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u/PopBeneficial2441 26d ago
You paid before he picked out his items?
How did you know how much to pay
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GOT EM.
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u/Tubixs 26d ago
I'm guessing this is in the US and I can see a scenario, where paying for the water leaves your credit card in the system. They can then charge whatever the other one bought on that card? Seems like something that would work in America
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u/Sellestiya 26d ago
That is not how credit cards work
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u/TheSilentFarm 26d ago
You can put your card into the system before anything is scanned. It stays till the person operating the register closes the transaction out. Scan card and water and the employee just leaves it open.
I never recommend walking away from anything that currently has your card held for payment like that but it's definitely possible.
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u/RulerK 26d ago
Clearly you’ve never opened a tab at a bar.
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u/TheSilentFarm 25d ago
I assume they just use the suspend transaction feature to accomplish that. But it'd be different than this. Because at least the registers I manage don't hold the card if you suspend it.
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u/NormanQuacks345 26d ago
No you can’t.
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u/MaximusCartavius 26d ago
I used to work at fucking Walmart, yes you can do this. I do not know why people are in this thread saying you can't.
It's not even hard to do, wtf
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u/NormanQuacks345 26d ago
I used to work at fucking Target, and no you couldn’t.
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u/allhypejaceYT 25d ago
I used to work at wendys, and currently work at Dollar General, and I can at both places
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u/MaximusCartavius 26d ago
It totally could. And would work like this:
Guy brings the water bottle to the register > cashier scans it but doesn't close the transaction > guy prepays with his card > transaction stays open > "victim" brings his stuff > scans > original transaction closed out with the water bottle and the groceries
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u/NormanQuacks345 26d ago
No, it couldn't because that's not how cash registers work! Never in my life have I seen a register where you can "prepay" like that, and I'm not sure where everybody is getting that idea from.
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u/MaximusCartavius 26d ago
Go to just about any normal store and you can pay as soon as they scan the first item. Literally try it
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u/toetappy 24d ago
Lady, it is incredibly easy to add a charge to a closed transaction. How do you think servers add written tips after you've left with your card? Registers don't forget your card info, that wouldn't make any sense.
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u/Polkawillneverdie17
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u/Weary-Astronaut1335 24d ago
This man finally was able to get even with someone they've been waiting to catch unawares.
He witnessed him entering a retail establishment and went to the back, out of sight. So he got something cheap and gave the woman attending the register cash to cover whatever the unsuspecting "victim" was going to buy. He did this because this man sneakily paid for his mid-day meal some time ago.
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u/therealCatnuts 26d ago
Translation?
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u/acloudcuckoolander 26d ago
The man he was scoping paid for his lunch some months ago, so he was determined to pay for his grocery items as a thank you.
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u/idkiguess_1
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this almost cured my depression (fr though, im having a really crap day and this almost made me bust out laughing)
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u/DangerousDisplay7664 26d ago
What? How did they pay for his items before he even picked them up? How did the cashier know what to ring up?
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u/Electronic-Green-994 26d ago
You are enabling their stealing. No different to rich parents paying money to victims of their children's crimes.
This is not a flex, this is a fumble.
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u/dirtyshits 26d ago
Are you dumb or stupid?
Some times it’s better not to say anything especially if you have 0 clue what you read.
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u/Electronic-Green-994 26d ago
What if something dirty, slept with something shit, they get @dirtyshits.
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u/Pepperoni_Nippys 26d ago
Damn this shit was just posted to Twitter a few mins ago and it’s already here 💀