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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've heard about cashiers pulling good finds out of registers and switching them with their own change. How are they able to do this without arousing suspicion from the boss/manager and co-workers? Wouldn't it be against policy as well? Is there some sort of trust that needs to be formed first? Thanks.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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well I work at outback steakhouse doing curbside takeout. I can do whatever I want with the money in the drawer as long as the restaurant gets the money I owe them at the end of the night. the rest of the money goes to me as tips. I think most places wont care what you do with money in the register as long as there is the correct amount of money left in the register. if it is always shorted then the owners or managers might have a problem. I search through my register all the time and no one cares. I often share my finds with my manager.... who then goes to search the other registers. lol.
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Moderator
 United States
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I've pulled out about 200 singles and about $30 in change over the last 10 years. As long as the drawer is correct at the end of the night no one cares. There was one just though that all I had to do was make sure there was a second set of eyes watching me do it. Sadly though I don't find as much silver in the till as I used to.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I ran a cash register in the early 70's. We each had our own till. If I saw something I wanted I set it in the empty tray. At the end of my shift I took my drawer to the head cashier and gave him/her the money for the item(s). They definitely frowned on exchanges at the register. It worked great if I needed to cash a check at lunch to cover my "Finds".  p.s. - there was a lot more silver circulating in those days and 95% of the halves were at least 40%. Edited by SeatedNut
06/15/2011 3:40 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Same here. When I was a cashier I used to put the coins I liked in the last hole, which is usually empty. Then at the end of the day I would tell my boss I wanted these, and would have him do the exchange of coins.
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Pillar of the Community
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At my shops cashiers can do what they want as long as it comes out right at the end of the day. I have literally pulled change out of a customers hand when I heard the silver sound, just explained that I believed I gave them incorrect change. Most of my silver that I pull comes from the customers paying in change not from the bank.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1348 Posts |
I wish I was alive back in the "Mid Evil" times HAHA. Those stories are the reason I hoard copper pennies
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New Member
United States
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I worked at a convience store in the early eightys use to find silver every so often then. As long as the till matched the regester at the end of the day didnt matter if you exchanged the coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3276 Posts |
i wasn't even born till the late 80's. lol. I never had the opportunity to save silver :/
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What has already been stated is the norm almost everywhere. Owners of places really don't care what a cashier does as long as the amount of money at the end of the day, the cashiers end of shift, or similar is correct.
And here is one thing to remember. At many restaurants, cleaners, food stores, etc. the cashiers may well be related to the owners. At one restaurant by me everyone that works there is a relative. Not a good place to complain about the help there.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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When I worked in a grocery store from 1975-1988 I pulled hundreds of dollars face value of silver out of the cash drawer. Would just set aside every silver coin during my shift and call the manager over to sell them to me at the end of my shift. Most of the cashiers were doing the same thing, and some were saving the silver in their drawers for me because I made it clear I was interested.
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Posted 06/15/2011 3:06 pm
