I've been pretty happy with the elimination of the penny, but one place that seems to still be an issue is McDonalds. I know I'm not the only one (hence the blog post) but either a large segment of McDonalds employees don't know how to round, or their POS systems are programmed to round incorrectly.
I know its only a few cents but if it is McDonalds doing it on purpose then that is pretty pathetic. I wonder if theres a complaints department for places that repeatedly do the rounding wrong? McDonalds automates things to such a degree I can't believe that it wouldn't have a point of sale system that doesn't do the rounding automatically..
Am I (and the people I speak to) the only ones who have noticed this or is this actually a common occurrence?
It isn't only McD's....was at KFC the other day and the total for my order came to $33.90. Handed the cashier $40.00, but she entered .40 cents. The chaos that ensued was hilarious, if not an indictment of her schooling (hello...Manitoba Education!!!)
ReplyDeleteI had to eventually help her with my change, as she couldn't process it in her head. She yelled for a manager to come to the till. Three times I said "It's $6.10 you owe me" but she either didn't believe me or she really needed a manager's approval. Either way, it was comical and sad all at once.