Making Change as a Cashier PART 2, When the customer gives extra coins 

No that would make too much sense and we all know we can’t have too much of that in this country anymore.

You've got this!

Hopefully the video is helpful.

​@@JoAnnsSchool Same here 😂 but I found this video very helpful thank you 🙏🏽

Same I’m 16 I start Thursday

Don’t worry I’m 18 and also watching these videos cause I’m about to be a cashier and I’m scared this is one of the first videos that has made sense to me!

Happy to help!

Great job! Typically it takes about 2 weeks to go faster. Just remember that accuracy of the correct change is more important that speed. :-)

Be patient with yourself for a week or two, while doing your absolute best. It's a learning curve! While giving change, it's more important to be accurate than it is to be fast. 🙂

I'm so glad!

I'm so glad my videos helped. There's a LOT of good info about money in my "money'' playlist. Maybe watching the playlist will put you more at ease. :-) ru-vid.com/group/PLKi4WTp6PRGVztzwEmhKSumbS_tndsjyk

thank you 😃@@JoAnnsSchool

Dont worry about it too much, most stores nowadays have the screen on the register and it will show you exactly the amount of change due to customer, even seen some that will show pictures of the bills and/or coins you need to give them. BUT do not rely on this because there will be days the computers are down and all the math will be in your head, just dont feel rushed and take your time. your customer would appreciate getting there proper change back than you being fast and messing it up@@LUCA-bb3te

​@@JoAnnsSchoolthese videos have definitely helped refresh my memory on how to count back change. I did it in high school, but over the years I forgot how to. So I'm brushing up on it again just in case the register at work ever goes down.

Watch my Money Playlist...then watch these 2 cashier lessons. Don't pay attention to the grade levels. Just pay attention to the lessons. By starting out very low-level, you'll build your confidence as it gets higher. :-) JoAnn's School U.S. Money Playlist ru-vid.com/group/PLKi4WTp6PRGVztzwEmhKSumbS_tndsjyk

That would be Statistics, which I haven't done beyond 8th Grade level. But, I did find a good PhysicsHigh video on it that I hope will help you. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0k-I3w2cWR8.html :-)

@@JoAnnsSchool ah ok. Here in Canada my 8th grade daughter is just starting this unit. Must be different from where you are? Thanks so much! Your videos are a life saver for her. Things move too fast in class for her.

Sadly for the USA, you are ahead of us. I'm doing my best to bring many kids to a higher math level here. The USA is #37 worldwide in Math. :-( And that was pre-covid and distance learning, which destroyed a lot of our success. Many of my subscribers in the USA are at a higher Math level than their classmates. I hope your daughter does well!

No. You would just count out what it tells you to give them. But, if the power goes out, if you work at a place that has an old register that DOESN'T tell you...you'll be one of very few who will know how to give change. Also, when YOU'RE buying something, you'll know if you were cheated!

Some older people may want you to count back the change anyway

Exactly...or you can also just count up to the entire amount that includes the extra change. But count down then count up is the preferred way.

that gives me a better understanding and this other method you speak of you mean to just put the change in your hand (the extra change they gave you) and just pretend like its change you grabbed from the drawer and begin to count up with that?@@JoAnnsSchool

@@tom4208 The other method would be like if the total due was $19.55 and they gave you $20.05, you would count up the change to $20.05. That way is OK but harder for some people. It would be easier to take off the .05 (nickel), to make the total $19.50, then give 50 cents as the change for $20. Also remember to give the largest coins you can so they don't end up with a giant handful of change of pennies and nickels .

I bought the cash drawer on amazon. I didn't buy an entire cash register. :-)

Well, the customer wouldn't give $10.01 for $5. They'd just give $5. The reason customers give extra change is because they don't want pennies as change, or any coins at all. If the total was $5.01, and the customer gives $10.01, then their change would be a $5 bill. Or is that what you meant and accidentally switched it around?

It amazes me that customers don't understand that once you process the transaction and close the register, you can't just open it again.

@@Andrew-it7fb your register is going to be over or short at the end of the day if you don't give the customers the right change. Sometimes you may have to call a manager or someone that has permission to open the till to give the customer the proper change. I've been a cashier for over 15 years so I know how the register works

@kubotaman85 And when you have already counted out the propper change out, it's not going to be off. It's not the cashier's fault that the customer gave the payment they did. I was a cashier, then I managed my own store. Now I'm an investment trader. The math is not the problem. I could calculate the total with tax in my head before the register. Changing payment after it's counted out is just annoying and some people use that as a means to scam people by repeatedly switching. That's why a lot of stores have a policy of not changing once you enter and count out their change. They can go to a service desk or better yet, a bank.

@@Andrew-it7fb Have you ever had a cashier make a mistake where they entered the wrong amount given into a cash register? For example A customers total is 5.97 and the customer gives the cashier 6 dollars and the cashier accidently enters 600 dollars. The important part of this mistake is to make sure the cashier gives back 3 cents to the customer and not $594.03 which would make your cash drawer short. It is very important to know simple math just in case of a mistake. Another example is when a cashier presses the cash button instead of entering the cash amount given to them. I've been a cashier for over 15 years and I have helped my coworkers with these types of mistakes. I had a coworker yesterday where the total was $2.10 and my coworker accidently entered $300 into the register. I had to tell them to give the customer back 90 cents and not $297.90 and I had to tell them as long as you give them the 90 cents back and not $297.70 it will not affect your register. If you have a customer that gives you change after entering the amount you can still figure out the correct amount to give back to them without affecting your cash drawer. Let's say a customer's total is 6.25 and they give you a 10 dollar bill then give you the 25 cents after you entered the amount. In this case you would owe the customer 4 dollars back instead of $.3.75. I've had many times where the customer has given me change after I've entered the amount. As long as you give the correct change it will not affect your drawer.

Some with disabilities (such as dyscalculia) makes picturing numbers and mental math near impossible unless very basic) rely on the cash registers. I’m an amazing employee but sometimes my disability does make it hard when it comes to change. There is no need for this type of comment when others are already trying to learn … just because you can do it with ease doesn’t mean everyone else is able to ...