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April 28, 2003
Big Bills
My new roommate Andy and I went furniture shopping on the weekend. We got lost for several hours inside Ikea before walking out with a bed and couches.
We stopped for lunch at a burger place. My meal came to just over $7, so I handed the cashier a $20 bill.
Cashier: "Oh, a twenty. Don't you have anything smaller?"
Me: (looking in wallet) "All I have is a twenty and a one."
Cashier: (sounding annoyed) "So you don't have anything smaller?"
Me: "I have a one."
Cashier: (sighs as he takes the twenty)
I don't get it. He's the one with the register full of money, so why is the burden on me, the customer, to provide him with exact change?