Check your change....

[recycled sixtie]

I just got back from a trip to the UK to see my mother. One day before I left a convenience store clerk short changed me one pound. I got him to give me the correct change. I was born in the UK, now live in Canada and of course sound like an American(Boston accent ?). So it seems to me I get taken there on a regular basis both because of my appearance and accent. LOL the next day as I am buying my train ticket with two mins. to go before departure I hand the train clerk a 50 pound note(bill to you!) for a 37 pound trainfare. He gives me 3 pounds change. I said what about the 10 pounds? He hands it over. Lesson learned - dont be late for a train as you dont have enough time to report the cheating clerk to his boss. Being reasonably assertive should be instilled in you as a kid asap.
You dont have to be an a.........e to be assertive. Just stand your ground. How is it the older I get, the more amazed I become at people

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by recycled sixtie

I just got back from a trip to the UK to see my mother. One day before I left a convenience store clerk short changed me one pound. I got him to give me the correct change. I was born in the UK, now live in Canada and of course sound like an American(Boston accent ?). So it seems to me I get taken there on a regular basis both because of my appearance and accent. LOL the next day as I am buying my train ticket with two mins. to go before departure I hand the train clerk a 50 pound note(bill to you!) for a 37 pound trainfare. He gives me 3 pounds change. I said what about the 10 pounds? He hands it over. Lesson learned - dont be late for a train as you dont have enough time to report the cheating clerk to his boss. Being reasonably assertive should be instilled in you as a kid asap.
You dont have to be an a.........e to be assertive. Just stand your ground. How is it the older I get, the more amazed I become at people

In the US we call people who do this "banks."

[masraum]

Wow, surprising. Actually, I don't know. I rarely use cash any more. I guess if I did I might see this more often. Back when I did use cash, it wasn't common. Maybe now that cash is less prevalent, people pay less attention. Here, if you use cash, most places count the cash back to you.

[gamin]

I guess I'm old school since I use cash all the time for everyday transactions. And I absolutely do count the change. People will try to short change you. By the way, I've never gotten a short count from my bank or an error in a statement, never. Locally owned bank with great service unlike the rip off national banks.

[red-beard]

I had something similar happen in Boston in June.

[Jrboulder]

For some reason it happens to me at airports all the time. They never get away with it. With the number of transactions that happen in those places I could see a cashier doubling their minimum wage income pretty easily.

[Jim Bremner]

I had a clerk do it to me at the Mobil Station in Roseamond out by Willow Springs. Bast Tard tried to short me a $20 out of a $100 Acted like it was a mistake, but saw it in his eyes.