Let’s take the frustration expressed my last post about cash registers and change to the
e x t r e m e !

Why do Sydney’s bartenders give me beer change on an dented old aluminium tray?

Every time I go to accept my change in the ’standard’ way,with my hand, a wafer thin silver disk carrying my money is carefully manoeuvred around and under my cupped hand, to rest on the sopping wet bar mat.  As I struggle to pick up the dripping wet coins and notes I think,
‘Who was the ‘tool’ that came up with this idea?’

Does this inane practice generate more tips for staff because poor customers can’t be bothered picking up their coins from the champagne and vodka soaked plate? I’m glad our bank notes are plastic now! Could you image the mess with paper?

This pisses people off and often hear people say, ‘I’d tip them if I really wanted to anyway, but I’m not going to now!’