To expect my 2p change

[jakeinabox]

Me and dd went to the annual book fair at school today and brought 2 books totalling £10.98. I handed over £11 and waited for my 2p but the lady just served the next person. It was only when that person questioned her for her change that she told her they had no 2p or 1p. Should she at least told me they had no change rather than just taking my money? I know it’s only 2p but ‘look after the pennies’ and all that...

If you went through your purse and you were 2p short I expect they would tell you not to worry about it.

10 2ps will buy a pack of spagetti in Lidl

You really think the school wouldn't let you have a book if you were 1p short? Really?

I asked if you work because to even think about such a trivial thing for more than a minute suggests you have a lot of time on your hands.

And a million would buy me a car. What's your point?

Doesn't everyone just say put it in the charity pot these days? Anything under 10p goes in charity for me

I work in a shop and we don't have 5, 2 or 1 ps in the float
But , nothing is 99 or 95 p at the end , so we don't need them
So , yes , I would expect my 2 p change as well , or just change £5-50 for the books and then you won't need coppers in the till

We were in a Toby carvery and I paid our bill and was waiting for my change and got distracted , the waitress walked off cleaning tables .
I went upto her and she said oh I thought you didn't want the change and it was a tip !

I wouldn't mind but she did absolutely nothing to warrant a tip . She hasn't approached us during the whole of our meal, we had fetched everything ourselves so she was technically just like the customer assistant in McDonald's who cleans the tables , I used to do that job and we never got tips , why should I have tipped her for doing her job ? She only had to clean the table . We had to wait ages to even pay the bill !

Yanbu!

I have a tin full of 1p's and 2p's......as it's 'skint week' (until payday), i'm using the 2p's to pay for a bag of potatoes (£1.50) so i have something to eat.

I wouldn't be allowed to pay 2p less for my goods, so i'd expect my 2p change.
I'd only waive it if they had the decency to tell me they had no 1p's or 2'ps left.

You could always do what i do sometimes when they say they can't give you the exact change back - "that's ok, just make it a 5p!"
If they can't afford to lose 'pennies' then neither can i!

Please send me all your unloved tuppences.

YANBU. She should have told you they had no change, then it would be your decision as to whether you were happy for the transaction to go ahead. It is rude to presume that a person doesn't want their change, whatever the amount!

I live in Spain. It is very common here for people not to care about the odd few cents here and there. It goes both ways - I've never felt like anyone was trying to take advantage. People would think you very strange if you kicked up a fuss about anything up to about €0.10.

YANBU. Either don't price stuff at .99 or have the change available!
If 2 books cost over 10£ then this is one of these professional book fairs where the school just gets a cut, isn't it?

I'd definitely want my 2p to donate as I see fit.

Our local shop always used to ask me if they could owe me a penny, they never had any change. One day my dad said" you can give me 2p, you owe me a penny from last time". Her face was a picture, but she wouldn't have given it to you if you were a penny short.

Imogen

So a homeless person who asked for the correct change back would be looked down upon too?

If you're 'rich' enough to ignore a few pennies, good for you.

I'd be annoyed
I collect 2ps
For the arcades

It was rude of her to leave you stood there like a prick without telling you there wasn't any change, certainly.

Anyone rich enough to be buying books at the book fair is rich enough to ignore a few pennies.
The rest of us go to the library.

My local corner shop is always doing this. Or I should say,one particular member of staff does it frequently. If it's one,two or three pence,he often doesn't offer any change. It's not the money that's the issue,it's the rude assumption that it's ok. He never asks. I try to always have the right money if he serves me. It wouldn't be so bad,but the other day I witnessed someone who was 3 pence short on their purchases,and he made a bit of a fuss about it,saying they would have to drop it in next time!

I agree, she should have said something. Or just round her prices up if she didn't want to carry pennies to give as change.

George Osborne almost scrapped the penny. Charities would have lost out from this as people often give their small change.

YANBU at all.
If they are pricing things at £X.99 then they need to go out with a bag of coppers at the start of the day.
It isn't the amount it is the principle. She wouldn't let you buy them if you were a few pence short, so she should be very apologetic if she isn't able to offer change.

My brother and SIL live in Turkey and you quite often get a few sweets instead, if the change is minimal.

Also would you have been able to hand over £10.96 and walk away with the books

At any of our school fairs/book sales that would be fine.

existenial

Yanbu 2p is 2p and it was owed to you. You wouldn't be allowed to pay £4.48 for something that cost £4.50.

Works both ways

Prices at book fairs are not set by the school, so they can't avoid the 4.99 type prices. Most people pay with notes and so a school rapidly runs out of change. there is, undoubtedly, a presumption that you don't mind the odd 1 or 2p going into school funds and, certainly at my book fairs a "swings and roundabouts" approach occurs, you might be 2p to the worse but someone with 4.98 wouldn't be turned away!