How many people here actually count their change to make sure that they get the right amount? I confess that I"ve gotten out of the habit, especially in the last few years as I've also gotten into the bad habit of paying for more things with credit cards. Last summer I was buying an item in the local grocery store and it rang up 60 cents too high. The clerk insisted that it was the bottle deposit, even though that was listed directly below the price. The other clerk went off doing other things so as I tried to get it straightened out she kept jumping to the other register for other customers. After about 15 minutes I realized I wasn't going to get my sixty cents back and gave up. (This is one of those small mom and pop grocery stores which people lament the loss of, the owners had gone home for the weekend and they didn't have a manager.)
A couple of weeks later I had made a purchase from the same clerk, and realized 2 miles down the road that she had given me back $10 too much. It was tough to turn around and go back, and it completely went against my upbringing to cut into the front of the line to give her the money back. I was tempted to give her $9.40, but it wasn't worth the hassle. I can easily say that I've returned thousands of dollars above what people were supposed to give me; one time it was over $700, and at least twice it was $100 or more.
Yet when they give me back too little, correcting it is like pulling teeth.