On Jan 29, 2:10*am, Bob wrote:
On 1/28/2010 09:25, Zootal wrote:

11. You buy an item for $1.27. You hand the clerk two dollars. Without a
using a calculator, how much change should you get back?

We've seen kids at a cash register practically in tears trying to make
change when the power went out.

What's worse is delivery people who don't know how to give change that
encourages tipping. *For example, a pizza order for $14.95. *The
customer hands over a $20, and gets a nickel and a $5 in change. *Being
a kind and compassionate customer, I might let the guy keep the nickel.
* But if he gave out a nickel, four quarters, and four singles I might
be inclined to give a bigger tip (if the pizza is still hot).

My barber (Short, back and front, while I snooze) has it down to a
science.

Give him a 20. or a five and a ten and he'll make sure to give you
change that includes ones (one dollar coins in this case) so you can
slip him a tip of a few bucks.

BTW: I've put a big old Bell style 2500 phone with a 'real' ringer-
bell by the bed; just in case anybody phones at night. So much of the
'modern' stuff has those modern sounders. It's hard to a) Hear them
and b) WHICH one is 'beeping'. It rang this morning and really
surprised me!

If steam whistles or clicking of telegraphs were the sounds of the
1800s and early 1900s, the ticking of a geiger counter the sound of
the 1950s and 1960s, then the piezo electo beeper, in cash registers,
computers, et-al, MUST be the sound of this era!

Wonder what next?