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Sure, he could have not paid for the customer who didn't, and he could have been fired. Servers don't have much legal protection in their jobs and they earn below minimum wage. Many live in poverty.
That's not the case in all states, and from what I recall, Cloudy came from California.
His situation sounds like one of those where his employer expected servers to carry their own bank and make change out of that. At the end of the shift, their bills are tallied up and they pay that amount, so yeah, I can see how he got cheated.
Have you never heard of a coin counting machine? Use of them is free at the bank I use.
Yeah, that's what coinstar is. They're not free though, there is an 11.9% fee.
You must do business with one of the few banks that still hsve a coin counting machine, most don't. I was just looking for a bank that did a few weeks ago, and I only found one that did, but it was only available to those who have an account with the bank. So instead, I did what most adults would do, and got coin rolls from the bank and spent some time rolling coins while watching tv. I would never have thought to pay a bill with them just so I could avoid the fees or work of rolling them myself.
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Yeah, that's what coinstar is. They're not free though, there is an 11.9% fee.
You must do business with one of the few banks that still hsve a coin counting machine, most don't. I was just looking for a bank that did a few weeks ago, and I only found one that did, but it was only available to those who have an account with the bank. So instead, I did what most adults would do, and got coin rolls from the bank and spent some time rolling coins while watching tv. I would never have thought to pay a bill with them just so I could avoid the fees or work of rolling them myself.
It was $35 in change, mostly nickles and dimes. $10 in quarters would not have been so bad.
It was apparently too much trouble for this guy to deal with his coins, so why is it suddenly not a big deal for the server?
What blktoptrvl is trying to tell you is that the change used to pay the bill could have been put in the restaurant's cash register. Even if Beer88 uses an individual bank system, the change could have been included in the server's payout at the end of the night.
Having money to pay and actually being able to afford are two different things.
He's a TEENAGER. What do you expect - that a teen should have a healthy IRA before eating out? For all you know he also works a tip-based job, and gets most of his in change. I delivered pizzas in college, and usually came home with a pocket full of singles ($1) and coins. Money is money, and I was happy to have it! Even if he were an adult, poor people can eat out sometimes too. But I guess they should just live on government cheese and Ramen 365 days/year, since restaurants are only for rich folks.
Btw, you do realize not all restaurants are expensive; right? I can get a "Slam" meal at Denny's that would cost me less than the ingredients to make it myself. Especially when you're single (and end up wasting the excess when it goes bad), going to an affordable restaurant is often cheaper than cooking/eating at home.
I'm just confounded by the desire of a business to shame a teenager who not only EARNS his own money, but who also enjoys treating others to the fruits of his labor simply because it makes him feel good. Yes the kid could've rolled the change and exchanged it beforehand, but good grief is putting him down for not doing so petty as all hell.
He paid his bill. It’s not for the customer to concern himself about the restaurant’s cost of doing business.
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