what do cashiers have to do with making margaritas.
of course a bar wants its overhead for profit, operating expenditures, licensing, taxes etc. you have an economic advantage with DIY margaritas. either better ones or more economical ones are doable at home. duh.
good writing!
I love to read what you write. It not only “hits home”, but it is lyrical without intention.
Thanks.
What I learned cashiering was you don’t put the money into the till until after you’ve made change and the customer has accepted it. Avoids those “Hey, didn’t I give you a twenty dollar bill” moments.
I never see that anymore......
Channeling Andy Rooney and sucking at it is no way to go through life.
Too tart for me. Needs a little sugar in the lime juice. I'll take Patron Agave and Grand Marnier over Cointreau. THANK ME!
“So if you want to truly celebrate “Cinco de Mayo” “
“Ni, we don’t.” say the knights who say Ni.
I did it for years too, many years ago. I think it’s lie riding a nicycle, you never forget.
You had to bring up flip-flops, right? Oh, how I despise them. Those things belong on the beach and nowhere else.
Warm weather means slob season heats up, too. People today like letting their fat rolls and tattoos and everything else hang out for people to see. I’ve seen girls in beach coverups walking around in public, and I live 300 miles inland from any beach.
Put down that phone when you’re driving! Yesterday some idiot who couldn’t stop yapping had the passing lane blocked for a mile-—she was driving about 40 mph in a 55 zone.
“Now we did not have those cash registers that automatically calculate your change. So I had to figure it out in my head. Even today, I can instantly calculate the change from a $20 bill. “
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When i was in HS working p/t at Subway, that’s how they train you at first: using your math skills by brainpower instead of relying on the cash machine.
“...So I would take the $20 bill from the customer and hand him/her back a quarter, a dime, a nickel and four pennies while saying “That makes $12.” Then I’d hand back three dollar bills and say “That makes $15” and then a $5 bill and say “That makes $20.” ...”
-and that takes to long.
Like.
“you will need to order Mexican take-out and make your margaritas at home.”
Well,,,, I did meet a beautiful girl named Margarita at one of my gigs. And yes,,, I took her home, and ma,,,,,,,,,,,, nevermind.
What did you do wad your panties in a blender?
Not only can they not count it out, they give you the bills first and then plop the change on top so it inevitably slides off amidst the unbagged groceries. Always hand the customer the coins, followed by the bills.
That is to say, all four bills would be right side up with George Washington and Abe Lincoln all facing in the same direction.
Yup. I was taught that "George faces the office" or the deli depending on which store you were working in.
I will try the margarita recipe.
Funny you mention steering wheel position when changing lanes. In my Driver’s Ed class way back in ‘67, we had these cheesy “simulators” which included steering wheels and pedals. I insisted to the instructor that you had to turn the wheel CCW a bit, then go CW back through center, and finally CCW back to neutral. The instructor went ballistic and said if I persisted with that I would flunk the class, so I naturally played along with the inanity.
In the 45 years that have passed, I have not once heard anybody mention this!
Strange goings-on on FR, I’d say. Thanks, SA.
I was the ONLY person in the stand who knew how to count change back. We had mothers going crazy trying to figure it out on paper or using a calculator.
Look, guys, here's how it works: 3.95 for whatever. Customer hands me a ten. I put it on the shelf of the (old fashioned) register and say: "That's 3.95. Five makes $4 (handing customer a nickel), five (handing out a one) and that makes ten (handing out a five). Thank you very much - enjoy your snack!"
Several of the moms actually figured out how to do it before the night was over. They weren't stupid - just ignorant.