Today, I was shopping at Meijer (region grocery chain) and I used one of their checkout machines. When I went to pay, I dropped in 4 pennies, which the machine recorded and a dime which the machine did not record.

I waited for a few seconds as sometimes the machines are a little slow. But when it still didn’t register, I pushed the coin return. Nothing. No dime, no register.

So, I called the clerk over. She pushed the coin return but nothing happened. So, she went back to her console and recorded the dime for me.

This isn’t the first time that something like this has happened. I have suspected this for some time. But, in the past, I wasn’t sure if it was me or the machine, So, this is the first time that I have actually seen the error.

Also, the machines will short change you from time to time so always count your change.

Ever see the movie West World?