I went to the grocery store today to pick up a few things for dinner. I was quite happy to find a cashier who was waiting for something to do as it meant not waiting in line. I unloaded my shopping cart, she scanned my items, pretty uneventful.
Until an older woman approached us.
She came from outside the store and walked right up the cashier who was checking out my groceries. The older woman said to the cashier:
“Can I get a cash back?”
If you’re unfamiliar with this term, it has to do with your debit card. In Canada, we can pay for items at the cash register using the very same debit card for an ATM. The money is withdrawn directly from your bank account.
On top of that, you can “withdraw” additional money from your bank account in addition to the cost of items on your bill at the point of sale.
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