Counterfeit Bill
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:59 pm
I was doing a little Christmas shopping this afternoon and was in the process of having my purchases rung up by the cashier when another cashier came over to her with a query. It seems she had been given a counterfeit $20 bill by a customer and she didn’t know what to do with it. She said she was going to give it back to the customer but my cashier told her that when they had their training, the policeman told them to take it and then contact them. They went back and forth with it for a few minutes. Ultimately, she went back to her cash register and gave the bill back to the customer and told her it was counterfeit. The customer opened her purse and pulled out a bank envelope and said she had just come from the bank. The cashier said to go back to the bank and tell them they had given her a counterfeit bill. The customer paid her with another $20 which was apparently legit and then left with her purchase and I assume she went back to the bank.
I have no retail experience so I don’t know the proper procedure for the cashiers. Anyone here know? I’m guessing it varies from store to store. I was a little surprised that a young store clerk would recognize it as counterfeit but not a bank teller.
I have no retail experience so I don’t know the proper procedure for the cashiers. Anyone here know? I’m guessing it varies from store to store. I was a little surprised that a young store clerk would recognize it as counterfeit but not a bank teller.