back. If I notice when I'm already home, and if it's less than $40, then oh well. Well, that also depends on if it's the store that's a 10 minute walk away, or the store in another town.

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

Okay.

I ask because I went to Borders yesterday to buy a copy of Poets & Writers (Third Wednesday was mentioned in it). I paid for it. The checker gave me my change for a $20. On an impulse, I decided to buy a pocket-sized copy of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. It said it cost $2.95. The checker next to mine said that she just bought that for $.95. My original checker rang me up. I paid him out of my pocket $1.05 (the "sale" price plus tax). The checker gave me $15 back, the amount I would have gotten from my original purchase.

I walked away, then turned back. I said, "I don't think this is mine," holding up the money. The checker said, "Crazy." I put the money in my pocket and went on.

[rmeidaking.livejournal.com]

Having worked too much in retail, and being possibly more honest than I should be, I fix the problem. I would have done the math for the clerk. Depending on the policy of the store, the clerk may have to make up for shortages in the drawer from their own pocket (this is extremely true in banks). Since they're probably not making much above minimum wage - cashiers top out at about $12 an hour, and most hover around $8 - I don't really feel a need to take advantage of their incompetence.

OTOH, in your situation, you did say that you thought there was a mistake, and the clerk didn't pay attention. At that point, it's on them.

[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

If I'm still in the store, I give it back.

If I've left the store, and it's more than a dollar, I go back and give it back.

If I've already left the store before I notice, and it's a trivial amount, I keep it.