About the statement "keep the change".

[Jakuza]

When I don't feel like dealing with the hassle of extra change (mainly coins), I tell the clerk to "keep the change".

I sometimes think this can be taken as an insult, instead of a positive way of expressing good service. You're telling the person to keep 89 cents, as if they need that.


What do you guys think? And for any of you who work, when a customer tells you "keep the change" how do you feel/react?


"You need this more than I do", is what I picture when I tell a clerk "keep the change". But, I don't mean that at all, I just don't want the change.

[Synthaz]

When someone tells me to keep the change I throw it in a donation box,cuz I don't want them to eff up my drawer. >_>

[leathel]

Lol no no no your thinking too deep into it. Most of the time people say it if they are in a rush or they obviously dont need the loose change.

95% of people should know this as common sense imo.

But meh most of the time ill just walk away without taking the change anyway.

[Paladuck]

You gave someone 89 cents? Are you crazy? I need to teach you all how to be more Chinese lol.

[Orpheus]

Only people who keep my change are cab drivers, because I know they need it more than I do.

[Jakuza]

You gave someone 89 cents? Are you crazy? I need to teach you all how to be more Chinese lol.

It was a random amount that came to my head.

And what do you mean? lol

[MoonSoul]

I know the feeling, mostly because I've been both the person saying that sentence and the person hearing it

I tried not to over think it though I'll admit that when hearing that the first thing that would rush my mind was

"No, thank you, its ok" O_O lol

[†Ð£MØц]

Keep the change, you filthy animal. Is that an insult?

[Fullmetal]

Instead of saying keep the change, I say I don't care about the change

[Paladinn]

I usually keep the change. 64 cents doesn't seem like much, but wait til it's added up.
Last time we emptied the change jar, we got somewhere around $140. That's all leftover change we've found/gotten from buying something.

But to me, keep the change just sounds like the consumer's in a rush, or doesn't want to take the little bit of cash.

[Norrin Radd]

Any change I allow someone to keep wouldn't be much.

It also depends on the mood I'm in, what they work as etc.

For example, I often let my barber keep the change because he has performed a good service and is generally a nice guy. It's never much, though.

I'd never let a shopkeeper take the change, because there's no need.

[JackTheStripper]

I prefer to just leave before they give me the change back, less time wasted.

[Nichons]

You gave someone 89 cents? Are you crazy? I need to teach you all how to be more Chinese lol.

I think you mean more Jewish.

[$$$]

I like my change, because they're good for vending machines.

and I like vending machines!

That's wierd, I like the stuff inside vending machines.

I know, that was horrible. Back on topic, I'm sure store clerks get that all the time, I doubt they take it the wrong way.