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[-] cynar@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

It was originally to force the cashier to open the till.

Say an item was $20. If the customer paid with a $20 note, then the cashier could, intheory, pocket it, without it showing up on the rocords. If it was $19.99 they needed to open the till to get a cent out. This meant it was recorded, and so the till wouldn't balance.

[-] udon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

correct answer (as far as my opinion is concerned without doing any actual research)

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

To be fair, my research is decades old at this point.

[-] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

I appreciate that you recognise the pitfalls here.

In don't think you're wrong at all, and I'm sure as shit not putting in the effort to figure out if you're right or wrong, but if someone comes along with better/newer info, you have already recognized that the info you have might be outdated.

Kudos.

this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2024
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