Eric: Now, write today’s date on the food instrument. If you make a mistake, it can be corrected once; you will cross it out with a single line, write in the correct date and initial it.

Vanessa: That’s easy to remember!

Eric: It’s now time to ring up Amber’s purchases.

Vanessa: Here we go!

Eric: After you have the total, write the dollar amount on the food instrument excluding sales tax. You’ll write this in the box that has the dollar sign. If you make a mistake, it also can be corrected once and you will cross it out with one single line write the correct amount in the dollar correction only box, and initial in the cashier initial box to verify the change. For any correction, never scribble out an amount, trace over numbers or use correction fluid.

Just remember to ONLY use the method I described to make a change. It’s very, very important. Also remember, that the dollar amount of the food instrument must equal the actual purchase amount of the items listed and does not include sales tax.