How to Be a Cashier
Successful cashiers are able to determine the amount of change due without relying on a cash register. When selling an item, they simply count up from the price to the payment amount. Counting up eliminates the need for mental acrobatics, calculators or paper and pencil.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
- Good counting and math skills
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Announce the total price for the item being purchased. For example, say "The total is two dollars and forty-eight cents."
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State the payment amount provided. For example, if the purchaser presents a ten dollar bill, say, "Out of ten dollars."
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Count the coins. Count up from the purchase price to the next dollar. Provide the purchaser with coins that match each count. For example, if the purchase price is $2.48, give the purchaser two pennies and state, "That makes two dollars and fifty cents." Then provide one quarter and state, "Two dollars and seventy five cents." Repeat with another quarter and state, "Three dollars."
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Top off the change with bills. Count up using bills until the payment amount is reached. For example, count up from $3.00 to $10.00. Hand the purchaser two dollars and say, "That brings us to five dollars." Then provide a five dollar bill and say, "That totals ten dollars."
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Place the payment in the cash drawer. Confirm that the buyer agrees you provided the correct change.
Tips & Warnings
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Keep the cash payment in plain view while counting the change. This prevents disagreements about the amount provided.
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Sometimes the buyer provides pennies or other coins as part of the cash payment. Subtract them from the purchase price and payment provided before counting up. For example, if $10.03 is provided as payment for an item costing $2.48, start counting up from $2.45 until $10.00 is reached.
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When counting change due, don't combine coin and bill denominations on an individual count. It's difficult for a purchaser to follow.
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