ALDI Paying Cash and Receipt Difference

Lmaplenexus on 27/04/2018 - 15:07
Last edited 27/04/2018 - 16:10 by 1 other user

so the other day i went to aldi to buy some stuff (3 cans of tuna)

total was 3.37, rounded to 3.35, and i paid with a 5 dollar note (stingy of the contactless fee)

it goes (roughly):

item a 1.09
item b 1.09
item c 1.19
subtotal 3.37

rounding -0.02
total $3.35

Cash $3.35

i was given the correct change of $1.65 physically. i wanted to check the receipt of how much change i was given, and saw that the receipt said i paid with 3.35 cash.

walked out of the store and started pondering. i initially thought the cash till wouldn't match at the end of the shift but i don't think that's the case, and then i thought dodgy accounting but that's not it either.

is it just different accounting style? wonder why they do that, or just me and this weird occurrence.

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  • Richardc on 27/04/2018 - 15:14

    rounding

  • hogwarts on 27/04/2018 - 15:14
    -1

    Lazy employee, not putting the right amount of cash given

    • BensonP on 27/04/2018 - 15:21
      +2

      Wouldn't it be the opposite of lazy?

      If the teller put $5 on the machine, it would tell then how much change to give. They would have had to work it out in their head, by putting $3.35.

      Maybe they had a math test the next day.

      • maplenexus on 27/04/2018 - 15:24

        that's what i was about to say; easier to type 5.00, computer spits out change of 1.65, hand me 1.65

      • Beanvee on 27/04/2018 - 16:45
        +1

        Guess it depends on what kind of lazy we're dealing with, when I worked in retail it would always auto complete to the total, entering the amount of cash you were handed is extra steps.
        So if they're good at mental math but physically lazy, not navigating extra menus and just hitting next on the auto filled total could be the lazier option for them.

  • retiredfeline on 27/04/2018 - 15:34

    Essentially Aldi gave you a 2ยข discount.

    Edit: Ah I see you expected a cash tendered row. Maybe this is Aldi's way of weeding out innumerates when hiring. :)

  • pjetson on 27/04/2018 - 15:35
    +3

    If what you've typed is a complete and accurate representation of the receipt, then it doesn't show the amount tendered, so why how could it show the change? You paid $3.35 in cash, and the receipt says that you did. I'm not sure what the issue is.

    • abb on 27/04/2018 - 15:54
      +2

      I guess OP must be expecting the receipt to show "tendered $5, change $1.65" ?
      Some places do that, some don't, not sure if it's the norm at Aldi to show change or not.

      It certainly doesn't make any difference for accounting or cash balance in the till either way.

  • Eeples on 27/04/2018 - 16:01
    -1

    Surely it should have how much was tendered and the change.

    • maplenexus on 27/04/2018 - 16:13

      that's what i assumed would happen. oh well.

  • Ace Ventura on 27/04/2018 - 16:17
    +3

    why does a receipt need to show how much was given and how much change was given? it only needs to show that you paid in cash. Some places may show more info, but there is no requirement to do so, no reason to do so either.

  • kerfuffle on 27/04/2018 - 16:23

    Having once sold stuff as part of my work, sometimes you accidentally hit the wrong button instead of the correct button e.g. $3.37 and you accidentally hit the button where the person gives you $3.35 instead of the button where it says $5, but they'll still give you $1.65 change. Maybe that's what happened in this case

  • o53djz7qTPY4der on 27/04/2018 - 16:38
    +2

    Having worked in retail, often POS systems are cumbersome. It's usually easiest to just press correct change given (i.e 3.35), especially if it's simple maths such as this. Doing the arithmetic in your head isn't that hard.

  • loulou1 on 27/04/2018 - 18:03

    There is probably a button that says exact change of something similar. Easier to press one button.

  • fishywang34 on 27/04/2018 - 18:09

    They don't put the amount received into the system. All they do is press cash and calculate the change off the top of their head. If their calculations are off it'll register when the tills are counted though there's no way off knowing which transaction their mistake was made.

  • altomic on 27/04/2018 - 21:35

    a receipt should show what exact cash you paid with. e.g. 1 x $20 (2nd gen note), 4 x $1 (1987, 1992, 2001, 2012), 2 x 50c (1972, 1999)

    how the hell are we supposed to keep track of our money otherwise!!

  • foxmulder on 27/04/2018 - 21:48

    As we have 5c, not 1c as minimum cash curerency, the tilt is adjusted to the nearest 5c. Averaging all the adjustments, At the end of the day it would not be that much gains or loses.

    The tilt will count the expected cash of 3.35 for that cashier for thatorder, not 3.37. thus as long as cashier collect the correct cash, there won't be differences for them

  • doctordv8 on 28/04/2018 - 09:07
    +1

    It is just you.

  • Neenie Beamer on 28/04/2018 - 13:28

    what contactless fee?! we don't get charged to use tap and go at ALDI do we?!?

  • AlienC on 01/05/2018 - 00:05

    Glitch in the matrix.. nothing to worry human our agents have been sent to your location. An Agent Smith should arrive shortly.

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