An explanation behind the worn money I've been seeing lately

CTQWERTY
<span style="font-family: Tahoma">Stopped by the bank today and asked whether they had any new $1s.&nbsp;&nbsp; Nope.&nbsp;&nbsp; I asked how often they come in.&nbsp;&nbsp; The response?&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;We haven't had any new since a bunch of $5s last June.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then the teller reached in her drawer and said she had new $2s, but they were special ordered and are awaiting pickup by someone.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />
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I wonder whether this is routine or the Treasury is keeping the same bills in circulation longer due to budget cutbacks or something?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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Foiled yet again in my efforts to take the gals some new, clean bills!&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>

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steve229
15 years ago
CTQWERTY,<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My son in college has a part time job working as a teller in a bank.&nbsp; He told me about the time a young, attractive blond girl came in, wanted to pay her Visa bill, and asked him to look up her balance.&nbsp; He told her (it was around $300) and she reached into her purse and pulled out a stack of $1s.&nbsp; Paid the bill in cash, in singles.&nbsp; My son wondered what kind of job she had that she would have some many dollar bills.&nbsp; I told him she was probably a waitress.&nbsp; <br type="_moz" />
CTQWERTY
15 years ago
That's some quick thinking, Steve!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Today's bank stop was at my usual location, and had the same &quot;acquired taste&quot; teller working.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I didn't pause long enough to invite her curiosity about why I'd want $100 in singles ... and fortunately my eyes didn't droop when talking to her.&nbsp;&nbsp; I do have half a mind to order up some $2s for my next visit to Silk.&nbsp;&nbsp; I think that's one of the rare places something like that (tipping with $2s) would work.&nbsp;&nbsp; CT
MisterGuy
15 years ago
<span style="font-size: larger;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Maybe they are getting ready to release a new $1 bill?&nbsp; I don't think that the $1 coin thing ever took off...people just collected them.</span></span><br type="_moz" />
samsung1
15 years ago
Some new Chase ATMs have a feature where you can deposit money into your account by sliding in bills like a vending machine. &nbsp;They had to make a limit so you can only deposit 50 bills at a time. &nbsp;I started to wonder if they made this limit because of strippers and their collection of $1 bills.
CTQWERTY
15 years ago
Just hit the bank, albeit a different branch from my usual.&nbsp;&nbsp; I asked about ordering some $2s and the clerk said they had some.&nbsp;&nbsp; When she came back, it was a bundle of 100 for $200.&nbsp;&nbsp; I remarked about the $1s I'd had lately being in poor shape, and she said &quot;I know... we've been getting a lot of ones in bad shape.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; The benefit on the twos?&nbsp;&nbsp; They're brand new!
brewerfan
15 years ago
That was probably a good answer steve.&nbsp;
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