DH, Girl, and I went out to dinner last night at The Mellow Mushroom. It’s one of our fave place and we think has the best pizza with freshly made crust and all fresh toppings. They also have a kick-butt selection of beers and micro-brewery beers on draft — not that it matters to Girl and the DH as I am the only barley-pop imbiber in this family. 
Anywho, we finish up and the DH pays the bill…or tries to. It is $41.32. He gives the waitress a $50 bill and the 32 cents in change. She hands him back a 10.
DH: Hey, wait, that’s not the right change.
Waitress: Yes, it is.
DH: No. It was 41 and I gave you 50.
Waitress: And I gave you back 10.
DH: And that’s not the right change.
Waitress: Oh. I guess I do owe you another dollar.
DH: No, you don’t. It was 41 and I gave you a 50 and the 32 cents.
Waitress: That’s right, so I owe you 11.
DH: No, you owe me 9.
Waitress: Sir, I know what I’m talking about.
DH: You’re going to come up short at the end of the night.
Waitress: (calls another waitress over) His bill was 41.32. He gave me 50.32. How much change do I owe him?
Other Waitress: 11 dollars.
They both stare at him accusingly as if he’s trying to rip them off.:wallbash:
DH: Give me 2 20’s, a 5, and 5 1’s.
The waitress stares at him suspiciously but does it. He lays it out on the table. Then he picks up the 2 20’s and a 1 and hands it to her.
DH: You already have my 32 cents. There’s the 41 dollars. Now how much money is left on the table?
Waitress: 9 dollars.
DH: Thank you.:fryingpan:
My beloved always looks to me for the amount to tip. I had suggested 6.50 before all of this started. He decided to pick up the 5 and leave her the 4 1’s. Wonder if she could do that math? 
If you really want to stump them, ask them to count back your change. They don’t even know what that is. They do what the little box tells them to do.
Comment by Andrea — July 30, 2007 @ 6:45 am
Oh, good heavens, that’s so sad.
Comment by Rhonda — July 30, 2007 @ 6:52 am
Um, I’m not a math genius (which is why I use a computer program for my accounting work and treasurer duties) but I think if someone questioned my answer I’d stop and think real hard before getting belligerent about it.
Comment by Kira — July 30, 2007 @ 7:44 am
Andrea, that was the problem. She didn’t have the little box with her tableside. :doh:
Rhonda, I thought it was hysterical. :happy2:
Kira, I’m mathematically challenged, but even I could follow that. And he was just trying to help her but she was convinced he was trying to cheat her out of money. She seemed bright enough when she took our order….
Comment by Jennifer — July 30, 2007 @ 8:01 am
No surprise there. Here at the School of Business, we have a lot of students who need additonal math classes. Sad that the lady couldn’t figure out the change that needed to be given. Of course, I’m a math nut so that would have been quite easy for me. Sometimes at stores I have to help the cashier myself.
Comment by Ginger — July 30, 2007 @ 9:01 am
LOL, Ginger. That’s the position my DH was in last night. :devil:
Comment by Jennifer — July 30, 2007 @ 9:25 am
I’m an English major and even I could count change during my server days.
Bless her heart, she’s really hurting herself by cutting into her money. (Trust me, when I found out that the amount of money I took home each night was dependant on me making correct change, my math skills greatly improved.)
Comment by Kimberly — July 30, 2007 @ 10:44 am
Plus, you never give a customer a single ten back as change. You gotta give ‘em change to tip you with. Five and five ones, baby.
Comment by Kimberly — July 30, 2007 @ 10:46 am
Yep, Kimberly, I learned that during my stint as a barbeque joint waitress — make sure the customer has tip money. :mrgreen:
Comment by Jennifer — July 30, 2007 @ 12:40 pm
Amazing.
It’s awful that kids today don’t learn how to count back change. I distinctly remember learning that in the 3rd grade. The teacher had play money — bills and coins — and we had to practice until we got it right.
Comment by Marilyn — July 31, 2007 @ 12:55 pm