‘Nope’: Dollar Tree worker calls out customers who use $20 bills. Here’s the problem
Working retail has its own particular set of frustrations. Demanding customers, the monotony of stocking shelves, and being forced to work strange hours and holidays are just some of the many aspects of the job that can drive retail workers batty.
A Dollar Tree worker recently shared something that drives him nuts on the job that many probably don’t think much of: $20 bills.
“I hate $20 bills,” TikToker @necroaether says. “As someone who works in a dollar store, I hate $20 bills. And if you know, you know.”
Many people who weighed in on @necroaether’s post shared that they, too, loathe higher denomination currency.
“I get it. When I was a GM at McDonalds and those seniors would give me a $100 bill for a .49c coffee. Nope! I’m not a bank,” wrote one.
Why the $20 slander at Dollar Tree?
If you’ve never worked in a business that handles a lot of cash, it may seem rather strange for someone to have as strong a feeling as “hate” for $20 bills.
But @necroaether has a logical reason to despise putting Andrew Jackson’s face into his register.
In a follow-up TikTok, he explains that each Dollar Tree has a set amount of cash in its registers. So if you begin a shift with $50 in primarily fives, ones, and coins, he says, a couple of customers buying an item or two with $20 bills will completely wipe out your change.
Then you have to go get a manager to give you more change. A few more customers do the same, and you’re back to the manager asking for change yet again.
This cycle can continue throughout your shift.
Is cash no longer king?
Many consumers prefer to use electronic forms of payment. It’s easier than carrying cash around; if you lose a credit card, you can cancel it, and there’s insurance if it gets stolen. Drop a $20 bill in the street, however, and it’s gone.
Businesses aren’t quite so keen on electronic fees these days. That’s because credit card companies charge increasingly higher fees per transaction. So every time someone whips out their Visa or American Express, the business loses money.
Nowadays, a rising number of businesses are starting to pass these fees along to the customer—with mixed reviews.
Some consumers have reacted by starting to carry cash again, either to avoid paying the fees or out of consideration for the business.
@necroaether and many of his colleagues wish they wouldn’t.
As one commented on his post, “50 and 100 are worst because at my store we have to do a bill check, call a manager, hold up the line. We can’t do anything as a cashier ughh.”
@necroaether didn’t immediately respond to an inquiry sent via TiKTok direct message.
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