My mind was absolutely blown when they did it. I don’t remember the store now, but I remember I was buying a novelty soda that was like buffalo wing flavored or something similar.
So if he memorizes serial numbers, why would he pay for something as trivial as fast food with cash instead of an easily trackable credit card? How often is he memorizing these serial numbers? Does he study his cash every day?
Everything except memorizing the serial numbers and getting the ten back is true. This person got shorted a ten and the manager sided with the employee, who gave him a smug grin. He then wrote this story to show he is actually a smart and cool person, who memorizes the serial numbers of his money every morning.
“Women are bitches.” I think that’s the point of his story. Now the underlying reason for the story is more like he’s a broke incel who bases his worth on his social media engagement.
Oh and also that the working class are bitches, too, and also immoral. Not like our heroic narrator, who only pays for drive through meals with large bills, like a true aristocrat.
Honestly, the most fake part here is pulling up to the second window. When was the last time you had a drive thru experience where the first window wasn't just storage space or boarded up?
Dang, the new McDonald's by me didn't even install a second window when it was built. And all the others (taco bell, Wendy's, etc) stopped using their second windows right around the start of COVID and never brought them back.
Edit: they stopped using the first windows, technically. And ask you to go to the second one right away.
Must be traffic based. I live outside a major city now, so perhaps that's why the new one built didn't bother. But, I also haven't been in a Mickey ds drive thru since they ditched 24 hour breakfast. But every other chain (even in the city) except in n out uses just the one window, even during lunch rush.
Oh, I haven’t actually gone to it, I just drive by it daily. It is a high traffic area, they close the inside at like 9pm but it runs 24/7 and there’s a line at night sometimes.
This happened in an episode of Cheers. Woody dropped a $20 bill and Cliff found it. When Cliff was asked to give it back, he demanded Woody tell him the serial number. Before anyone could say how ridiculous that was, Woody recited it perfectly, saying he memorizes all the serial numbers of his $20 bills. When asked why, he says, "For just this kind of situation."
Even easier, the manager just has to count the till and then compare to what the POS says should be in there.
When I worked retail, people would try to pull the "I gave you a $50 and didnt get my change" when they had actually given me a $20. If the customer was adamant then I would tell them I would have the manager come and count the till to verify. You could only be over or under a specific amount at the end of day on your drawer or you get written up.
I like that they consider a $20 as a "large bill"
I was born in the 60s, and even then a $20 was not a “large bill.”
At the dominoes I work at part time, anything above a 5 goes in the safe.
$20 on a $6 purchase is a pretty big gap
Yes, it is. However a $20 is not a large bill. Personally, I consider $50's and $100's to be large bills.
The money pen is the line. If you go some store, and the policy is that they have to check it with the money pen, it’s a big bill.
I was at a store at the Mall of America with a friend, and they penned a $1. Money pen cannot be the line.
Damn, that’s wild work. I’ve only ever seen it used on $50 and up.
That literally can't be worth the wages of the time it took to do it.
My mind was absolutely blown when they did it. I don’t remember the store now, but I remember I was buying a novelty soda that was like buffalo wing flavored or something similar.
I thought they were the same size. I don't handle cash much anymore.
Edit to say /s.
They are the same size physically (in the countries I am referring to). In this case I am speaking about larger denominations.
I know, I'm sorry. I forgot to put /s. I'll edit.
I never worry a place can't break a hundred anymore.
Ten years or so back, it was occasionally a real pain to find a place to break it if all I had was a hundred and no banks were open.
With the US dollar dropping like a rock, it's due to get even easier. :(
So if he memorizes serial numbers, why would he pay for something as trivial as fast food with cash instead of an easily trackable credit card? How often is he memorizing these serial numbers? Does he study his cash every day?
I like the detail that is was late and he possibly could have handed her a $10, but still knew the serial number for the $20.
It's possible I handed her a $10, but also here is the full serial number of the $20.
Good thinking on the manager's part to ask for it a second time since he just might have been lucky the first time.
managers gotta be smart with cash handling for sure
Later that night, when my girl friend came home from her drive-thru job she handed me the $1500 she stole for the day.
She returned my lucky serial number $20.
I laughed. All the way to the bank.
Fiction writing is a hoot.
Heist of the century. Fuck that dumb manager
Oh yeah, I remember this seinfeld episode. Can confirm this person is extremely... careful with money
And even if this is true, who gives a fuck? What's the point of this story?
Everything except memorizing the serial numbers and getting the ten back is true. This person got shorted a ten and the manager sided with the employee, who gave him a smug grin. He then wrote this story to show he is actually a smart and cool person, who memorizes the serial numbers of his money every morning.
“Women are bitches.” I think that’s the point of his story. Now the underlying reason for the story is more like he’s a broke incel who bases his worth on his social media engagement.
Oh and also that the working class are bitches, too, and also immoral. Not like our heroic narrator, who only pays for drive through meals with large bills, like a true aristocrat.
Uh, has this person never heard of counting a drawer?
Lookit this chump what never committed no fraud before!
1) you claim you received a $10.
2) you give the customer change as though you received a $10.
3) you put the $20 in the drawer and pocket $10 yourself.
This story is so fucking ridiculous. This is what happens when people are lonely...
“But I didn’t.”
Honestly, the most fake part here is pulling up to the second window. When was the last time you had a drive thru experience where the first window wasn't just storage space or boarded up?
The McDonald’s by me has 1 pay window and 2 pickup windows
Dang, the new McDonald's by me didn't even install a second window when it was built. And all the others (taco bell, Wendy's, etc) stopped using their second windows right around the start of COVID and never brought them back.
Edit: they stopped using the first windows, technically. And ask you to go to the second one right away.
They did a rebuild about 4 years ago, they also installed dual drive through ordering at the same time.
Must be traffic based. I live outside a major city now, so perhaps that's why the new one built didn't bother. But, I also haven't been in a Mickey ds drive thru since they ditched 24 hour breakfast. But every other chain (even in the city) except in n out uses just the one window, even during lunch rush.
Oh, I haven’t actually gone to it, I just drive by it daily. It is a high traffic area, they close the inside at like 9pm but it runs 24/7 and there’s a line at night sometimes.
The last time I went to In-N-Out a few months ago.
Fair enough. In n out is like the only place that still does that though, and not everyone has access to one.
And then everyone stood up and clapped.
This happened in an episode of Cheers. Woody dropped a $20 bill and Cliff found it. When Cliff was asked to give it back, he demanded Woody tell him the serial number. Before anyone could say how ridiculous that was, Woody recited it perfectly, saying he memorizes all the serial numbers of his $20 bills. When asked why, he says, "For just this kind of situation."
Jaw?
Dropped.
Even easier, the manager just has to count the till and then compare to what the POS says should be in there.
When I worked retail, people would try to pull the "I gave you a $50 and didnt get my change" when they had actually given me a $20. If the customer was adamant then I would tell them I would have the manager come and count the till to verify. You could only be over or under a specific amount at the end of day on your drawer or you get written up.
And this memorizer is none other than America’s Sweetheart, Mr. Ed McMahon…… Hi-oooooooo!!!
Straight out of the movies
Spoiler … the eleven year-old co-conspirator driving the previous car paid with the memorized twenty.
Yeahhh and then the people behind him started clapping.
Shock and awe, boys... shock and awe.
Recalled the serial number, but wasn’t totally sure whether he’d handed over a 10 or a 20? Wow, real genius there.