when giving you your change, put the change on the counter instead of in your hand? (I've seen this over and over. You give the cashier your money in his or her "hand." Not on the counter but in his or her "hand." The cashier acts as if they're afraid to touch someone's hand? Please! I mean come on for crying out loud! It's not like the money is exactly clean? There's no telling what jackrod did who knows what to that money! You've got all kinds of coke heads using bills as snorting devices, ramming drugs up their noses! That's just one of my peeves. It's called lack of "courtesy." What do you think or don't think?
2006-06-20 13:14:48 · 19 answers · asked by Kooties 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Actually in Okinawa Japan, they are so polite and courteous, it puts me to shame. They literally return your money to you using "both" of their hands! Now that's what I call courtesy!
2006-06-21 10:22:49 · update #1
I have found this to be true of cashiers that are of another culture than myself. The way that I handle it is to hold my hand out and just look at the money there on the counter, then look at her. That usually gets the message across that I want to be shown the same respect that I showed her. On one occasion, I asked the cashier to please place my money in my hand as I had done with her. She was very ticked off but I did not care and kindly told her thank you and have a nice day.
2006-06-20 18:14:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I've noticed the same. It happens quite often to me nowadays that cashiers put the money on the counter even though I'm waiting with my hand out. I find it rude.
I used to be a cashier and I always put the money in people's hand unless they were busy doing something else, then I put it on the counter. You don't even have to touch people's hand, just drop the money in it without touching, so that's no excuse not to put the money in the hand! I never got sick from putting the money in their hand. I bet there's a lot more germs on the money itself than on people's hands anyway.
2006-06-20 20:10:44 · answer #2 · answered by undir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kinda like what they do in France, you pay and receive the change on a tray. It is rude, you are right, but you can't change some people. Don't sweat the small stuff. There is rudeness all over. While you are at it: Why is it you don't get a wave of thanx for letting someone in front of you driving? Why don't you get a thank you for holding a door? Why do you get a snarl from parents when you talk to their child? (Not all of us are child molesters!) Or how about cashiers who make you wait while they respond to their friends on the phone? Or the cashier who doesn't even talk to you while they take your money?
2006-06-20 13:28:47 · answer #3 · answered by banker lady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do some cashiers.................?
because they are ignorant or rude. When I worked as a cashier, I always put the money in the customer's hand.
Where the heck do the cashiers get off not wanting to put the money in the customers hand?
There's no telling where the cashiers hand has been !
2006-06-21 01:40:05 · answer #4 · answered by Moma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because a cashier comes into contact with hundreds of people a week, many of whom are sick. An actively sick person has germs all over their hands and the cashier WILL get sick from this and not from anything on the money. It's prudent for them to avoid that contact. If they could get away with it, they probably should wear a face mask as well.
2006-06-20 13:18:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A lot of times, people are fumbling through their purses or wallets when the cashier has the change in her hand, so she puts it on the counter so she can finish bagging your groceries or do whatever she needs to to complete the sale. Most times, it isn't because she doesn't want to touch you, but because she has other things she needs to finish so that the customer isn't waiting after the change is disbursed.
2006-06-20 17:38:10 · answer #6 · answered by Sparks 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very rude. The customer has to pick it up, and if there is small change it is even worse cos he has to pick it up one by one. How unthinking of them. Employers should teach them this particular etiquette. As for this particular cashier, note down her name and complain to the management plus do it to her the same way ie put the money on the counter not on her hands.
2006-06-20 19:46:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was a cashier for years. I always hand people their money back into their hand even if they're totally rude and don't hand it to me. I've noticed that some Asian cashiers never hand it back to you, they always set it on the counter. I just assumed that it's a difference in culture. I don't think they realize it's kind of rude.
If there are any Asians responding please verify if this is true or not. Thanks.
2006-06-20 13:39:41 · answer #8 · answered by Amanda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm a bank teller. i NEVER lay the change on the counter. UNLESS they are busy doing something else. i'm not afraid of touching people. money has all kinds of stuff on it. i actually got a contact high from money from a convenience store once.
back to the point, i don't know why people do this. i'm nowhere near a germ-o-phobe, though, so maybe i'm not the best to answer.
2006-06-20 13:30:04 · answer #9 · answered by Heather 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had this to happen to me as well, I would guess some cashiers don't want to touch your hands. I guess it would be better to use a credit card and not use cash.
2006-06-20 13:25:13 · answer #10 · answered by kitty45 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋