The Gift Card That Keeps On Giving: The Movie

(A line is building up at the box office, so I go in and open up a second drawer which, due to a broken credit card reader, has to be cash only. I put up a sign and make sure to let customers know.)

Me: “What can I do for you, ma’am?”

Customer: “One senior for [Movie], please.”

Me: “Okay, that’ll be [price].”

(She proceeds to pull out a gift card, which is treated like a credit card.)

Me: “I’m sorry, ma’am, but I can’t take cards in this line.”

Customer: “But why not?”

Me: “The reader is broken, so this line is cash only.”

Customer: “But I have cash on it.”

Me: *facepalm*