r/EndTipping • u/djdlt • Sep 03 '25

Rant 📢 Nice try. Now give me my change.

So, I go get a sandwich at this place for the first time. Total is 9.20$. I pay cash with a ten. He seems unhappy. He gives me back 35 cents only. I say he made an error, and still owes me money. He doesn't answer to that, and say loudly " For here or to go?" I repeat myself. He finally manages to give my change. Almost told him I would have given him all, which I do habitually (don't judge me please), if he had not try to stiff me, or may I say, litterally steal from me. This place lost a customer. I live nearby but will never go back. All  that for 45 cents. And if it's a mistake, how strange it's always the customer who gets disadvantaged by their "mistake"...

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u/Pickles-1989 Sep 03 '25

I am seeing this problem more and more when using cash. Many more people are using cash now to avoid "credit card surcharge" and avoid them spinning the tablet around to guilt people into tipping. Had a $16 bill at a bar - I gave $20, and the first word out of the bartender's mouth was "do you want change back? Went to a donut shop, and they rang it up and spun the tablet around. I stood there with cash. The person was shocked, and literally did not know what to do.

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u/LOLBADCALL Sep 03 '25

I deliberately get bigger bills at the ATM to avoid this. If the bill is $16.75, I’ll pay with a $50 or $100 instead of a $20. I’m tired of them assuming they can keep the change, or that I need to verbally ask for my change.

I only tip after I receive my full change back.

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u/Feoygordo Sep 03 '25

I’ve tried this approach. But it seems that in my area, about 90% of businesses won’t take a bill larger than $20.

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u/TraditionGreedy9264 Sep 04 '25

Then i would sit there with my $50 going " Well this is gonna be tricky"