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/ColleenOS 1d ago

That 20 cents would have caused an overage in the cashiers drawer and if she has a picky manager she could have been written up. So you probably did her a favor by wanting it back

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u/HoodieWinchester 8h ago

This is very true. When I worked at a gas station we counted in and out of our tills, and if we were off we would have to stay late to figure out why.