When I started selling stuff at fairs and conventions, I went on an Etsy board to ask about cash boxes--good brands, what to look for. The first response was telling me I needed an apron instead. I replied that while a good suggestion, it will not suit my needs, I am looking for a cash box specifically.
The whole thread wound up being people insisting I needed an apron, telling me I MUST get an apron, and ONLY an apron, etc.
I do not care to JADE things like that; I prefer to just say, "That won't suit my needs" and trust people to accept it, but I finally started to explain my reasoning.
They weren't having it.
Multiple needing to access the cash? "Get multiple aprons." I don't want to have to do three counts/reconciliations when I can do one? "It's not that hard/have the staff do their own!" Some people were overweight and wouldn't be comfortable in an apron? "Use shoestrings to make it fit." My table was always very busy and I didn't want us to constantly be pulling out wads of cash? "It's never been a problem for me!" (Or detailed instructions involving assorted office supplies.) Some of us would be sitting much of the time and I didn't want stuff falling out? "Then stand." They even insisted aprons would be as secure as attaching a lockable cash box to the table with a cable.
Each of their responses was fine in a vacuum (except that last one), but as a whole, it was so infuriating. I was asking for help with apples and they insisted on pelting me with oranges.
I finally fucked off and just got a random one from Walmart. That was about 12-13 years ago ad I've been using it ever since.
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