PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR RECEIPTS - THIS IS IMPORTANT

I use cash.....But I will definitely pass this along :)

Have you ever thought of using cash, for Christ's sake?

Good advice. I always check my receipts, even for small purchases like a cup of coffee; because there is so much potential for fraud and theft in those electronic transactions. I've caught a few errors that way, and also found merchandise that rung up for higher amounts than they were marked or advertised.

Don't be an imbecile! Shop elsewhere instead of calling for a government intervention.

Let me guess, your're a union member

Cash is best, but people who use it are treated with suspicion, like criminals, by cashiers and banks.

I'm anti-Union, myself (also anti-Corporatism) -- but it's far more practical and wiser to prosecute stores for fraud as a deterrent to that sort of organized crime, than it would be to try to find an honest place to shop. Because, nearly every merchant has at least some crooked cashiers in their employ. A lot of people choose that line of work, because they are thieves.

A few bennefits of cash

- its the fastest way to pay
- its always in your control
- It works when the power is out
- Its untrackable
- no chance of electronic fraud

Great post!!!

Thanks for the heads up.

I'm usually in a rush and check, if I do, when I get home... . Not anymore!

I do not miss working retail at all!

shop at devilmart and you deserve what you get.

And so we all should.

Cut your plastic in half TODAY.

"Hello? DHS? Yeah, I saw some guy pay cash for a big order of groceries."

"Can you give us a description?"

"Well, they were open carrying a pistol, had a Ron Paul cap on and said they were 'prepping'"

"OK. Thanks."

<click>

This is an urban legend, circulating around the internet since 2004. First of all, this is only possible at retailers that offer cash back. If you puchase with plastic from a store like American Eagle, and the cashier overcharges you, that is not pocketable. If the cashier takes cash out of the till the drawer would be thrown off and highly noticeable as most specialty stores have a float of 200 dollars or less.

Second, the customer must initate cash back when its an option. This is a pre-thoughtout defense against internal shrink. There is no option on a registers till to sneak a cash back. Walmart doesnt trust their employees either. Why do you think thy have cameras monitoring straight down at their tills and hands?

Please dont believe all you read online. Those cashiers work for pocket change and get emotionally battered and physically drained everyday. The last thing they need is some over paranoid, gullible prude staring them down and sniviling at them while they hold up the line and verify every item on their list, just because they believe everyone is out to steal.

Of course there are dishonest folks in retail, but most of us just want to get through the day and help you--shit like this is a slap in the face to the people who keep our economy in motion.

Great post, second time hearing about this.

Lets see.......I have paid cash for everything for a lot of years. Does this mean if I suddenly start using a card. I'm a terrorist also? Geez.....

I was also a cashier at walmart, the pad always asks you for cash back and only the customer controls this, walmart watches its cashiers closely and involves police if any theft is found.

OP- If you have had personal experience then you messed up/ You are the only one that has the cash back amount options. I have to deal with people that can't follow written or verbal directions everyday. I will tell them three times what button to push as they stare blankly at the screen or tell me they slid their card already. Well you didn't slide it correctly. You slid it too fast and moved your card so the machine couldn't read it correctly. People are distracted very easily these days since there is so much happening in the world today. Again: cashiers can only hit debit or credit before or after you slide your card. There is no cash back amount on our registers or our screen. You can only do that on the debit machine..

I don't buy this stupid story. First of all when you are using your debit card, it's you who swipe it and choose whether or not you want cash back. If you want to spread a story, at least make up one that is believable. I shop at Walmart and I AM THE ONE SWIPING THE CARD. Like all walmarts the customer swipe their own card.
You people need hobbies already.

Today is Black Friday. Remember to look at your receipt.

As for the card - the cashier at Subway slid the card and the same at Starbucks.

Last Edited by Alexander on 11/23/2012 12:36 PM