Guest guest Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 That is too funny Laurie! What a bunch of really dumb people are running around out there. I went to burger king a couple months ago and needed to have $1.65 in change and the person had to get the manager to count it back to me, cuz she did not know how! It is a little scary! JaneGet a sneak peak of the all-new AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 hahhaa that is priceless, lol to funny... hope you like this IF YOU'RE AS OLD AS I AM - THIS IS A RIOT! The $2 Bill. Everyone should start carrying them! I am STILL laughing!! I think we need to quit saving our $2 bills and bring them out in public. The younger generation doesn't know they exist. STORY: On my way home from work, I stopped at Taco Bell for a quick bite to eat. In my billfold are a $50 bill and a $2 bill. I figure that with a $2 bill, I can get something to eat and not have to worry about anyone getting irritated at me for trying to break a $50 bill. Me: "Hi, I'd like one seven-layer burrito please, to go " Server: "That'll be $1.04. Eat in?" Me: "No, it's to go." At this point, I open my billfold and hand him the $2 bill. He looks at it kind of funny. Server: "Uh, hang on a sec, I'll be right back." He goes to talk to his manager, who is still within my earshot. The following conversation occurs between the two of them: Server: "Hey, you ever see a $2 bill?" Manager: "No. A what?" Server: "A $2 bill. This guy just gave it to me." Manager: "Ask for something else. There's no such thing as a $2 bill." Server: "Yeah, thought so." He comes back to me and says, "We don't take these. Do you have anything else?" Me: "Just this fifty. You don't take $2 bills? Why?" Server: "I don't know." Me: "See here where it says legal tender?" Server: "Yeah." Me: "So, why won't you take it?" Server: "Well, hang on a sec." He goes back to his manager, who has been watching me like I'm a shoplifter, and says to him, "He says I have to take it." Manager: "Doesn't he have anything else?" Server: "Yeah, a fifty. I'll get it and you can open the safe and get change " Manager: "I'm not opening the safe with him in here." Server: "What should I do?" Manager: "Tell him to come back later when he has real money." Server: "I can't tell him that! You tell him." Manager: "Just tell him." Server: "No way! This is weird. I'm going in back." The manager approaches me and says, "I'm sorry, but we don't take big bills this time of night." Me: "It's only seven o'clock! Well then, here's a two dollar bill." Manager: "We don't take those, either." Me: "Why not?" Manager: "I think you know why." Me: "No, really, tell me why." Manager: "Please leave before I call mall security." Me: "Excuse me?" Manager: "Please leave before I call mall security." Me: "What on earth for?" Manager: "Please, sir." Me: "Uh, go ahead, call them." Manager: "Would you please just leave?" Me: "No." Manager: "Fine -- have it your way then." Me: "Hey, that's Burger King, isn't it?" At this point, he backs away from me and calls mall security on the phone around the corner. I have two people staring at me from the dining area, and I begin laughing out loud, just for effect. A few minutes later this 45-year-oldish guy comes in. Guard: "Yeah, Mike, what's up?" Manager (whispering) : "This guy is trying to give me some (pause) funny money." Guard: "No kidding! What?" Manager: "Get this... A two dollar bill." Guard (incredulous) : "Why would a guy fake a two dollar bill?" Manager: "I don't know. He's kinda weird. He says the only other thing he has is a fifty." Guard: "Oh, so the fifty's fake!" Manager: "No, the two dollar bill is." Guard: "Why would he fake a two dollar bill?" Manager: "I don't know! Can you talk to him, and get him out of here?" Guard: "Yeah." Security Guard walks over to me and...... Guard: "Mike here tells me you have some fake bills you're trying to use." Me: "Uh, no." Guard: "Lemme see 'em." Me: "Why?" Guard: "Do you want me to get the cops in here?" At this point I am ready to say, "Sure, please!" but I want to eat, so I say, "I'm just trying to buy a burrito and pay for it with this two dollar bill. I put the bill up near his face, and he flinches like I'm taking a swing at him. He takes the bill, turns it over a few times in his hands, and says, "Hey, Mike, what's wrong with this bill?" Manager: "It's fake." Guard: "It doesn't look fake to me." Manager: "But it's a two dollar bill." Guard: "Yeah?" Manager: "Well, there's no such thing, is there?" The security guard and I both look at him like he's an idiot, and it dawns on the guy that he has no clue. So, it turns out that my burrito was free, and he threw in a small drink and some of those cinnamon thingies, too. Made me want to get a whole stack of two dollar bills just to see what happens when I try to buy stuff. If I got the right group of people, I could probably end up in jail. You get free food there, too. Just think...those two will be voting soon..... Get a sneak peak of the all-new AOL.com. Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 that's too funny, i just saw on the news that they are printing, or thinking of printing a big batch of them again since a $1 isnt worth much anymore. they are thinking it will be easier to buy coffee and breakfast with $2 bills. my husband says he's been passed a $3 bill and a Clinton $7 bill. He told the guy he'd give him a buck for the $3 bill and told the other guy Clinton wasnt dead yet and didn't he know where the term 'dead presidents' came from. laurie > > > IF YOU'RE AS OLD AS I AM - THIS IS A RIOT! > > > The $2 Bill. Everyone should start carrying them! I am STILL laughing!! > > I think we need to quit saving our $2 bills and bring them out in public. > The younger generation doesn't know they exist. > > > STORY: > > > On my way home from work, I stopped at Taco Bell for a quick bite to eat. > In my billfold are a $50 bill and a $2 bill. I figure that with a $2 bill, > I can get something to eat and not have to worry about anyone getting > irritated at me for trying to break a $50 bill. > > > Me: > " Hi, I'd like one seven-layer burrito please, to go " > > > Server: > " That'll be $1.04. Eat in? " > > > Me: > " No, it's to go. " At this point, I open my billfold and hand him the $2 > bill. He looks at it kind of funny. > > > Server: > " Uh, hang on a sec, I'll be right back. " > > > He goes to talk to his manager, who is still within my earshot. > The following conversation occurs between the two of them: > > > Server: > " Hey, you ever see a $2 bill? " > > > Manager: > " No. A what? " > > > Server: > " A $2 bill. This guy just gave it to me. " > > > Manager: > " Ask for something else. There's no such thing as a $2 bill. " > > > Server: > " Yeah, thought so. " > > > He comes back to me and says, " We don't take these. Do you have anything > else? " > > > Me: > " Just this fifty. You don't take $2 bills? Why? " > > > Server: > " I don't know. " > > > Me: > " See here where it says legal tender? " > > > Server: > " Yeah. " > > > Me: > " So, why won't you take it? " > > > Server: > " Well, hang on a sec. " > > > He goes back to his manager, who has been watching me like I'm a shoplifter, > and says to him, " He says I have to take it. " > > > Manager: > " Doesn't he have anything else? " > > > Server: > " Yeah, a fifty. I'll get it and you can open the safe and get change " > > > Manager: > " I'm not opening the safe with him in here. " > > > Server: > " What should I do? " > > > Manager: > " Tell him to come back later when he has real money. " > > > Server: > " I can't tell him that! You tell him. " > > > Manager: > " Just tell him. " > > > Server: > " No way! This is weird. I'm going in back. " > > > The manager approaches me and says, " I'm sorry, but we don't take big bills > this time of night. " > > > Me: > " It's only seven o'clock! Well then, here's a two dollar bill. " > > > Manager: > " We don't take those, either. " > > > Me: > " Why not? " > > > Manager: > " I think you know why. " > > > Me: > " No, really, tell me why. " > > > Manager: > " Please leave before I call mall security. " > > > Me: > " Excuse me? " > > > Manager: > " Please leave before I call mall security. " > > > Me: > " What on earth for? " > > > Manager: > " Please, sir. " > > > Me: > " Uh, go ahead, call them. " > > > Manager: > " Would you please just leave? " > > > Me: > " No. " > > > Manager: > " Fine -- have it your way then. " > > > Me: > " Hey, that's Burger King, isn't it? " > > > At this point, he backs away from me and calls mall security on the phone > around the corner. I have two people staring at me from the dining area, and > I begin laughing out loud, just for effect. A few minutes later this > 45-year-oldish guy comes in. > > > Guard: > " Yeah, Mike, what's up? " > > > Manager (whispering): > " This guy is trying to give me some (pause) funny money. " > > > Guard: > " No kidding! What? " > > > Manager: > " Get this... A two dollar bill. " > > > Guard (incredulous): " Why would a guy fake a two dollar bill? " > > > Manager: > " I don't know. He's kinda weird. He says the only other thing he has is a > fifty. " > > > Guard: > " Oh, so the fifty's fake! " > > > Manager: > " No, the two dollar bill is. " > > > Guard: > " Why would he fake a two dollar bill? " > > > Manager: > " I don't know! Can you talk to him, and get him out of here? " > > > Guard: > " Yeah. " > > > Security Guard walks over to me and...... > > > Guard: > " Mike here tells me you have some fake bills you're trying to use. " > > > Me: > " Uh, no. " > > > Guard: > " Lemme see 'em. " > > > Me: > " Why? " > > > Guard: > " Do you want me to get the cops in here? " > > > At this point I am ready to say, " Sure, please! " but I want to eat, so I > say, " I'm just trying to buy a burrito and pay for it with this two dollar > bill. I put the bill up near his face, and he flinches like I'm taking a swing > at him. He takes the bill, turns it over a few times in his hands, and says, > " Hey, Mike, what's wrong with this bill? " > > > Manager: > " It's fake. " > > > Guard: > " It doesn't look fake to me. " > > > Manager: > " But it's a two dollar bill. " > > > Guard: > " Yeah? " > > > Manager: > " Well, there's no such thing, is there? " > > > The security guard and I both look at him like he's an idiot, and it dawns > on the guy that he has no clue. > > > So, it turns out that my burrito was free, and he threw in a small drink and > some of those cinnamon thingies, too. > > > Made me want to get a whole stack of two dollar bills just to see what > happens when I try to buy stuff. If I got the right group of people, I could > probably end up in jail. You get free food there, too. > > > Just think...those two will be voting soon..... > > > > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peak of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 When ever I get change given to me I ask the cash register clerk to change the old bill they gave me. I give it back to them and say this one is too old, they look at me as if I am a nut, but I know the bill I gave them was not counterfiet, and I won't be held hostage to an old currency that was printed ten years ago when there were no counterfiet prevention features in the printing back then. Good luck with those old bills, I have one and two dollar coins wearing hole in my pocekts > > That is too funny Laurie! What a bunch of really dumb people are running > around out there. I went to burger king a couple months ago and needed to have > $1.65 in change and the person had to get the manager to count it back to me, > cuz she did not know how! It is a little scary! > Jane > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peak of the all- new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Bill, I used to go to Canada every year or so, so when I came home with money leftover, I'd just keep it for the next trip. I hadn't heard about Canada no longer using paper $1 bills (or forgot about it) and one time I used a paper $1 bill at a gas station. The clerk gave it back to me, saying, one day this is going to be worth something, you need to hold on to it, lol. I did hold on to it but really, I doubt its value will increase significantly in my lifetime. The same thing happened in London when I had saved a one pound note for a couple decades before returning. A friendly taxi driver told me that these are now called museum pieces because they were no longer allowed to be used in circulation (I'm assuming the Canadian $1 bill is still allowed to be used? Or is that wrong?). If the US made a decent one dollar coin I'm sure it'd be more popular. With the latest one, the Sacagawea, they say people won't use it but if they were out there I think it would be used.even though they could have been designed much better to make it obvious what it is. I almost never see a Sacagawea. I'm more likely to see a B. because they are used in post office vending machines, so people are more likely to have them to pass around. Those are bad because I'm more likely to use it as a quarter no matter how hard I try. Now I just put them in a container in my desk and keep them out of my wallet. Elaine - who could use many of those coins/bills regardless of what they look like. When ever I get change given to me I ask the cash register clerk to change the old bill they gave me. I give it back to them and say this one is too old, they look at me as if I am a nut, but I know the bill I gave them was not counterfiet, and I won't be held hostage to an old currency that was printed ten years ago when there were no counterfiet prevention features in the printing back then. Good luck with those old bills, I have one and two dollar coins wearing hole in my pocekts>> That is too funny Laurie! What a bunch of really dumb people are running > around out there. I went to burger king a couple months ago and needed to have > $1.65 in change and the person had to get the manager to count it back to me, > cuz she did not know how! It is a little scary!> Jane> > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peak of the all- new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Hi Elaine, Those old bills can still be used as far as I understand. The cashier clerks try to make change with the old 5 and 10 and 20 dollar bills. I refuse to accept them, saying there are too old. I would cancel the purchase if they refused, but I don't think that applies the other way around, legal currency is legal currency, the shops have to accept them as long they are legal non counteriet, or they could post a notice about policy similar to $50's and $100's. It becomes a local issue I believe, even though the FED changes the currency. The coins will eventually catch on and the treasury will save tax payers money stamping out coins that last longer than paper bills. regards Bill > > > > > > That is too funny Laurie! What a bunch of really dumb people are > > running > > > around out there. I went to burger king a couple months ago and > > needed to have > > > $1.65 in change and the person had to get the manager to count it > > back to me, > > > cuz she did not know how! It is a little scary! > > > Jane > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peak of the all- > > new AOL at > > > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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