We don't do it to inconvenience you
A gentleman wanders into the store and after giving a moderately cheerful greeting informs me that he has some change to convert to bills for the arcade. Of course I am happy to provide this service with one caveat. We will only exchange a certain amount of coin.
That brought him up short. He blinked at me and then related that he was going to be spending the money in our arcade. He didn't understand why I would have an issue with however much he wanted to convert over.
My response was to say that large amounts of small change wreak havoc on the cash drawer and therefore store policy was to limit the volume a given arcade customer might contribute to any given shift.
Predictably given how taken aback he was when I told him I would only take a portion of his change, he objected. The amount I'd accept was relatively useless for him and if I wasn't interested in his money, he'd find some other business with better priorities. He left fuming.
I wish I could have done something for him. In fact, if he hadn't been seeking to unload at least ten bucks worth of coin on me, I would have looked upon making an exception with a bit more favor. Unfortunately, he was seeking to move such a sum.
So for the benefit of his stated desire to expend his wad in our arcade booth, I should devote the time to count out his wad of coins before deciding if I want to add their mass to the cash drawer or separate them out into a nicely round number to toss into the safe. Either way, it's a huge pain in the arse.
It could be suggested that I am simply being lazy to the detriment of commerce, except for a secondary factor. The tweakers and side-walk rangers in the area indulge in an informal industry of their own; scrounging change. This in turn leaves them highly desirous of relieving the weight in their pockets with much lighter, more flexible bills. Since they won't hesitate to lie in order to get what they want, the only effective means to keep them from scooting out the door with the greater part of our useful tender is that we have imposed a limit on the change we'll convert.
It can be moderately inconvenient, but less so than getting all your change for a purchase entirely in coin.
That brought him up short. He blinked at me and then related that he was going to be spending the money in our arcade. He didn't understand why I would have an issue with however much he wanted to convert over.
My response was to say that large amounts of small change wreak havoc on the cash drawer and therefore store policy was to limit the volume a given arcade customer might contribute to any given shift.
Predictably given how taken aback he was when I told him I would only take a portion of his change, he objected. The amount I'd accept was relatively useless for him and if I wasn't interested in his money, he'd find some other business with better priorities. He left fuming.
I wish I could have done something for him. In fact, if he hadn't been seeking to unload at least ten bucks worth of coin on me, I would have looked upon making an exception with a bit more favor. Unfortunately, he was seeking to move such a sum.
So for the benefit of his stated desire to expend his wad in our arcade booth, I should devote the time to count out his wad of coins before deciding if I want to add their mass to the cash drawer or separate them out into a nicely round number to toss into the safe. Either way, it's a huge pain in the arse.
It could be suggested that I am simply being lazy to the detriment of commerce, except for a secondary factor. The tweakers and side-walk rangers in the area indulge in an informal industry of their own; scrounging change. This in turn leaves them highly desirous of relieving the weight in their pockets with much lighter, more flexible bills. Since they won't hesitate to lie in order to get what they want, the only effective means to keep them from scooting out the door with the greater part of our useful tender is that we have imposed a limit on the change we'll convert.
It can be moderately inconvenient, but less so than getting all your change for a purchase entirely in coin.
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