$2 Bills?
Corvus
Arizona
I went by the bank the other day and grabbed $40 worth of $2 bills before heading to one of my favorite out of town clubs while I was traveling. Thought I would spend my club time sitting stage side tipping, enjoying the views, and some drinks, while saving my LD money for another day. Figured I would tip a bit more than the regular dollar that evening and maybe even slightly impress a few dancers?
Most of the girls noticed the difference and commented positively and I was rewarded with some nice personal attention. At least two of the girls asked if I had been at another local SC that is known to give $2 bills. I told them I simply wanted to make sure they knew how much I appreciated their dancing-- which earned me smiles and more attention.
I rarely see $2 bills outside strip clubs but also rarely see them at the clubs I frequent. How often do you run into them at clubs and do you know of many clubs using $2 bills generally for change to increase your spending? Not a unique issue for our Canadian friends but those of us to the south have yet to convert to $1 coins. Maybe SC patrons will lead the way for the US to move away from dollar bills and end up costing all of us twice as much to tip our favorites.
Most of the girls noticed the difference and commented positively and I was rewarded with some nice personal attention. At least two of the girls asked if I had been at another local SC that is known to give $2 bills. I told them I simply wanted to make sure they knew how much I appreciated their dancing-- which earned me smiles and more attention.
I rarely see $2 bills outside strip clubs but also rarely see them at the clubs I frequent. How often do you run into them at clubs and do you know of many clubs using $2 bills generally for change to increase your spending? Not a unique issue for our Canadian friends but those of us to the south have yet to convert to $1 coins. Maybe SC patrons will lead the way for the US to move away from dollar bills and end up costing all of us twice as much to tip our favorites.
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In clubs I think it's pretty chintzy to hand them out as change.
Too difficult of a problem for her limit mental capacity???
Go anywhere and tell them you are from out of town and ask if they take Alaskan or Hawaiian money. I've NEVER got a "Yes". :)
Paper Dolls in Charlotte gives out change in $2 bills.
The next trips are much fewer and far between though because the place has that stupid gimmick but they don't have strippers that are all that appealing. If you're gonna try browbeating your customers into tipping dancers on stage, you better at the least have strippers worth tipping!
In Colorado $2 bills are not given out at strip clubs so there is no association there when spending them. My cousin cashed a pay check once and when asked how he wanted it jokingly said in $2 bills. The teller camee back with them. He was joking but took them anyway. He had lots of funny reactions including some people telling him those wernt real. He had to ask for managers several times so they could tell their dumbass employee they were real
$2 bills just don't circulate here in US. And do you really think it makes a differenct to the dancer whether it's two $1 bills or one $2 bill?
She'll go ballistic thinking it is a quarter. Dancers don't know what money looks like either.
Off Topic:
Technically, no business can refuse to accept a $2 bill. All US currency is "legal tender for all debts, public and private." Under the law if you make "tender" of cash to pay a debt and your creditor refuses, then you can claim that the debt has been canceled. This also goes for gas stations and convenience stores that say they will not accept $100 bills. I know of one instance where a court-community services office (i.e. the agency that handles court diversion programs) started a policy of only taking credit cards for court-ordered fees. When a "client" (as they are called) offered cash, it was refused and they reported him to the court for non-payment. The Judge entered an order that said the fee was no longer owed and directed CCS to resume taking cash.
I am off on a long European vacation shortly and have wads of currency for the countries I will be visiting. Be grateful that we North Americans do not have to deal with the small pieces of confetti that European countries produce for their small denomination notes. In another light, I am jealous of the high denomination notes available in Europe. We really do need something similar to 500Euro or 500ChF in North America.
I sorely miss the old pink C$1000 bill.
Since the club is being an ass about their change I always bring plenty of ones and only tip with ones. If I happen to get a two dollar bill, I spend it in the club or whomever will take it but sometimes save it to pay cover charges on my next visit. I once paid a dancer in two dollar bills for a dance and she wasn't happy asking if I could pay with regular change. I was wondering why the dancer didn't like the two dollar change either. 99 percent of dancers are just happy to get tips at all with most customers sitting in their seats. Maybe I shouldn't complain too much. When I want to tip a dancer the stage is often empty without very many tippers. It makes sense to me because I don't want to give a two dollar tip unless she deserves it or looks hot. Plus if you routinely tip a lot it's a lot more expensive.