Here Another Two Dollar Story
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I was just referring th the fact that he was, in his own words "staging his own comic revenge". Most clerks are not used to $2 bills. He set himself up in a situation for others to over react to unfortunately. Most clercks are not that used to see someone come in with a fist full of $2 bills. They all just wigged out.
It is unfortunate that when we do someting out of the ordinary nowdays there is no telling what is going to happen. Like I said, he was well within his rights....something that appears to be a precious commodity.
Too bad they didn't spill hot coffee on him also. He would own BB before it is over
But then I don't know what all the fuss is about. Didn't we recently(5-6years ago) have a 3 dollar bill in the white house???!!!
It is unfortunate that when we do someting out of the ordinary nowdays there is no telling what is going to happen. Like I said, he was well within his rights....something that appears to be a precious commodity.
Too bad they didn't spill hot coffee on him also. He would own BB before it is over
But then I don't know what all the fuss is about. Didn't we recently(5-6years ago) have a 3 dollar bill in the white house???!!!
Originally Posted by OKMIC1
How is the "$2 dude" over reacting? $2 bills are listed as a current legal tender by the Treasury Department. They still print them (along with 1's, 5's, 10's, 20's, 50's and 100's), just because the morons at Best Buy are unfamiliar with them doesn't make them any less legal to use. I imagine if he tried using Susan B. Anthonys they probably would have used a Tazer gun on him. 
Public humiliation, false imprisonment, destruction of reputation...that's gonna cost them.
Public humiliation, false imprisonment, destruction of reputation...that's gonna cost them.
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True story. Was in the local paper or something. Don't remember the exact details but recently a store clerk was given some fake $ in a denomination that was not official either. (like $35.00 bill) The clerk gave her change for it on more than one occasion in the same day. Clerk got fired and the customer got busted. People do dumb stuff. And sometimes people don't know their denominations even they are from the US.
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From: The hills of No. Calif.
Interesting read on the Snopes site, I'd never heard anything about 2-dollar bills supposedly being unlucky. I have two of them, both series 1928. One is almost perfect, the other was given to me by my grandfather many years ago. He carried it in his wallet for about 40 years, and it looks it! It's got creases in it even though I pressed it flat again, a piece of old yellewed tape on one side, and one corner torn off. Also have a 1957 $1.00 Silver Certificate, you old timers remember those?
As for the counterfeit $2 dollar bill story, I can't imagine any counterfeiter going to all the trouble to print up such a small and unusual denomination, that just doesn't make any sense. If I were treated that way in a store, it would be made quite clear to the managment that they had just lost my business, and that of all my friends. -TD
As for the counterfeit $2 dollar bill story, I can't imagine any counterfeiter going to all the trouble to print up such a small and unusual denomination, that just doesn't make any sense. If I were treated that way in a store, it would be made quite clear to the managment that they had just lost my business, and that of all my friends. -TD
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I just read an article yesterday about some 6th graders in Seattle passing counterfeit $1 (one) bills to the lunch lady. One of them made the copies on their aunt's computer. The school noticed it at the end of the day, so they were on the lookout during the next lunch session. The punishment was 5 days suspension.
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From the articleCommenting on the incident, Baltimore County police spokesman Bill Toohey told the Sun: "It's a sign that we're all a little nervous in the post-9/11 world."
1) Mandatory training for employees on different money denominations and PROPER ways to look for counterfeits (it's not that hard to check!)
2) Formal written apology from one of the higher up execs at Best Buy. This apology would need to take up a full page in one of the major national papers and run for several days.
The whole point of number 2 is to embarass the company enough to start hiring people with an IQ above 60. I won't go into the stories I have on idiot Best Buy employees, even though I put up with them because who else has a huge selection of low priced DVDs around me? OK, just one story - I once had to argue with a clerk who (honest!) told me a $100 bill wasn't enough to pay for a $90 checkout. He had to get the manager to tell him $90 was less than $100... sad.
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I just read an article yesterday about some 6th graders in Seattle passing counterfeit $1 (one) bills to the lunch lady.
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Sue them don't let BB get away with it, is it your fault that their clerks are not properly trained? also your local Police Dept. sounds like a bunch of morons as well.
the quote about why would a counterfitter, print up such a small denomination bill reminds of a bevis and Butthead episode where they go to the local printshop and start counterfitting change, out of paper of course.
the quote about why would a counterfitter, print up such a small denomination bill reminds of a bevis and Butthead episode where they go to the local printshop and start counterfitting change, out of paper of course.
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From: Marsville Canada
Smells like law suit !!!
I'm not sure exactly but here in Canada there is a restriction on the amount of small tender you pay with. Again not 100% sure but you can't pay ie: $100.00 bill in pennies.
I'm not sure exactly but here in Canada there is a restriction on the amount of small tender you pay with. Again not 100% sure but you can't pay ie: $100.00 bill in pennies.
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From: The hills of No. Calif.
American bills have the legend "This note is Legal Tender for all debts, public and private" printed on them. As far as I know a merchant can't legally refuse payment by any form of currency no matter how small the denomination. I did once have a hassle from a gal at the movie theater who wouldn't let me pay for my ticket with coins, said she didn't have the time to count all that (there was no one else in line behind me) so I had to go around the corner to the mini-mart and change it for bills, making me miss the start of the movie. After I got inside the theater I found the manager and complained, he was ticked and said I was right, she couldn't refuse payment in whatever form of cash. He chewed her a new booty and gave me a free pass to use next time I came. -TD
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From: Plano, Tx.
Originally Posted by MRKnight
No, it's a sign that we really are graduating a nation of idiots! The store clerks for not having the knowledge of this country's legal tender, the managers (cause you know at least one was there) for the same reasons, and the cops themselves for humiliating this guy. I'm far from the type to file frivilous law suits, but I WOULD file one over this. I'd target it at Best Buy, not the cops. Aside from a monetary settlement, I'd sue for the following:
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that's exactly what I was thinking, what the hell does this have to do with 9/11?? that's a lame excuse for their employees ignorance
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Originally Posted by TigerDan
American bills have the legend "This note is Legal Tender for all debts, public and private" printed on them.
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