Short changed in Clarks!!

juno

I would not expect a market - or anywhere similar to a market, such as those stall type things in shopping centres - to be able to give that much change. I would expect a shop to do it.

When I've gone to car boot sales I've planned what money to take and tried to take low denominations, and would hope that other market/car boot sale goers do the same. Actually, I think it's a haggling tactic to say "I only have this £20 note unless you'll accept £1 which I have in change" (on an item priced higher than £1)

arcon5

Elle7 wrote: »

I agree. I was just trying to think of how I could make it easier! No one has seemed too upset by me using notes, at least not to my face but I wouldn't pay with a note unless I was buying something above their 'limits' anyway - I wouldn't want £19.50 of change, for a start!

whilst on this topic -- we was in London yesterday and my partner nipped to the loo which has a barrier and cost £1 (:eek:). We only had a £20 so went to a nearby icecream stall and bought a £1 bottle of water to get some change

hypocritical perhaps, but if he said no we would have totally understood. He was infact very pleasant and friendly (more than can be said about the Starbucks staff).

I think this is just one of those situations thats always going to cause problems with traders for the reasons you mentioned before inparticular. But where possible we always try to give right money to people.

texranger

Elle7 wrote: »

I'm confused...so if I was going to come and buy something from you, I can't go to the cash machine first because you'd prefer me to have exact change?

usually during the day its no problem what i am on about is first thing in the morning, when you just start trading, first 2 or 3 customers with a £20 for a 50p item and then when you say that you dont have the change they suddenly produce a £1 to pay for the item.

texranger

arcon5 wrote: »

But if the first 3 or 4 customers of the day used £20 notes and clearing the trader out of his/her float, they may not be able to offer change to the following customers -- so either way loosing business.

Carrying a higher float may be an option, although carries higher risks -- however some day you simply will have a bad run of notes and can still be in the same situation.

The fact they are operating this policy clearly shows it can be a problem for them.

You win some, you loose some as they say

ive seen me at 12 noon going to a catering van to get some £1 coins as ive had a run of notes £20s, £10s and £5s in the morning and by 1.30 trying to find bags to bag £1 coins up in as i have had a run on these,

ive also had days when i have gone home with 95% notes which is far easier to count up and then days when ive had loads of 5ps and copper along with all other change and very few notes.

Elle7 wrote: »

I'm presuming you don't have a card machine,

you wont find many market traders with card facilities

texranger

arcon5 wrote: »

whilst on this topic -- we was in London yesterday and my partner nipped to the loo which has a barrier and cost £1 (:eek:). We only had a £20 so went to a nearby icecream stall and bought a £1 bottle of water to get some change

hypocritical perhaps, but if he said no we would have totally understood. He was infact very pleasant and friendly (more than can be said about the Starbucks staff).

I think this is just one of those situations thats always going to cause problems with traders for the reasons you mentioned before inparticular. But where possible we always try to give right money to people.

ive been doing markets for many years and catering vans and icecream vans are the ones that always have large floats.

one ice cream van on a market i do always carries £300 in £1 coins and the same in notes

kizkiz

I'm surprised nobody else has picked up on the fact that the manager could not even count!
He came out with 4 different amounts when counting the till each time. That is a simple case of counting a pile of money.
how on earth could he get a different amount each time?

arcon5

texranger wrote: »

ive been doing markets for many years and catering vans and icecream vans are the ones that always have large floats.

one ice cream van on a market i do always carries £300 in £1 coins and the same in notes

My conscience is a little clearer now

kizkiz wrote: »

I'm surprised nobody else has picked up on the fact that the manager could not even count!
He came out with 4 different amounts when counting the till each time. That is a simple case of counting a pile of money.
how on earth could he get a different amount each time?

He would have used one of the coin counters that go by weight. Although i'm inclined to agree, having used them on many many occasions i've never known them to be majorly inaccurate (but i've only ever used a couple of types of machines so maybe he was using a poor brand?).

Firefox1975

I would have simply waited at the till for the next person paying in cash and asked them nicely if they would swap my voucher for their £10 note.

job done.

eyelinerprincess

dontone wrote: »

Now when I pay with a £20, I actually say in a clear voice "TWENTY" as I hand the note over. I notice that some staff lay the note on top of the till drawer until the change is counted.

If you came into where I worked and barked "TWENTY" at me, I'd be tempted to give you all your change in coins. There's subtle ways to make sure you get the right change, then there's just being rude.

proactive

eyelinerprincess wrote: »

If you came into where I worked and barked "TWENTY" at me, I'd be tempted to give you all your change in coins. There's subtle ways to make sure you get the right change, then there's just being rude.

there's also a difference between rude and simply being assertive.

no one said 'bark', that's just you putting an excessively emotive spin on things, they said 'say in a clear voice'.