Now want to pay in silver

The other day a friend bought everyone's tickets to see the hobbit. When I met up with the group everyone was reimbursing the friend for their tickets.

I hadn't gone to the ATM yet so offered him the choice of waiting for me to get to an ATM or I could pay him in silver for the ticket and drinks. He got very excited and opted for my well worn pocket coin, a 1883 Morgan.

I like the idea so much that today I'm going to head to my LCS and buy some more junk silver.

So the next time someone covers lunch, I'll just pay in silver

 

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Hopefully you do not get the reputation as the guy who carries around valuable coins.

 

I would never carry more than a Morgan or a peace. I do love my pocket coins....

 

I understand that you may only carry a single pocket piece, but that doesn't mean that folks might not think you carry more and that others might target you for that.

 

Oh really, c'mon. People you know???

 

I just love to see the look on friends faces when offered something of real value other then FRN.

 

It will probably be a big topic on his facebook wall

 

I wouldn't have made that offer. I went to see The Hobbit Sunday. Tickets, popcorn and drink cost a total of $10. I'd hate to have had to give a Morgan dollar for them.

 

Do people casually chat about their coin/bullion purchases on FB?? o.k. THAT would seem ill-advised, IMO
'People you know on the internet' - or friends of friends of friends of etcetera - is a very different cohort than reasonably trusted aquaintances.

(I wasn't thinking of the panopticon internet, either.)

 

Where are you living where things are so cheap?

 

I want to know where that theater is. More like $25 PP in my area.

 

People that let the world know of coin/bullion purchases on facebook are setting themselves up for a problem from the start.

 

https://www.facebook.com/APMEX

"Hey! Like us on FB and let everyone know it!"
And this is where paranoid privacy settings are probably VERY SOUND THINKING, lol

(At the risk of sounding harsh & judgemental, I see there's no shortage of morons posting 'precious info' there ... TMI!!!!)

 

Only $10? Where do you go to the movies?

Here in Auburn, Senior tickets are $6.00. Drinks start at $3 - $4 for a small and popcorn starts at $4 - $5. My wife and I usually don't step away from the Snack Bar without having laid out at least $20! That goes up with a couple of hot dogs!

I remember one movie we went to that got me thinking we should have simply gone out for a nice dinner instead of Hot Dogs, candy and drinks.

 

Bangkok. Movie is $2.75-$4 (depends on time of day). Popcorn+drink (combo) is $2.85.

 

Yeah but what's that after it's converted from cost of living perspective compared to here in the states?

I knew a guy from India who wanted to buy a t-shirt from a Linux website but they were around $25, convert to his currency, it was about the equivalent of what he made in a month where he lived so he couldn't buy it. The website owner sent him one out of charity after he found out.

 

Ok, I live in SoCal, the movie was playing at an IMAX in 3-D at 48 frames or something like that. Tickets where $19 and with popcorn and a "small" drink they insisted calling medium, (that was actually the size of a bucket) I'm sure my junk Morgan did alright...

 

Drink and popcorn was likely another $8-$10 to add to the price so yeah, spot at around $23 for a Morgan currently, I'd say you came out better in the deal.

 

Yea, and the latest boxoffice smash is "The Nutty Professor" with Jerry Lewis.

 

Given that the specific theater I'm referencing is in the high rent district (BTS Siam), I don't think the cost of living perspective really applies. I'm sure in the other regions (where the poor farmers live), movies are even cheaper. I'm sure some SF Cinema City tickets are also higher ($5-$6 range). The thing to consider is the approximate cost of comparable products. Given food court food will run you about $5-$8 for a meal in these same malls, I think the movies are an affordable option.

Case in point, my cousin, who lives in Chaeng Wattana will go to the movie theatre to buy popcorn, since it's cheaper than buying it from the kiosk downstairs. It's just a consideration of scale that allows movies to provide concession products at significant discounts to other options.

A Filet o Fish combo is around $4.30. By contrast, a McFlurry costs ~$1, and a Choco-dipped cone costs ~$0.50. If you get your cone plain, I think it's ~$0.30. The Dollar Menu sundae costs $1 there, as well. Prices are even further convoluted when you start talking about Pizza Hut.

Ex-Pats make more money working in BKK than they would in their home country, for the most part. They pay lower (or sometimes no) taxes, and rent is cheaper. The cost of living comes out about the same, as they upscale their purchasing habits to match their coworkers/friends.