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When I was a teenager I was working at McDonalds and someone came in and paid for a meal using old US Silver Certificate bills. Some people just are careless an
by SoftTalker 7mo ago
When I was a teenager I was working at McDonalds and someone came in and paid for a meal using old US Silver Certificate bills. Some people just are careless and don't notice old or unusual things.
- bombcar 7mo agoI used to see those once or twice a year, now it's been a decade since I've seen even a $2 in the wild.
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- genxy 7mo agoYou can get new $2 from your bank
- eszed 7mo agoAnd they're still a pain to spend, because too many people refuse to believe they're real money. Or else don't want to take them because there isn't a slot in their cash drawer. I inherited a couple of bundles from my dad last year (he made $2 bills his "thing", much like Woz, because he enjoyed arguing with cashiers), and exchanged them all at the bank for "real money".
- cxr 7mo agoI believe that you have run into difficulty with some person(s) not understanding that $2 bills are real money. I don't believe that they've been anywhere nearly as much of "a pain to spend" for you as you're stating. You're just gabbing.
- eszed 7mo agoThey're socially awkward to spend, because people don't want to take them. That was true each of the four or five times I used bills from my father's stash, though I was outright refused only once. Unlike my father, I don't enjoy needlessly provoking minor hostility, so I turned them into the bank. We're all just gabbing on the internet, my dude. You might find $2 bills a fun investment.
- SoftTalker 7mo agoMany years ago a friend of mine used to tip bartenders and servers with dollar coins (a dollar tip on a drink was good at the time). They remembered him for that and he got better service even though it was probably a bit of a PITA for them to deal with the coins. $2 bills could probaby be used in a similar fashion.
- bombcar 7mo agoTips are a good use because they go into the pocket, not the cash register - and it makes you memorable.
- ButlerianJihad 7mo ago> they go into the pocket That is, assuming the worker has a pocket to receive the tips. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_two-dollar_bill#Society_and_culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_two-dollar_bill#...
- xp84 7mo agoOr at the strip club
- WalterGR 7mo ago> I inherited a couple of bundles from my dad last year (he made $2 bills his "thing", much like Woz, because he enjoyed arguing with cashiers) For the unaware, Steve Wozniak buys sheets of uncut $2 bills and spends them. He’ll walk into a location and tear off a $2 bill like a serrated coupon. There’s probably a better link but this was at hand: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/steve-wozniak-2-dollar-bill/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/steve-wozniak-2-dollar-bil...
- dd8601fn 7mo agoEvery time I picture him doing that, I laugh. It’s hard not to love that guy.
- moralestapia 7mo agoIt's so crazy particularly because it's not just some random dude but one of the co-founders of Apple[1] (for those unaware)! 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wozniak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wozniak
- WalterGR 7mo ago> serrated coupon Perforated coupons. (It’s too late to edit the above.)
- bombcar 7mo agoI know and do; it's a question if I get one in change or otherwise. (IIRC some businesses used to give change in $2 to show their "influence" on the area.)
- lostlogin 7mo agoIt’s probably been that since I used cash. Kids pocket money is the last frontier in our house. We even managed travel between 3/4 countries without any. Wise is great.
- traderj0e 7mo agoWow. I like how those look almost like modern bills except for a cool seal and text saying it's redeemable for silver, subtle flex. Only time I ever got rare money was a buffalo / Indian head nickel as change in a cafe very recently, not a valuable form though.
- eszed 7mo agoI've had that happen a couple times, too. The first time I was super excited, and looked up the collectable price, and it was like $8 for a (pristine) $5 bill. I think I kept it for a few days to show to people, and then spent it. I inherited a couple from my dad last year, and the collectors' price hadn't changed, so I did the same thing. Still cool, though. I hope whatever cashier received them from me got a similar thrill.
- HelloMcFly 7mo agoI worked as a part-time bank teller from age 1999-2007 (not continuously). Over that time the volume of silver certificates and other special currency coming in dropped DRAMATICALLY. From 1999-2003 I'd say I would see those bills come in about every other month; I don't think I saw a single one in the final two years I worked the job. I "purchased" (i.e., exchanged my own money for) every bill and coin that came in. And before anyone makes any assumptions, I had permission from the bank manager.