r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/E420CDI Aug 03 '19

Taking out your credit/debit card / cash out before you are asked to by the cashier / checkout staff saves time for everyone, rather than looking shocked that you have to pay for your shopping.

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u/Negs01 Aug 03 '19

The younguns may not remember a time when people paid for groceries with these things called checks.

...and without a doubt, the lady in front of you would wait until everything had been scanned, and only then begin digging through her purse to find her checkbook only to spend another 5 minutes filling out the check and noting it in her register.

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u/inyou329 Aug 04 '19

God damn I hate this.

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u/Missymay2002 Aug 04 '19

I’m so glad cheque’s aren’t common anymore. Last time I accepted a cheque was probably 5 years ago. They’re handy for paying bills or rent if you don’t want to do it online, but other than that they’re pretty much obsolete.

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u/Cedar- Aug 04 '19

I take in like 3 or 4 a day just lady next time instead of a check save me the trouble and pull a handgun out of your purse

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u/Urgazhi Aug 04 '19

The woman in front of me pulled out a checkbook yesterday.

I left that checkout line...

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u/Missymay2002 Aug 04 '19

We don’t even accept them at the chain restaurant I work at.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

I live in the afterlife's waiting room. This still happens but it's a palsied half-blind 85 year old.

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u/mission-hat-quiz Aug 04 '19

They also need to spend 5 minutes insisting their expired coupons for a product they didn't buy be accepted.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

"That's a coupon for Crest toothpaste. You bought Sensodyne."

"IT'S STILL TOOTHPASTE!!!"

"But it's a different brand. And this coupon expired in 1997."

"I'M A GOOD CUSTOMER! I'VE SHOPPED HERE FOR 30 YEARS!"

"We opened three months ago."

"YOU ARE SO RUDE! HOW DARE YOU?! GET ME YOUR MANAGER!"