Jerk move? You make the call.

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Took my daughter for a donut ride in the truck this morning and our bill came out to x.11. I paid cash, and instead of getting .89c back I took a penny from the need a penny take a penny jar, making my change .90.

Technically I didn't "need a penny", was that a dick move?



Also, because I'm an adult male asking other males their opinion on a stupid topic and I wasn't raised in a wolf pack:

 

[seminoleed]

It's a damn penny. Tacky, but not a dick move.

 

[Ferentz_Fan]

Couldn’t tell ya last time I used cash money!

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

On a related note, I relish in telling the cashier that I will not round up to the nearest dollar for the cause of the day.

 

[Lindemann]

Not a dick move. You traded 4 pennies for a nickel using other people's money. An immediate %25 gain. And, you're not carrying around pennies.

It's efficient and profitable. Genius.

 

[DooBi]

Not a dick move. That's what it's there for. I always appreciate it when the cashier does it on their own to make even change.

 

[JMNSHO]

On a related note, I relish in telling the cashier that I will not round up to the nearest dollar for the cause of the day.

I have my bank card set to deposit my change into savings. Sorry animal shelter.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

On a related note, I relish in telling the cashier that I will not round up to the nearest dollar for the cause of the day.

Nah, Whiskey, this is an example of a dick move. Not taking a penny. You’re good.

 

[ICWestfan]

I'm to the point where I leave nickels and dimes as well as pennies. Then again, I'm not a poor like all you dimwits.

 

[lonestar50]

I have my bank card set to deposit my change into savings. Sorry animal shelter.

 

[BlIIlken2]

 

[Scott559]

I'm to the point where I leave nickels and dimes as well as pennies. Then again, I'm not a poor like all you dimwits.

I do the same.

 

[TJ8869]

Couldn’t tell ya last time I used cash money!

I use cash on a regular basis. Fewer opportunities for my card to be hacked and when I’m dining at a restaurant that’s trying to make it on 3% profit margins they probably appreciate not having to give 2.5% of my bill back to my bank.

Plus there’s the entertainment value of watching Gen Zers try to make change. I try to pay with exact change whenever I can. At the very least I try to make it as easy as I can. I was at a Wendy’s one time and my total was $7.75. I didn’t have any singles so I gave the cashier a $10 bill and three quarters. Should have been the simplest thing in the world but her brain completely locked up. First she handed me a $5 bill. I handed it back and said she only owed me $3. She thought about it for a minute and then handed me two singles. I politely informed her that she owed me one more. She thought about it some more and nearly had an anxiety attack. Eventually she had to summon a manager to help her.

 

[Bonerfarts]

Took my daughter for a donut ride in the truck this morning and our bill came out to x.11. I paid cash, and instead of getting .89c back I took a penny from the need a penny take a penny jar, making my change .90.

Technically I didn't "need a penny", was that a dick move?



Also, because I'm an adult male asking other males their opinion on a stupid topic and I wasn't raised in a wolf pack:

I thought you were against socialism?

 

[billanole]

I use cash on a regular basis. Fewer opportunities for my card to be hacked and when I’m dining at a restaurant that’s trying to make it on 3% profit margins they probably appreciate not having to give 2.5% of my bill back to my bank.

Plus there’s the entertainment value of watching Gen Zers try to make change. I try to pay with exact change whenever I can. At the very least I try to make it as easy as I can. I was at a Wendy’s one time and my total was $7.75. I didn’t have any singles so I gave the cashier a $10 bill and three quarters. Should have been the simplest thing in the world but her brain completely locked up. First she handed me a $5 bill. I handed it back and said she only owed me $3. She thought about it for a minute and then handed me two singles. I politely informed her that she owed me one more. She thought about it some more and nearly had an anxiety attack. Eventually she had to summon a manager to help her.

Many years back we used to stop at Hardees for a breakfast biscuit on road trips. As young newlyweds/poors, I would brandish a coupon or two each time.
Wow. You would have thought the kids at the register had just been handed an Algabraic equation to solve. Eventually, we stopped trying to save fitty sense, as it would cost us minutes of painful suspense waiting to see if the equation was indeed solvable. Besides that, wifey began to fear that someone in the crowd behind us would eventually step forward and assault us for delay of game.

 

[TJ8869]

wifey began to fear that someone in the crowd behind us would eventually step forward and assault us for delay of game.

As the Wendy’s cashier was trying to unravel the mystery of my change, a guy behind me in line blurted out “just give him three dollars.”

I’ve never liked to bother with coupons, but my preferred way to pay at fast food joints is through their app. Chick-fil-a is so simple. I just pre-load my account and then order and pay through the app while I’m waiting in line. I just give the cashier my name and everything is taken care of. And I periodically get free food, which is as good as using coupons.

 

[Hawk-A-Doodle-Doo]

Ol' Doodle can't count the number of times cashiers have unilaterally grabbed a penny or two from the leave/take tray just to make the total an even number and simplify making change...or sometimes eliminate change entirely.

And since Doodle is on HBOT/HORT/HROT, there's obviously no financial need involved in the accessing of said leave/take tray contents.

Hence, not a dick move. You actually did the cashier a favor. Rest assured, no one hates pennies more than someone working a point of sale job with frequent cash transactions.

 

[NDallasRuss]

Nah, not a dick move.

"Need a penny" doesn't necessarily mean "I can't pay for my order without this penny".

"I need this penny to avoid getting a bunch of other stupid pennies back, and having to deal with that crap!" is perfectly valid.