In article >,
"D.Currie" > wrote:

> [snip]
>
> I did some waitressing when I was a teenager, and one of the things I
> learned early was that you made sure the customer had good change to leave a
> tip.
>
> In this case, DH went to the cash register and got change. Didn't seem to be
> a shortage there. Next time we go there, I'll make sure I've got the right
> change for tipping.

An attendant at a gas station in my neighborhood once tried a similar
stunt on me. On my way home from work one evening, I stopped to buy a
tank of gas. The cost came to something like $22. I handed the gas
station attendant a $20 and $5 bills. He said he couldn't make change,
and he asked me if I would I mind if he kept the change?

I responded by asking him if he would mind if I considered the $2 worth
of gas on the house. The guy quickly found the change!

Living in NJ, self-service gas stations are illegal, so I have to go to
full service. I don't mind that at all, but one does have to be careful
to avoid being ripped off when filling up.