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[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

If it's what went on at the subway down the street when i was a teen, this "trick" requires you to remember the prices and tax of an item. He was probably only smart enough to remember the one item's price or didn't care to change it up.

[–] IAmLamp@fedia.io 8 points 13 hours ago

…not exactly the brightest candle on the cake (emphasis mine)

by processing roughly 800 fake macaroni and cheese tray refunds to his personal cards.