Archived Red Money Checker Things

[NitroKing2110]

Are the red Accubanker money checkers being rolled out nationwide? My store has them at each register except express and we have to run every 100, 50, and 20 through it, I've seen guests see them in operation and just walk out leaving their cart of stuff.

 

[neversaynever]

Huh. I hope AP is tracking pics of people who leave!

 

[PinkZinnia]

we have had the counterfeit checking machines for awhile..they become quicker then the pens once you get used to them. When we first got them, we had guests walk out also..I think they new they were using fake money.. Now every once in awhile we get fake bills.. Don't let guests know you are only checking 20's and above.. We had a group start making smaller bills.

We have also had a few start smoking..When it happens, unplug it!

 

[NitroKing2110]

Strong possibility that AP is keeping pictures. I like the devices, I think they take a lot of the guesswork out of checking (Is that dark yellow or brown?) and are faster than the pens, plus it gives a visual deterrent. We have the devices right in front of the guests, but cannot tell them we only check 20+ (I think if they really cared they could just watch and see how we run them). I wish they had a collection bin they spit the bills into so you could feed bill after bill nonstop and could just take them out of the bin when everything's done, and you wouldn't have to worry about finding a place to put all the bills since our policy is when checking all the bills have to be laid out on the belt in view of the guest, and some cashiers (I did this once but caught it in time) will not turn off the belt and the money will get sucked up.

 

[Kartman]

AP can't do a dang thing to them.

 

[thatcashierdude]

Seems like a good idea. Pens can be fooled too easily, but that is what I've been told to do. Oh well, it's not my money and I wouldn't see a raise if we took less counterfeit bills.

 

[neversaynever]

We didn't even have pens to check them....

 

[waterspout]

We don't use the pens anymore either. I took two, one hundred dollar bills today. How do I know they are real?

 

[NitroKing2110]

For the new hundreds see this story

For currency in general see this page from the Secret Service.

For an interactive flash demo thingy on the new bills see this Secret Service page.

If you think a bill is suspect and you don't have a pen or Accubanker and you don't feel comfortable with it call a GSA/TL.

 

[whippingboy]

Our store must be behind the times.. we just started using pens about six weeks ago.

 

[signingminion]

We don't use anything and are told to not check for any security features. We have had a counterfeit ring busted near us that came to our store.

If we strongly suspect it's fake we can call someone over or bring it to ap after.

 

[neversaynever]

We don't use anything and are told to not check for any security features. We have had a counterfeit ring busted near us that came to our store.

If we strongly suspect it's fake we can call someone over or bring it to ap after.

I think that is like our store too. We got counterfeit bills one day and that was the first I'd heard about what to do. The gstl told me we couldn't do anything, we had to take them.

 

[PinkZinnia]

Strong possibility that AP is keeping pictures. I like the devices, I think they take a lot of the guesswork out of checking (Is that dark yellow or brown?) and are faster than the pens, plus it gives a visual deterrent. We have the devices right in front of the guests, but cannot tell them we only check 20+ (I think if they really cared they could just watch and see how we run them). I wish they had a collection bin they spit the bills into so you could feed bill after bill nonstop and could just take them out of the bin when everything's done, and you wouldn't have to worry about finding a place to put all the bills since our policy is when checking all the bills have to be laid out on the belt in view of the guest, and some cashiers (I did this once but caught it in time) will not turn off the belt and the money will get sucked up.

I don't put the money down - the stack of bills stays in my hands. the unchecked ones go between index and middle finger, checked ones go between middle finger and ring finger - it's awkward at first but now it is the only process I use and it's fast.
I have also turned away obviously fake bills. If you handle money for a long time, you can pretty much feel the difference. If the bill fails in the machine, I hold it up to the light to see if I see the written strip inside. If they are older and don't have the strip I will use the pen.
Had a man not to long ago try to give me obviously fake 10's, a whole stack of them . I looked at them and asked for a different form of payment. I said - you should go back to whoever gave you these, because they are not real. They were all photocopies and all had the same serial numbers..They weren't' even cut evenly.

 

[NitroKing2110]

I don't put the money down - the stack of bills stays in my hands. the unchecked ones go between index and middle finger, checked ones go between middle finger and ring finger - it's awkward at first but now it is the only process I use and it's fast.
I have also turned away obviously fake bills. If you handle money for a long time, you can pretty much feel the difference. If the bill fails in the machine, I hold it up to the light to see if I see the written strip inside. If they are older and don't have the strip I will use the pen.
Had a man not to long ago try to give me obviously fake 10's, a whole stack of them . I looked at them and asked for a different form of payment. I said - you should go back to whoever gave you these, because they are not real. They were all photocopies and all had the same serial numbers..They weren't' even cut evenly.

I should ask AP if I can do that, holding on to the bills the whole time. Seems like a better practice and would satisfy the "guest must see the bills until the drawer closes" attitude.

 

[queencat]

We don't check, at all. I have no idea how to check and even if I taught myself I'm 75% sure I'd get coached for not vibing hard enough or some bull.

 

[PinkZinnia]

@NitroKing2110 I learned from an old job - you don't let go of that money until it's in the drawer. I also always say how much the person is giving me before I put it in the drawer. So if it's 115.25 I will say 115.25 out of 120.00 and I will tell them how much change I am handing them always with the receipt in their hand - not in a bag unless they ask me to put it in the bag.

 

[Jeremy]

Ive seen a few fake 100's , someone bought xbox live cards with them, easily tracked, and all fake currency goes to the secret service, and investigated further.

 

[Goingstrong]

Anyone have a picture of the checker?

 

[Flabbergasted]

We just got the checkers at my store. Does anyone know how accurate they are?

 

[Jack of all Workcenters]

We just got the checkers at my store. Does anyone know how accurate they are?

They have some issues with the new 100$s sometimes they go through fine some times not. But if they are outright fake, it makes a lot of noise.

 

[AllThingsTarget101]

AP can partner with local law enforcement and they can do something.

 

[tgtguy]

So what happens if the guests gives you money that is fake? I have had a 20 bill before and didn't know it was fake and tried to use it , I was simply told it was counterfeit and couldn't use it ...still embarrassed the hell out of me...even though I know it wasn't the merchants fault...but I simply didn't know that it wasn't a legit 20

 

[Jeremy]

So what happens if the guests gives you money that is fake? I have had a 20 bill before and didn't know it was fake and tried to use it , I was simply told it was counterfeit and couldn't use it ...still embarrassed the hell out of me...even though I know it wasn't the merchants fault...but I simply didn't know that it wasn't a legit 20

Well in your case you are supposed to contact the secret service (they also handle the treasury involving fakes) they usually reimburse you for the mondy, usually takes a bit, but youd run the risk of possibly not being investigated.

 

[iVibe]

Doesn't monopoly money go through though?

 

[NitroKing2110]

Doesn't monopoly money go through though?

I might try that one of these days.