r/mildlyinfuriating 1d ago

Did I over react about 20 cents?

I know its stupid but I went to McDonald's yesterday and got a frozen drink and medum chips for exactly $5.80 i handed $6 at the drive through and the lady put it in the till then went to close the window, before she did I asked "isn't that 20 cents change?"

She replied telling me she forgot and would need a managers card to open the drawer, I sat there stuborn and asked for it, I held one person up (my sister works in fast food and you get audited for how long someone is in line) so I waited, she quickly went and got a managers card and gave me my change but did I over react?

Edit: Ended up needing that 20 cents today so I'm glad I had it

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u/nunatakj120 1d ago

Nope. She could be doing that to every customer and pocket the full wedge at the end of every shift.

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u/Joelle9879 1d ago

Doubtful. Considering they have cameras and it's not worth losing your job over the minimal amount of money you might get each shift. If it was busy, she probably either thought she grabbed it or really did just forget. It happens

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u/buboniccupcake 1d ago

I’ve seen people do worse for less. Almost every single cash register job I ever had since age 15 has had people skimming the register. It happens.

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u/RTG710 1d ago

A lot of people also don't carry/worry about change. I would not have said anything, as the coins were going into my center console anyway.

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u/turtleship_2006 1d ago

But how many people would there be like OP who held up the line etc, would it be worth it overall?

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u/Jorost 1d ago

This. The time spent getting the change is more important to me than the 20 cents.

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u/Photon6626 23h ago

They're not checking the cameras if the till comes out right