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In my pocket cash in my hand1/31/2024 Incoming bills are handled in an organized manner: if the bill was a one, five or ten, it goes in with the rest of that denomination in the wad. Between the fives and ones is where the tens live. Open it up and the fives are on the inside. The wad is folded so the ones are on the outside. The wad is organized so that the bills used most often are the easiest to get to. If I have to use my backup wad, my current wad goes in my back pocket and by new wad goes into my front pocket. Plus, we each have one backup wad ready to go should we need it. If there is more than one of us working the stand, we each get our own wad. The rubber band comes off when we begin selling. The wad consists of five tens, five fives and twenty-five ones, giving me exactly $100 which allows me the greatest of flexibility in making change. We have been able to quickly show our new market workers how to use the wad and they get the hang of it right away.īefore going to market I make sure I have in my front pants pocket a folded wad of bills with a rubber band around it. It is not only quick and efficient while at market, but also when getting ready for market and when counting afterwards. It’s a system I have developed over three decades of making dozens and sometimes hundreds of sales transactions a day at market. For several years I have used what I call the wad system. My point here is that a cash box is not necessarily the best method, especially at an outdoor market. Of course it is of primary importance to handle your cash in some well-organized fashion when at market. You have to remember to bring it in your house for the count and return it to your market vehicle before the next market. And you are in luck if the wind isn’t blowing when you do! If you have two people working the stand, one may have to wait (along with the customer) when the other is using the cash box. When you open up your cash box to insert a bill and make change, you are showing your cash to all the world. When you take a bathroom break or go chat with another market member, you may remember to put it out of sight, but it’s still a whole lot of value just sitting there for the taking by a sneaker-clad thief who’s been keeping an eye on you from afar. Some folks are quite happy with their cash box system, but to my mind a cash box brings with it too many inherent disadvantages.įor one thing, it’s separate from you. Most folks at market like to use either a real cash box, or something that serves the function of a cash box. I see many market members handling cash in an fairly awkward manner, even some who have been doing it for years. The actual act of receiving cash and making change is something most of us do a thousand times or more during a season, yet few of us seem to study and refine the actions we are performing so frequently. So where do I keep my market cash? In my pocket! ![]() It serves as a handy place to keep my backup market supplies: extra pens and markers, band-aids, chalk, blank price tags, a tampon, small aspirin bottle, scotch tape, and other such items and maybe a roll or two of quarters. ![]() I haven’t kept cash in it for over 20 years, but I still bring it to market.
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