When checking out at stores, do you:
1) Hand the money to the cashier
or
2) Slide it on the counter?

I often take sliding the money on the counter thing as disrespect.
What about you?????

I prefer placing it hands without touching too much, but I'm not offended either way as long as they give me my $ and its the right amount.

i generally put money in hands. however, i do understand how people working behind the counter don't want to touch everybody's hands. after doing that all week, imagine how many hands you would've touched!

personally, i kinda like the money slides that give you your change.

I was a supermarket cashier for 4 years between high school and college and even at the zoo. My co-workers and I always felt disrespected when someone put the money on the counter especially when you had your hand out. One of my co-workers, from Ethiopia, would always get angry when that happened and she would practically throw their change back onto the counter. And she made sure that she gave them more nickels and pennies to make them get the point. So I always put the money in their hand. But since I pay with a debit card anyway, that rarely happens.

i prefer the money in my hand without too much touching. i give money to the cashier's hand as well, without touching. the not touching is about germs. the "in the hand" is about not insulting someone. but like vincent, i use plastic so much, it hardly matters anymore.

Different folks have different preferences, so I wouldn't feel disrespected just because someone doesn't do it the way I want. However, as with many things in life, it's not just what you do, it's how you do it. If I'm waiting with my hand out for change and someone plops it down on the counter while not even paying attention to me, I'd feel disrespected. If someone has their hand up in my face waiting for their money, I'd feel disrespected. I think you can tell when someone's going with their preference v.s. not considering you.

Just thinking about the cash registers that spit the change out and the grocery store self check outs....our preferences might not matter in 5 years.

We'll be dealing with machines...except for in mom-and pop stores...and maybe corner store eateries

here i am - all late and wrong with my 2 cents. but, i place money in the cashier's hand and i EXPECT them to give me my change the same way. (sorry varr$ity but i will stand there with my hand out until they get it, they can either hold up their line or place it in my hand.) if i gave it to you in your hand, give it back to me in mine.

i think it's disrespectful to place it on the counter. When my children pay and throw the money on the counter, i have taken the money out of the cashier's hands, given it back to my kids, and made them hand it to the cashier. i then apologize to the cashier for taking so long.

i'm a germaphobe but damn, you're touching the money right? that's dirtier than the cashier's hands. i've been a cashier and waitress and have always given good service so i expect the same and will act out if i don't get it. i agree with glory, there's a way to do it so everyone is happy.

I've heard that in many Asian cultures it is considered rude to place money in another person's hand. The etiquette is to place it on the counter/table/... and slide it towards them.

Who knows- coulda been some he said-she said.

I heard that too.

I respect that too.

I heard that too.
We're in America though. The U-S of A.
If you see my hand out, put the money in my hand!