A number of years ago I went into a little market to by a soft drink ($.65) and put down a Susan B. Anthony dollar. The lady behind the counter said "Hun, that drink is 65 cents". I said that that's a dollar coin. She looked at me with that "bless your heart" look and said "Hun, we don't take foreign money". I explained it was a US coin but she insisted the US didn't have dollar coins. A few years ago my wife was in a store in line behind a guy who was trying to pay with a $2 bill. The bimbo cashier thought it was fake and wouldn't take it. Wifey spoke up and said she'd take it and gave the guy two ones for it. Problem solved. wildbill
I was working a remodel at an industrial plant where one of the soda machines had the change return filled with Anthonys'. Sodas were a buck twenty five so my 2 paper dollars gave me a soda and 3 dollars in change.
That's our new society. They don't know history, they don't know what sex they are, they don't know cursive, they can't parallel park. Not knowing a $2 bill sounds right.
Those $2 bills make great tips at restaurants. A novelty among the young around us - they weren't around when this currency was distributed by the U.S. Treasury.
When I worked at Amazon, the lunch room had vending machines that used and bill changers that issued dollar coins. As a result, I always had some in my pockets. Whenever I got bad service somewhere like McDonalds, I paid entirely in the dollar coins because it screwed up their cash drawer, which had no slots for them. On several occasions I had young teens inform me as I handed over the gold-colored coins "I'm sorry sir, but we only take American money."
Sounds like members of the Church of God in Christ, (COGIC) AKA "The Hats" headquartered in Memphis. If you're waitstaff in Memphis, you take the week of their annual convocation off.
No surprise at their ignorance. I once went through a McD's drive through and when I got to the window to pay the girl there was in a panic as her computer had gone down. I had to tell her what the correct amount of change was since she couldn't figure it out and kept asking me if I was sure I was correct. Almost told her that I knew I was correct because I had learned to add and subtract but she was in such a state I just took my change and left.
I know it is Snopes, but that same story was radio fodder back in the '90s. The killer for me was when the security guy is like "who makes fake $2.00 bills?".
Somebody that lacks ambition. They're gonna put you in the same cell if it's a dollar or a hundred-dollar bill. Where counterfeiters mess up with $2 bills is they fix that wayward foot on the back of the note.
A long time ago, there was a news story about the Polish government finding a freight car full of counterfeit bills. The kicker was, it was the smallest bill in circulation and .gov estimated that the cost to produce barely exceeded the street value of the currency. Keyword: Poland
Sea story when I went through training at Millington was that the local merchants and government went through a "We hate the Navy" phase. So the sailors were indeed paid with $2 bills. Base CO went to a public meeting to discuss his wayward boys. His first words to the public were "Open your wallets and how many of you have one or more $2 bills? Hold 'em up and look around" Arms went up all over the room. He explained that every one of the bills they had had been spent by a sailor. "Any questions? I didn't think so."
I tried to pay for a mocha at a Starbuck’s drive through with change. Had cleaned out dad’s dresser after he died and there was. Ton of change I wanted to get rid of. I counted out the exact change using mostly quarters to be nice about it. This girl panicked and said, “I’ll give it to you for free!” I said, “But, I’m trying to get rid of change!” She said, “No, it’s free. I put all the change in the tip jar.
Sigh. I bought something at the local Goodwill, for about $6 n change. The cash register didn't tell the kid what my change should be. I let him stew for a moment. "You owe me 15 cents". He thanked me, even. On a lark, I asked if he learned multiplication tables in school. Nope. Cursive writing. Nope. Addition tables. Ha! Nope. I just said, Bummer, man! We're not gonna make it.
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A number of years ago I went into a little market to by a soft drink ($.65) and put down a Susan B. Anthony dollar. The lady behind the counter said "Hun, that drink is 65 cents". I said that that's a dollar coin. She looked at me with that "bless your heart" look and said "Hun, we don't take foreign money". I explained it was a US coin but she insisted the US didn't have dollar coins.
ReplyDeleteA few years ago my wife was in a store in line behind a guy who was trying to pay with a $2 bill. The bimbo cashier thought it was fake and wouldn't take it. Wifey spoke up and said she'd take it and gave the guy two ones for it. Problem solved.
wildbill
Ah, Susan B. Anthony. Our ugliest President.
DeleteAnd dumbest coin ever
DeleteI was working a remodel at an industrial plant where one of the soda machines had the change return filled with Anthonys'. Sodas were a buck twenty five so my 2 paper dollars gave me a soda and 3 dollars in change.
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That's our new society. They don't know history, they don't know what sex they are, they don't know cursive, they can't parallel park. Not knowing a $2 bill sounds right.
ReplyDeleteThose $2 bills make great tips at restaurants. A novelty among the young around us - they weren't around when this currency was distributed by the U.S. Treasury.
ReplyDeleteWhen I worked at Amazon, the lunch room had vending machines that used and bill changers that issued dollar coins. As a result, I always had some in my pockets. Whenever I got bad service somewhere like McDonalds, I paid entirely in the dollar coins because it screwed up their cash drawer, which had no slots for them. On several occasions I had young teens inform me as I handed over the gold-colored coins "I'm sorry sir, but we only take American money."
ReplyDeletePoint to the portrait and say, "See, that's Thomas Jefferson." And they will reply, "Who?"
ReplyDeleteTomas Hefersin vato.
DeleteClemson fans have a tradition to take $2 bills with them when at an away football game. Shows how much $$$ they spend.
ReplyDeleteSounds like members of the Church of God in Christ, (COGIC) AKA "The Hats" headquartered in Memphis.
DeleteIf you're waitstaff in Memphis, you take the week of their annual convocation off.
No surprise at their ignorance. I once went through a McD's drive through and when I got to the window to pay the girl there was in a panic as her computer had gone down. I had to tell her what the correct amount of change was since she couldn't figure it out and kept asking me if I was sure I was correct. Almost told her that I knew I was correct because I had learned to add and subtract but she was in such a state I just took my change and left.
ReplyDeleteYears ago our local grocery store gave out two dollar bills as change. I liked em. They were akways crisp and new.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/taco-bell-two-dollar/
ReplyDeleteI know it is Snopes, but that same story was radio fodder back in the '90s. The killer for me was when the security guy is like "who makes fake $2.00 bills?".
Somebody that lacks ambition. They're gonna put you in the same cell if it's a dollar or a hundred-dollar bill.
DeleteWhere counterfeiters mess up with $2 bills is they fix that wayward foot on the back of the note.
A long time ago, there was a news story about the Polish government finding a freight car full of counterfeit bills. The kicker was, it was the smallest bill in circulation and .gov estimated that the cost to produce barely exceeded the street value of the currency. Keyword: Poland
DeleteI never saw the practical use of $ 2 bills... They seemed like a solution to a nonexistent problem
ReplyDeleteJD
Same.
DeletePays for a round at the Chicken Ranch, rumor had it. So nobody wanted to get caught with a pocket full
Delete, and they fell into 'disfavor'.
Take a $2 bill and put a photograph of Taylor Swift on it and the little check out twits will give you $20 change back for a $3 item.
ReplyDeleteHelping my BF kids go thru his stuff after he died. Morgan's and silver certs. "What is this? Foreign money?"
ReplyDeleteTom 762
My Dad told me when he was in the Navy in the early to mid fifties, they were paid in two dollar bills by the paymaster.
ReplyDeleteSea story when I went through training at Millington was that the local merchants and government went through a "We hate the Navy" phase. So the sailors were indeed paid with $2 bills.
DeleteBase CO went to a public meeting to discuss his wayward boys. His first words to the public were "Open your wallets and how many of you have one or more $2 bills? Hold 'em up and look around"
Arms went up all over the room.
He explained that every one of the bills they had had been spent by a sailor.
"Any questions? I didn't think so."
I tried to pay for a mocha at a Starbuck’s drive through with change. Had cleaned out dad’s dresser after he died and there was. Ton of change I wanted to get rid of. I counted out the exact change using mostly quarters to be nice about it. This girl panicked and said, “I’ll give it to you for free!” I said, “But, I’m trying to get rid of change!” She said, “No, it’s free. I put all the change in the tip jar.
ReplyDeletePaul v response was hilarous he should have told her just exactly that. I laughed at " I learned how to add and subtract" that's great.😆
ReplyDeleteSigh. I bought something at the local Goodwill, for about $6 n change. The cash register didn't tell the kid what my change should be. I let him stew for a moment. "You owe me 15 cents". He thanked me, even. On a lark, I asked if he learned multiplication tables in school. Nope. Cursive writing. Nope. Addition tables. Ha! Nope. I just said, Bummer, man!
DeleteWe're not gonna make it.
Got a "old" style small portrait 20$ bill rejected at fast food window... about 15 years ago... Wouldn't imagine trying to pay with one now.
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