Just an observation on $2.00 bills.

A few days ago I went to Dunkin Donuts in the town of Hyde Park, NY. I paid with 2, two dollar bills and
they were marked with Wheres George on the bills, The woman close to my age said something like "I hate
when they mark up the bills " . I just shrugged my shoulders and she proceeded to use the Counterfeit pen
on both of them. She seems old enough to remember two dollar bills. So why the marking pen? Can never figure people out. My rant for today. Sorry.

 

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Could be two reasons for the use of the counterfeit pen: She was told by her boss that all "unusual looking" bills should be checked during the holidays because of the high incidence of bogus bills and/or she just checks any bill over a dollar as a routine. Nothing to do with the markings, the age of the bill or the gal, IMO.

I was told the best way to spot a counterfeit bill is to look at the magnetic strip and I don't think the $2 bill has one..correct me if I'm wrong.

BTW, the Where's George website in an interesting website to say the least. I entered a $20 bill several years ago and it's still floating around having traveled 1000's of miles from where I used it.

 

itried to spend one at the dollar store and they threatened to call the cops if i didnt provide 'normal means of payment' now i carry a print out of the BEPs website page on them

 

Oh you should have let them. Would have gotten whoever threatened to do that fired

 

I would have called the cops too, I mean trying to spend a $2 bill at the DOLLAR store... unheard of!:yes:

 

You are correct. The polymer security strip is only used on the $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100. The security strip glows a different color under ultraviolet light depending on the denomination. I do not believe the strip is magnetic.

 

The security strip is not magnetic.

 

http://youtu.be/LJ1TIYxm1vM

 

oh man i would have insisted they call the police. then laugh in their face.

 

How do those where's George bills get marked ?

Do people buy a rubber stamp or something ?

 

BOTH. You can get rubber stamp supplies here: http://www.rubberstampchamp.com/custom.aspx?id=38&gclid=CPuQtMKHrbUCFQhxQgodJGoAcw

Or you can just write on the bill with ink like I did. I know, some people say that is defacing currency, but it's a matter of degree. Here's one opinion: http://forums.wheresgeorge.com/wgforums/pf_main3/messages/1030473039_22448.html

 

dean - i also live in dutchess county, and my dunkin donuts repeatedly is sold out of donuts by noon (only to not get another shipment to midnight according to the workers). so be happy you got to pay for your donuts with any money.

 

Don't they bake them right there or do get them from a gas station DD ?

 

nah - there's a bakery offsite now for dunkin'. so its like a daily delivery.

i also spent some eisenhower dollars at my local dunkin'. and a few two dollar bills. one time I gave the girl a two and a one for a 2.04 coffee and she was like, don't worry about the 4 cents. and i replied, "i gave you a two." she checked her drawer and responded "holy ****. look at that."

 

I know my girls at Bess eaten donuts would not give me any grief (I don't do DD I like REAL coffee)

 

About ten years ago I went to the bank and deposited $10 or something in all $1 bills. Before I went to the bank I wrote 'www.wheresgeorge.com' on them with black pen and when I went to deposit them the teller scolded me and said they were going to have to be destroyed. She deposited them in my account anyways.

 

when i worked at the bank we would do the same thing. when we got our shipment ready to go out any mutilated notes or notes with a lot of writing on them we sent to be destroyed by feds.

 

Yeah, I wouldn't advise taking your "Where's George" marked bills directly to the bank. I found the best place to distribute the marked bills is in a slot machine or at a casino. Or if you don't gamble, do it at a restaurant, especially as a tip. The waittress will NEVER refuse them!

 

wow some people lol! What would they expect the cops to do? If the business wanted to refuse the bills they can (unless it was a debt), but they can't force you to pay by a normal means of payment.