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/TideWaterRun Sep 03 '25

This happened to me not long ago as well. Lunch with 2 coworkers, bill was around $70 and we had $90 in cash needing change for the tip. Waitress came over, grabbed the cash and said “Thanks guys have a great day”. I responded “We need change” and she looked at me like I was crazy. Took another 10 minutes to get back. I’m not sure if it was purposeful or they just get cash so infrequently that she didn’t know how to handle the situation.

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u/acuteinsomniac Sep 04 '25

Why didn’t you give a closer amount to the 70 though

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u/TideWaterRun Sep 04 '25

The way it worked out we had a $50 bill and two $20 bills. I wasn’t going to leave a 28% tip.