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coupons for cigarette discounts on a separate cash register key.
Nick, Jr. was in charge of beer purchases for the three
stores. His practice was to buy beer in the highest possible
quantities to obtain the lowest prices from his suppliers. Liz
was in charge of buying the stores' wine and liquor inventories.
Her suppliers regarded her as a very astute buyer. The manager
of a store would pay beer and liquor wholesalers with checks.
The manager paid other suppliers in cash, placing the receipts in
a "bill bag." In each of the stores, the manager also took cash
register readings at the end of a shift. The stores' cash
registers summarized the day's results on a "Z tape." The "Z
tapes", the receipts and other materials, such as paid lottery
tickets and cigarette coupons, all went into the bill bag at each
store. Cash was placed in a "drop safe" by the cash register
periodically during the day and at the end of each day. Before
opening the next business day, a family member, Nick, Helen,
Nick, Jr., or Liz, would count the cash in the drop safe, retain
enough for the day's business at each store, and prepare a
deposit slip for the balance. Usually, Helen deposited the
excess cash in the bank. A copy of the deposit slip was put into
the bill bag. The bill bags containing records of receipts and
expenses went to Nick at his office at store No. 1.
Not all the excess cash went to the bank. In order to meet
the payroll and other expenses, Nick would ask Liz for cash, or
he would retain cash from store operations himself. Nick also
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