Cashiers just don't get it

on cash registers in the US, ask the cashiers to read and explain it, and then give them a practical test without a cheat sheet. I doubt many would pass.

Four numbers on either side of 5, so that's fair. 0 and 5 don't matter because they don't involve pennies.
Sounds great! Let's do it!

in the last 3 years...never seen a $2 bill...lots of $1s

Is the $3 bill gone now?

"All watched over by machines of loving grace."

were given out as pay for our military enlisted ranks. Their was also the traditional $2 betting window at the race tracks. I could wonder if the two were connected.

We were paid $5-10 in Eisenhower coin $1 to see where the money went. That was when I was overseas in Okinawa, Japan many moons ago. I guess some vendor may have kept several for the feel of it or bury in the dirt. I spend mine in the NCO club. -----Willy ha! I'll have another, Shiltz

I remember the drill of reporting to the paymaster and presenting one's palm. I'm not sure if the USMC did that. It was just for show back then but I believe it was more like WWII and Korea. My dad had a bunch of them and I believe it was from his Navy days in the medical corp during WWII when he was stationed in NC and couldn't even get a pass to go see the ocean.

Navy always uncovers in the pay line. Supposed to recall the days of being paid in cash (coins) and holding out the hat to receive them.
My parents had (pre-eBay) quite a few unused ration coupons. Don't know where they are now; could use the money, from collectors.

When I was in the militia...on Pay Parade...

The paymaster was sitting at his desk...a stack of bills in front of him.

Everyone was getting the same amount...$40...

The Soldiers come up to the table, Salute...the PM counts out $40, Soldier takes money off the table, salutes, marches off....

After a few guys get paid...

One guy comes up, Salutes, gets his $40, Salutes, the PM puts another $40 on the table, he scoops that off the table, Salutes and marches off... With $80...paid twice...the money was recovered before he left the Parade Square

Every mo. paid in cash. Crisp new money and in that one time, some silver $1 or if required the change. Of course, the change was dropped into whatever charity bucket was hot at the time. Only done overseas. I kinda wondered if the money plane was guarded, like crazy. -----Willy

A Marine pal told me they were always paid in cash in Okinawa, but no change. Like as someone else mentioned, $40, his was $44. Maybe, the $1 counted as change was immediately deposited in charity can, rather than carry it, smart move for the officers. ha! What do you expect, I have to remember this old 40+ YR. memory. -----Willy Semper Fi

Who cares, Milwaukee whatever finest was the last beer sold, Bud anything being the 1st beer gone from stocks. Boy, I stories to tell if I could remember them. wonderful times.... -----Willy

Schlitz had the slogan, "The beer that made Milwaukee famous." To which some would add, "and made NY drunk."
Didn't take much to entertain us, then.

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Mel Famie?

It's OK to go right to the punch line.

Mel Famie (if he existed - to look him up would spoil the joke) belongs on Dave Frishberg's song, "Van Lingle Mungo", who did exist.

While it hardly been printed as such as $1, they're suppose to decrease $1, but never did. Now, they are supposedly used to track how money gets spend in communities, I guess for some govt. research. But, the $2 bill has a back luck omen attached to it as well. -----Willy

I remember when the $2 bill came out a common complaint of business' was that their cash drawers did not a an extra slot for the $2.

The cashier enters the amt. tendered and then the result will be right for the exact change. This is money, one of the few things people shouldn't get into some hassle as you apply the required sum to get the purchase. The register does all the work for you. I offer the rant as because it seems to put the cashier in an awkward place and that's NOT my reasoning. Sometimes, they have the look of deer in headlights, totally overwhelmed. -----Willy

and many are NOT ready for complex transactions, although the farm & ranch kids are better. They learn mental math at ag sales and listen to instructions.

figure out common core math? It's designed especially to eliminate parents from helping their kids do their homework so total control goes to the teachers and the schools. Look on the net for examples of it....