Needs More Than A Penny For Your Thoughts, Part 2

(I work as a cashier for a popular fast food joint. I deal with a lot of ridiculous requests, but this one just baffled me.)

Me: “That will be $4.01.”

Customer: *hands me a five*

(I ring it up and hand him his change, which includes a few pennies.)

Customer: *tries to hand me a penny*

Me: “I’m sorry, sir, did I give you the wrong change?”

Customer: “No, but you said $4.01. I didn’t have a penny to get even change but now I do. So now I get a dollar back.”

Me: “I’m sorry sir, it was that amount before, but you already paid and received your change. I can’t open the drawer and give you a dollar for your penny…”

Customer: “No, I need exact even change, just the dollar! I have the penny now, so I need a dollar!”

Me: “Sir, I don’t need the penny now that you have paid. You already received your change!”

(He proceeds to mutter about how I don’t know how to do math and that it’s my loss for not taking the full amount…)