this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2025
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Microblog Memes

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[–] KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world 80 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I mean this does make sense for places where you have a client and you want them to be able to see you doing the math to some degree to give an air of transparency and encourage trust.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Exactly, this would be totally common in small mom and pop stores or at a flea market in the age before digital payments and ubiquitous phones.

The person is probably just young. Wait till they discover that rewinding something used to be literal.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And when you paused something it used to start moving more.

[–] CoolMatt@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Wait what? I grew up on VHS tapes and... What??

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 22 points 2 days ago

Or when you split the bill at the end of the date lol