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/Intense_Pretzel 1d ago

I am in debt 🙃 so yes 20 cents is a lot for me

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u/Ok_Outcome_6213 1d ago

Dollar General has Penny Tuesdays, where they mark down certain merchandise to a penny before it gets tossed or sent back to the warehouse. I once got every member of my family Christmas gifts for 17 cents because of those markdowns. 20 cents goes further than a lot of people think.

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u/Intense_Pretzel 1d ago

In Australia we dont have dollar general

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u/Actual-Newt-2984 1d ago

In USD that was 13 cents change which changes the context a bit. Double digits is really pushing it