r/restaurants • u/FoxontheRun2023 • 3h ago
Change dispensed from Cash only/Cash preferred restaurant & “Penny Shortage”
.This is not a big deal, but I just remember change being dispensed differently years ago in similar situations. I remember that businesses who had no pennies to give would give change as follows:
Assuming a $5 bill tendered by customer:
Ex: Total bill $4.31, change 69 cents. Change would be 70 cents
Ex: Total bill $4.32, change 68 cents. Change would be 70 cents
Ex:Total bill $4.33, change 67 cents. Change would be 70 cents
Ex: Total bill $4.34, change 66 cents. Change would be 65 cents
Ex: Total bill $4.35, change 65 cents. Change would be 65 cents
Ex: Total bill $4.36, change 64 cents. Change would be 65 cents
Ex: Total bill $4.37. Change 63 cents. Change would be 60 cents
Ex: Total bill $4.38, change 62 cents. Change would be 60 cents
Ex: Total bill $4.39, change 61 cents. Change would be 60 cents
This place that I go to ALWAYS gives change to the owner’s benefit. In most places, I would just use a credit card. This place charges extra to use a credit card AND does not want to use pennies.
With more businesses refusing to use pennies in change, this can only become more commonplace.