Let's experiment. $3.97 * .1 = .39 (Okay, so it's actually .397 but I would allow them to truncate the fractions of cents) Now, $3.97 - $0.39 = $3.58. The didn't need a button, just a pencil and paper at the most. If they rounded the .397 up to .40 they should have been able to do it in their heads. But no, they needed the button that the proprietor had apparently disabled. Now, why would the proprietor disable the discount button and then advertise the discount?
Times sure have changed. Back in the early 70s I worked at McDonald's. I had many jobs during my tenure there at the "Golden Arches" on North Main St. in Elkhart IN. One of them was working the counter and taking orders. Back then we had a pad of paper and pencil to take the order and add up the cost. We then entered the total into the cash register, took the money and made change. The cash register did not tell us what the change should be, it only kept track of how much was added to the drawer. Times sure have changed.
If I were a mean sort of fellow, I'd go back to the Subway order the sandwich and then when they told me "We don't have a button for that." when I hand them the coupon, I'd tell them to keep the sandwich then.
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To be fair you can't arbitrarily change the cash register's total. They were quite right that without the proper button there is nothing they can do.
I have found that overall most Subway owner's are idiots and have no idea that there is even a setup button on the registers. They often arbitrarily put out advertisements for things that can't be done at all or (more often) were never communicated to the management staff so that it could be properly set up. I feel more pity for the 3 workers as they have to endure the endless onslaught of people who want something they can't give them. At least you were nice about it, many aren't.
That's hilarious however unfortunate that must have been for you and your wife i'm glad you had that experience because now I can laugh about it lol...:-)
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