What Do You Do When a Cashier Gives You Too Much Change Back?

by SodaHead Living Posted 2012/09/05 22:30:10

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	Give it back	1,312 votes	76%
	Take the money and run!	421 votes	24%

What can we say? We're gaga over groceries! While we shop for our favorite snacks at the store, we often wonder if our grocery store etiquette is the same as others. Do most people sneak in samples at the candy bins while deciding whether or not they're going to buy the goods? What do you do when the cashier gives you too much change? And is it normal to go grocery shopping three times a week? We're finally going to find out.

Take our 8-question "Gaga Over Groceries" survey to have your vote count in the stats -- and have fun shopping!

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Barefoot Peace and Love∞ijm... 2012/09/07 22:41:50

Give it back

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I give it back...... I run a register too.... and I wouldn't want their money to come up short....!!!!
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Brad 2012/09/07 20:52:32

Take the money and run!

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I usually don't count my change (which has actually led me to being ripped off more than I would like) so I'm usually gone by the time I realize. I would give it back if it was a small, local mom and pop; but if it's Wal-Mart, who'll miss it?

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MyPaper... to Brad 2012/09/08 01:42:40

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The cashier that's running the register at walmart, perhaps?

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Brad to MyPaper... 2012/09/10 07:36:57

Hey, day late, dollar short.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2012/09/07 20:49:59

Take the money and run!

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Not that big of a deal. Plus unless you count it right there, do you really notice it?

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"OG" 2012/09/07 20:49:50

Give it back

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The right thing to do.

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flrdsgns 2012/09/07 20:49:12

Give it back

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I give it back, I don't need the extra money enough to have to steal it. People make mistakes, I sleep better being honest and returning it.

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N. Zane 2012/09/07 20:48:03

Take the money and run!

Most of the time i dont realize it til i walk out

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lm1b2 2012/09/07 20:46:16 (edited)

Give it back

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I cashed my paycheck one day,and the cashier gave me a extra hundred back,i gave it back,she did not even thank me, LOL ! But i still believe that honesty is the best policy.

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dispatcher 2012/09/07 20:45:54

Give it back

Try to explain to them how to count correctly so that they are not short on their draw & loose their job & become another statistic in the government watch dog list..

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angel face 2012/09/07 20:44:56

Give it back

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I've never ran into that kind of problem but if I did I would give it back because I would feel guilty

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santa6642 2012/09/07 20:44:21

Give it back

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It does not belong to me, it belongs to the store.-

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wpsark_BN_0 2012/09/07 20:41:06

Give it back

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I don't want them to lose their job..

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TasselLady 2012/09/07 20:39:50

Give it back

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No way am I going to let a cashier get in trouble for something I did. That would never sit well with me at all. There's enough dishonest twits out there. Why should I be another one?

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frozenKmadness 2012/09/07 20:30:24

Take the money and run!

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Man_Bea... to frozenK... 2012/09/07 22:37:23

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Lol cute.

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J 2012/09/07 20:16:01

Give it back

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But I also make sure they give the the correct change.

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jeremyperryfranz 2012/09/07 20:00:51

Give it back

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Cricket 2012/09/07 19:59:48

Give it back

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If their till is under the cashier has to pay out of his/her pocket to replace it.

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Michael 2012/09/07 19:51:37

Give it back

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Always! I don't want the cashier to get into trouble. I was a cashier once, at a Fox movie theatre, and IHOP!

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MercuryZero 2012/09/07 19:48:06

Give it back

It'll probably take a few minutes for it to register in my mind after I count the change after getting out of line but then I'll give it back.

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Elaine Magliacane 2012/09/07 19:34:23

Give it back

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It isn't my money and more often than not if the poor cashier is short at the end of the night the money comes out of their pockets... they work too hard for me to steal from them.

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L1Z2 2012/09/07 19:15:59 (edited)

Give it back

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No, they have to count their drawers down at the end of their shift. ( and beginning too of course) If they are short on the balance, they can get in trouble, maybe serious. I give the difference back.

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Professor Wizard 2012/09/07 19:13:36

Give it back

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I try to give it back...

In once instance, teller gave me $20 too much change.... I started to tell her there was a problem and was double counting the change, when we went off on quite a violent tangent about how she does NOT MAKE MISTAKES!!!!! .. So I politely apologized, and quietly walked away.

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Man_Bea... to Profess... 2012/09/07 22:39:05

Haha awesome.

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Suzie 2012/09/07 19:13:20

Give it back

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I would give it back. I have to work with cash and try not to give out the wrong change. But sometimes it happen. When it does I am responsiable for my bank, my drawer and my take. So if you have made a mistake it can cost you your job and it's taken out of your wages.

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fuzzy Ken "In G-d We Trust" 2012/09/07 19:12:32

Give it back

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I've worked as a cashier and every place I worked you were personally responsible for making up any shortages in the register.

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Huki68 2012/09/07 19:09:43

Give it back

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Give it back, it is not mine, they could lose their job if you keep it, their boss will think stealing... Not yours, not take it, give it back

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kevracer 2012/09/07 18:56:31

Give it back

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I continue to hold the change out and ask "you sure about that?"

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J to kevracer 2012/09/07 20:19:06

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I have done that before. Not because I want to humiliate the person, but because I want them to be more careful.

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kevracer to J 2012/09/07 20:22:41

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happened the other day at a deli whose names rhymes with Subway; cashier tried to give me five dollars too much. She siad she thought I paid her with a $20 bill instead of a $10 bill.

of course, she would have been wrong anyway, but.......

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NarcolepticGoat 2012/09/07 18:44:26

Give it back

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At least I always have in the past. I don't usually look at my change though, just put it in my wallet, so there are probably times when I haven't :(

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**Bessie** 2012/09/07 18:41:48

Give it back

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Correct them...and give them the extra money back...and they always are thankful, of course.

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PC Gamer Name "Angry Assassin" 2012/09/07 18:39:42

Give it back

I give the Money back & point it out to the Cashier that he/she gave me too much Money back.

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zcberry 2012/09/07 18:35:51

Give it back

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What so hard about that? LOL!!!

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WilliamS 2012/09/07 18:32:44

Give it back

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I ALWAYS give it back. It would be stealing to keep it. There's a good chance that the cashier would have to pay it back out of their own money. And besides, God sees everything you do.

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jai joshi 2012/09/07 18:24:10

Give it back

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i got an experiences about hundred times, but i give it back all the time.. because i didn't earn it. its one type of stealing.

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*Mahogany Goddess of P.H.A.E.T 2012/09/07 18:23:16

Give it back

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Something like that can get an employee fired; not worth taking extra change and have someone excused of stealing.

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Robin 2012/09/07 18:22:24

Give it back

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I return it. Just last week, when I cashed hubby's paycheck, the teller ahd inadverently given me an extra hundred dollars and when I realized what happened, I ret\urned it, This very nice woman, widow and mother of 3 would have had that money come out of her owb check.

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RoyDMercer - IFOTFD 2012/09/07 18:19:53

Give it back

I correct them. I believe what goes around, comes around, so I make sure not to jinx myself if I can help it.

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Culgan 2012/09/07 18:18:25

Give it back

If the cashier is nice and friendly then I'll give it back without a second thought. If the cashier is rude however, I'm keeping it.

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