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Rant: the diner in Abilene charges 50 cents to break a $20 and I get why now
I was passing through Abilene two weeks ago and stopped at this little diner off the main drag for breakfast. My total came to $12.40, so I handed the guy a $20 and he told me straight up it would be 50 cents extra if I wanted change back. At first I thought it was a joke, but he pointed at the register tape and said his bank charges him a fee every time he orders coin, and he's been short on fives for months. I paid the 50 cents because honestly the plates were huge and I felt bad for the guy. But it got me thinking about how cash only cuts both ways. I save a ton by not swiping, but places that run on cash get squeezed too, and it shows up in small stuff like this. Now I keep a stack of small bills in the truck so I never put a cashier in that spot again. Does anyone else here carry a set amount of ones and fives just to make change easier on the other side of the counter?
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