I've spent plenty of time counting cash and filling out bank deposits, but it was a volunteer position, so we did everything by hand. It's pretty error prone,

I've spent plenty of time counting cash and filling out bank deposits, but it was a volunteer position, so we did everything by hand. It's pretty error prone, but we only had to do it once if the cash matched the receipts, which it usually did. Bill counting machines start at less than $100, and they make it super quick, so accuracy and handling time isn't really a problem any more. Most retail theft is of inventory, not cash, and chargebacks will easily surpass lost cash anyway.