*barya (Tagalog): loose change (coins); change; smaller bills
i was the third person in line at 7-11. for some reason the cashier was taking a bit too long in serving the customers and it became even longer when the first person in line gave the cashier P500.
cashier: miss, wala po ba kayong barya? (miss, don't you have a smaller bill?)
well, obviously the customer didn't have any so the cashier went over to the other counter to ask for smaller bills in order to give the customer her change.
the seconds ticked by oh, so, sloooooowly.
then--the next person. finally. he bought about ten bottles of water and when he gave the cashier P500--yep, you guessed it right: "wala po ba kayong barya?"
and so the rigodon has started again. i wasn't exactly in a hurry, but i couldn't help but wonder why the till doesn't have enough change. oh well. when the other counter became vacant once more i quickly transferred there. in less than 20 seconds i made my purchase and as i went out of the store...
cashier (to yet another customer): ma'am, baka may barya po kayo.
i kid you not.
i was the third person in line at 7-11. for some reason the cashier was taking a bit too long in serving the customers and it became even longer when the first person in line gave the cashier P500.
cashier: miss, wala po ba kayong barya? (miss, don't you have a smaller bill?)
well, obviously the customer didn't have any so the cashier went over to the other counter to ask for smaller bills in order to give the customer her change.
the seconds ticked by oh, so, sloooooowly.
then--the next person. finally. he bought about ten bottles of water and when he gave the cashier P500--yep, you guessed it right: "wala po ba kayong barya?"
and so the rigodon has started again. i wasn't exactly in a hurry, but i couldn't help but wonder why the till doesn't have enough change. oh well. when the other counter became vacant once more i quickly transferred there. in less than 20 seconds i made my purchase and as i went out of the store...
cashier (to yet another customer): ma'am, baka may barya po kayo.
i kid you not.
i can totally relate dito sis! i dunno what's wrong with 7-11 eh 24hours naman sila bukas pos every morning pa rin wala sila barya, and its also the same sa mga ministop!
ReplyDeletelol!! That's funny! And this is the kind of thing that would happen to me!!
ReplyDeletebaka may nagtatago ng mga coins... hoarding?
ReplyDeletebaka naman ninakawan sila? lol
ReplyDeleteGood thing there were two cashiers. Paano na lang kung mag-isa lang sya? Patay na.
ReplyDeleteAt tinawag pa silang "convenience" stores?? Ay sus! :-D
ReplyDeletethis thing happens a lot and i have no patience on waiting. sometimes i get to the point of approaching a manager. in this case, you have no one else to give feedback on the service.
ReplyDeletenext tym n bumili ka ulet baryang-barya naman ang ibabayad mo.ung tipong tig-25 cents.pang-asar lang.hehe. napadaan lng po (ulet):D
ReplyDeleteAnovahyan? May sign ba don "barya lang po sa umaga." :) Hay naku, tama nga si Sngl... dapat tawag jan, inconvenience store. :)
ReplyDeleteNaranasan ko rin yan. Somehow minsan umaalis na lang ako pag di naman ka impt ang bibilhin ko.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to this b/c they will do the same thing whenever they run out of smaller bills for change. Usually it happens in the morning; early in the morning since there are no customers --- yet.
ReplyDeletepusa: naku hindi ko rin alam sa kanila, dapat nga meron silang barya palagi, kahit sa mga ibang lugar na palaging me customers. weird. =)
ReplyDeleterochelle: lol don't you just hate it when it happens? that's why i always carry smaller change with me. =)
kris jasper: hoarding... pwede! lol =)
coldman: lol posible hahaha =)
abaniko: hay naku oo, tapos trainee pa siya. =)
rudy: well, na-inconvenience yung mga nakapila dun sa counter na yun. =)
the dong: oh yeah, except to write about it here. =) lucky for them i wasn't that in a hurry or else they might have gotten it from me lol. thanks for dropping by =)
kurisujae: haha 25 cents. naalala ko dati nagbayad ako ng isang meal sa jollibee or mcdo ata ng tigpipiso at limampiso hehehe =) salamat sa pagdaan ulet =)
ReplyDeletetoe: barya lang po sa umaga lol. dapag nga siguro me sign silang ganun hehehe. nakaka-inconvenience nga sila that day =)
ferdz: ginagawa ko rin yan minsan. sa dami ng mga tao di naman nila mapapansin na they just lost a sale =)
kyels: yep, it does happen in the morning. in this branch's case, however, many customers come and go coz there are call centers in the area. =)
Ganyan din minsan sa 7 Eleven malapit sa amin. Kaya I opt to buy things I needed from 10Q which is near to our office in Shaw Blvd...
ReplyDeleteit's annoying when it happens. lol. =D
ReplyDeleteI fail to understand why some retail establishments would not have sufficient small bills and coins in reserve. Ayayay ... hehehe.
ReplyDeleteI guess those cashiers have blogs complaining about their customers without "barya". ;-)
ReplyDeletedodong flores: ey, mejo malapit din 10q sa office namin. ok nga dun =)
ReplyDeleteacey: sobra, lalo na kung nagmamadali ka. =)
señor enrique: well, that's one mystery that might never be fully explained. hehe. that's why bringing small change is so important to me =)
sidney: most probably they do, hehehe. i'll have to go see =)
P500 lang yan minsan nga may sign pa pag P1000 na...kainis nga yan
ReplyDeletetutubi: naku buti na lang puro barya pala dala ko hahaha =)
ReplyDeletenaku, ganyan talaga sila, either walang barya o di kaya naman kulang ang isusukli sa iyo.
ReplyDeletepero in fairness sa kanila, me mga pasaway din talagang customers na kahit P10 lang yung bibilhin eh P500 ang ibabayad (nagpapabarya), pano kung isang dosena ang sunod-sunod na nagbayad ng P500? hala! hahaha.
dumaan lang po bago ako magbakasyon.kitakits pagkatapos ng big day!:D
ReplyDeletei just added u.i hope ok lang.
Haay, it happens even in McDo, KFC and other bigger chains! I don't know why on earth they open up a business and not be prepared to run it properly...its not as if getting loose change from the bank is super difficult.
ReplyDeleteThe problem with barya is normally associated with sari-sari stores and not with chains like 7-11. Maybe you caught them on a bad day but still, they shouldn't be out of cash or loose change. Hay naku.
ReplyDeletezherwin: naalala ko tuloy... nung nasa skool pako bumili ako ng pisong candy tapos P20 ang pinambayad ko hahahahaha :D
ReplyDeletekurisujae: ey enjoy ka sa bakasyon! sige ok lang mo ko i-add =)
gypsy: hayy ang don't forget din minsan kung me barya nga silang panukli, talagang barya as in tig-pipiso! nasuklian ako dati ng P40 sa isang jollibee branch na puro piso. hehehe. =)
panaderos: siguro ganun nga . anyways ok lang kasi isang beses ko lang yun na-encounter. =)