[Blindtlk] AT the Intersection of Money Identification and Human behavior

[Bonnie Lucas]

Anna, I absolutely loved your response. After watching that video, I was
amazed at how far-fetched the whole scenario would be. First, not once has
anyone ever been even remotely as rude to me as the set-up clerk was.
Furthermore, like most of the commenters, I agree that the likelihood that a
clerk would short change someone that drastically in front of all the other
customers just isn't. As others have suggested, few people would walk into a
place like that with such a large bill. With all the choices available to
people nowadays, there is absolutely no reason to pay for a small purchase
with a $50 bill. If you are going to try to determine how folks would act in
a given situation, the least you could do would be to make it somewhat
realistic. I'd be curious to know if there are any blind folks who think the
candid camera show has any merit?



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From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Anna Givens
via blindtlk
Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2015 9:35 PM
To: Bob Hachey; Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] AT the Intersection of Money Identification and
Human behavior

I don't see this as being a big issue at all.  Chances are you are not
getting short-changed.  I don't usually use cash anyway, but even if you do,
and you are really concerned about this, I think it is very simple.
Organize your money in line, that doesn't take long.  Then if you want to
check, get out of line and check before you leave.  If there's an issue then
you can get back in line.  

The biggest problem I've seen is that a lot of blind people (just based on
what I've seen), often don't have their money organized ahead of time.  They
will arrive at the register not knowing what bills they have.  This is much
more likely to create troubles for you.  Asking a stranger what you have to
begin with is... Well... Pretty dumb in my opinion.  There is no excuse for
this.  There is no reason to not know what your own money is.  

Ultimately, as long as you can be responsible enough to keep track of your
own money ahead of time, getting ripped off in this way is not all that
likely.  Even if it happens, it could be a mistake.  

It has happened to me once, and that's when I was sighted.  I also have been
given too much change once.  

Unless you are often using big bills, I don't see what the hype is all
about.

Anna E Givens

> On Mar 5, 2015, at 8:49 AM, Bob Hachey via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Below my name, please find a link to a truly fascinating YouTube video.
Note
> that the blind people and clerks depicted here are actors and that this is
> an experiment in human behavior. How will bystanders react when a blind
> person is shortchanged because he or she cannot identify US currency?
While
> it is nice that we can get free money identifiers from the BEP, how likely
> are we to use them when we are handed change and people are waiting behind
> us in line?
> 
> Bob Hachey 
> 
> 
> 
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myyyqH4j634>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myyyqH4j634
> 
> 
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