This morning I went to Circle K to break a $100 bill. The clerk told me that I should probably buy an item so he could break it, though. I bought myself a water, and when I went back up to pay, I said, "Merry Christmas" and I gave him $5. He looked at the bill, however, and said, "I don't need that," and then he pushed it across the counter at me.
Did I do something wrong? Why did he reject it in this manner? I went in happy, and I had just gotten a bonus. I was in a sharing mood, and I just wanted to share my luck...
2007-12-20 12:33:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
He might of thought you were insulting him. Kind of like ' oh hes just a Circle K worker, he doesn't have much money'. I bet it was only a pride thing. Sometimes some of out nicest gestures get blown off for the dumbest reasons.
Merry Christmas.
2007-12-20 12:47:10 · answer #1 · answered by Bad Answer Queen 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most of us in retail are not allowed to accept tips. When I get offered a tip I tell them "Thank you for the thought but I would rather you donate it to your favorite charity." There was nothing wrong with your gesture, your cashier was wrong with how he responded. As a cashier I think he was rude.
2007-12-20 12:40:56 · answer #2 · answered by Awdrat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they are not allowed to accept tips. It's hard to say and maybe he really didn't need it , but he could've been nicer.
What you did was very thoughtful and sweet. :0) I don't know if he was a jerk or not if he was, then don't worry his is coming. The 3 spirits will be at his bedside in a few nights LOL!!!!!!!
2007-12-20 12:37:00 · answer #3 · answered by HappyCat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sometimes cashier's aren't allowed to accept money from the customers..they can get in trouble for that..the bosses will consider it to be against the rules, because you have baggers that bag groceries and they aren't allowed to accept any tips why? because that's apart of their job description..( the rules suck!!) i am prety sure he thanked you alot in mind.. he just didn't want to get in trouble,or probably fired if he would have gotten caught by another employee..you've done a good deed anyway,..!!!!lol
2007-12-20 12:40:11 · answer #4 · answered by curious 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was on camera and couldn't be seen taking money like that. You could have gotten him into a lot of trouble!
2007-12-20 13:11:25 · answer #5 · answered by bainaashanti 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some places are not allowed to accept tips. That is a fact.
2007-12-20 12:36:03 · answer #6 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
One of the most important principles of Islam is that all things belong to God, and that wealth is therefore held by human beings in trust. The word Zakat means both 'purification' and 'growth'. Our possessions are purified by setting aside a proportion for those in need, and, like the pruning of plants, this cutting back balances and encourages new growth.
Zakat is the amount of money that every adult, mentally stable, free, and financially able Muslim, male and female, has to pay to support specific categories people.
This category of people is defined in surah at-Taubah (9) verse 60: " The alms are only for the poor and the needy, and those who collect them, and those whose hearts are to be reconciled, and to free the captives and the debtors, and for the cause of Allah, and (for) the wayfarers; a duty imposed by Allah. Allah is knower, Wise." (The Holy Qur'an 9:60).
The obligatory nature of Zakat is firmly established in the Qur'an, the Sunnah (or hadith), and the consensus of the companions and the Muslim scholars. Allah states in Surah at-Taubah verses 34-35: "34:O ye who believe! there are indeed many among the priests and anchorites, who in Falsehood devour the substance of men and hinder (them) from the way of Allah. And there are those who bury gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah. announce unto them a most grievous penalty- 35:On the Day when heat will be produced out of that (wealth) in the fire of Hell, and with it will be branded their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs, their flanks, and their backs.- "This is the (treasure) which ye buried for yourselves: taste ye, then, the (treasures) ye buried!" (The Holy Qur'an 9:34-35).
The prophet (pbuh) said: "Any owner of gold and silver who does not deliver from them their right, on the Day of Quiyamah (Day of Judgment), (the gold and silver) will be shaped as foils of fire. Then it will be heated in the fire of Hell; (and) then with it he will be ironed on his side, his forehead, and his back" (narrated by Muslim).
It is agreed between Muslims in all the centuries the obligatory nature of paying Zakat for gold and silver, and from those the other kinds of currency.
Zakat is obligatory when a certain amount of money, called the nisab is reached or exceeded. Zakat is not obligatory if the amount owned is less than this nisab. The nisab (or minimum amount) of gold and golden currency is 20 mithqal, this is approximately 85 grams of pure gold. One mithqal is approximately 4.25 grams. The nisab of silver and silver currency is 200 dirhams, which is approximately 595 grams of pure silver. The nisab of other kinds of money and currency is to be scaled to that of gold, 85 grams of pure gold. This means that the nisab of money is the price of 85 grams of 999-type (pure) gold, on the day in which Zakat is paid.
When is Zakat Due ?
1. Passage of One Lunar Year:
Zakat is obligatory after a time span of one lunar year passes with the money in the control of it's owner. Then the owner needs to pay 2.5% (or 1/40) of the money as Zakat. (A lunar year is approximately 355 days).
2. Deduction of Debts:
The owner should deduct any amount of money he or she borrowed from others; then check if the rest reaches the necessary nisab, then pays Zakat for it.
If the owner had enough money to satisfy the nisab at the beginning of the year, then the money increased (in profits, salaries, inheritance, grants...etc.), the owner needs to add the increase to the nisab amount owned at the beginning of the year; then pay Zakat, 2.5%, of the total at the end of the lunar year. (there are small differences in the fiqh schools here)
Each Muslim calculates his or her own Zakat individually. For most purposes this involves the payment each year of two and a half percent of one's capital. (Zakat Calculator)
A pious person may also give as much as he or she pleases as sadaqa, and does so preferably in secret. Although this word can be translated as 'voluntary charity' it has a wider meaning. The Prophet said 'even meeting your brother with a cheerful face is charity.'
The Prophet said: 'Charity is a necessity for every Muslim. ' He was asked: 'What if a person has nothing?' The Prophet replied: 'He should work with his own hands for his benefit and then give something out of such earnings in charity.' The Companions asked: 'What if he is not able to work?' The Prophet said: 'He should help poor and needy persons.' The Companions further asked 'What if he cannot do even that?' The Prophet said 'He should urge others to do good.' The Companions said 'What if he lacks that also?' The Prophet said 'He should check himself from doing evil. That is also charity.'
2007-12-21 14:04:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nice of YOU. Shame on the miserable g*t. Happy Xmas.
2007-12-20 12:39:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's rude the way he did it. He could have said, thanks but I can't accept it.
2007-12-20 18:25:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋