Bill Selection in Clubs
DougS
Florida
I've only had this problem on a few occasions, but I believe the older I've gotten, the bigger the problem has become.
After staring at computer screens for 9 hrs a day for almost 25 years, my eye sight has taken a beating. I USED to have 20-15 vision when I began working with computers. Now, I find myself needing reading glasses at work, and when reading fine print. I also believe that my "night vision" isn't what it used to be.
Both of these factors have resulted in a problem at the clubs. When it comes to getting my money out, I sometimes have a hard time differentiating a particular bill's denomination. This became especially apparent during my last club visit. Either the VIP area was darker than it used to be, or my dancer knew the exact place to sit that is darker than the rest in the VIP room, because I thought it was A LOT darker than I'd ever seen it there. It seemed that every time I pulled out my wallet, I really had to study the bill to make sure I was pulling out the correct one. Even still, I mistakenly pulled a $10 when I meant a $20, several times (hopefully, I didn't make that mistake in the other direction).
I always have my wallet organized by denomination which usually helps. However, my problem usually isn't at the beginning of a visit. It usually rears it's ugly head when I've got a wider variety of bills in my wallet instead of just having a lot of 20's. Also, it doesn't help if I've had a few drinks.
Anyhow, does anyone have a good system for being able to discern the value of the bills easily in the dark?
After staring at computer screens for 9 hrs a day for almost 25 years, my eye sight has taken a beating. I USED to have 20-15 vision when I began working with computers. Now, I find myself needing reading glasses at work, and when reading fine print. I also believe that my "night vision" isn't what it used to be.
Both of these factors have resulted in a problem at the clubs. When it comes to getting my money out, I sometimes have a hard time differentiating a particular bill's denomination. This became especially apparent during my last club visit. Either the VIP area was darker than it used to be, or my dancer knew the exact place to sit that is darker than the rest in the VIP room, because I thought it was A LOT darker than I'd ever seen it there. It seemed that every time I pulled out my wallet, I really had to study the bill to make sure I was pulling out the correct one. Even still, I mistakenly pulled a $10 when I meant a $20, several times (hopefully, I didn't make that mistake in the other direction).
I always have my wallet organized by denomination which usually helps. However, my problem usually isn't at the beginning of a visit. It usually rears it's ugly head when I've got a wider variety of bills in my wallet instead of just having a lot of 20's. Also, it doesn't help if I've had a few drinks.
Anyhow, does anyone have a good system for being able to discern the value of the bills easily in the dark?
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$20s in my left pants pocket; $1s in my right pants pocket; reserve cash in my wallet. $5s & $10s in my shirt pocket (for LD tipping).
Like 'pushin50', I put my $20s in bundles of $100, even in my wallet. My clubbing bank starts at $200 in twenties, As I cash one twenty, say for drinks, $1s go to the right pocket, and $5s and $10 in my shirt pocket. This way, I have some accounting of my running funds.
I used to always carry a couple of $100 bills in my wallet, for the BIG FIX (extras). Over time, I found them too easy to expel from the 'ole wallet' and have learned to 'barter' more with twenties.
What erks me is when I get home, I usually have a WAD of one-dollar bills that won't fit in my money clip.
The perfect solution: Have the U.S. Treasury start printing our bills like the Euro Dollar --- color coded --- in different sizes AND --- for the blind --- each bill is a different texture!
lotsoffun201 has a good point. Using a money clip, I keep the ones on the outside always and the twenties on the inside, all bills arranged catagorically by denomination.