This happened this morning and i'd be interested if i you think i was in the wrong or not..
I finished work at 2am and got in my car where i keep my phone (I'm not allowed to keep it at work due to the nature of the work i do) and there was a message from my wife, asking me to pick some milk up for my 3 year old as she will need it for her 3am wakeup. No worries, this is something i have done multiple times.
It was also payday and i'd already been to the ATM and got my pay out (i'm an old school cash guy)
I stop at the 7/11 near work and grab a litre of milk, a meat pie and a coke (ie.. milk and dinner). I hand the cashier a $50 note as it was all i had. the purchase came to around $13.
The cashier proceeds to huff and puff, then proceeds to ask if i had anything smaller. When i told him i didn't, but if it was an issue he can give me back the $50 and i'll go elsewhere he snapped at me that "it's 2am and i should not be giving him a $50 but he will look after me this time"
Now, i understand it could be an issue, especially at that time, but he's less than 700m from a major office building running 24/7, as well as being in the CBD. I told this story to some people when i arrived at work tonight and to say they were not surprised is an understatement. A number of people i spoke to have told me they have also had issues with this cashier complaining even with a $20. however, i'm thinking… am i the arse for going in with a $50, is he cashier the arse for giving me grief, or is it shared?
Common in the USA not to take anything bigger than a 20.
Im guessing the 50's go in a time delay safe and that impacts his float amount unless he can get change? Maybe there is a limit to how much how often?