Why Are We Still Making (A Lot Of) $2 Bills? - Cheddar Explains
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Published 2019-09-12
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All Comments (21)
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Worked at 3 banks. We always kept new 2 dollar bills in stock. Especially around Chinese New Year. Also some strip clubs use 2s.
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Of all the bills, the $2 bill has the best and most intricate image on the back.
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I loved 2 dollar bills when I was a casheir. I'd only give them out to those who were pure of heart or just smiled or whatever
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A friend who was the manager of a plasma donation center loaded the ATM machine in the lobby with $2 bills so that local businesses could see how important the plasma center was to the local economy. Donors used the ATM to collect the money they got for donating plasma and they got it all in $2 bills, which they spent on groceries or whatever.
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And yet some folks are getting arrested for using the two dollar bills, claiming they were counterfeit. Cashiers and some cops are not aware the bills exist. The biggest problem, is cash drawers are not built for two dollar bills.
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I have not seen a $2 in many years, but I have hoarded one...somewhere.
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Actually with inflation I find the $2 bill to be more useful than the one. With the death of the dollar menu and even sodas costing more than a dollar, the $2 bill has become pretty useful. Plus I work in a bank and can get as many as I want which helps
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I can still remember 20 years ago, paying for a purchase with some $2. The cashier thought it was fake money, she called a manager. He thought they were fake too, I honestly think they were about to call the police. If not for other customers, telling them it was real money.
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In Canada we have two dollar coins called twoonies
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I know a germophobe who would only use $2 bills for his purchases. Apparently he thought they were more hygienic than $1 bills. Not sure of the efficacy of such a plan.
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In Mexico people love USA’s $2 bills because they think it brings good luck
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if I remember right, the Jefferson Memorial gift shop gives out $2 bills as change...
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Ironic how prostitutes and politicians cost the same amount back then
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I still use two dollar bills and fifty cent pieces and dollar coins. It's FUN!
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I tried to spend one at a Dollar store once, and the cashier insisted that I keep it and the person behind me offered to pay for my stuff. I insisted that it wasn't rare (it was a 1995 one), but they insisted it was (even though I knew it wasn't) and so I got some stuff from the store "free".
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This reminds me of the story of the guy in Canada whose old relative had died. He was shredding lots of old papers when a bill fell out of a folder. It was an old $100 note worth several 100Ks. He found more treasures. Of course he wondered what he might have shredded
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Fact: you can’t own a barbershop in the hood without a $2 bill on display.
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I keep a stack of $2 bills around for tips and gifts, especially to kids. They’re a great novelty denomination and still legal tender. Plus when paying back someone you owe $10, a bunch of $2s are a nifty way of paying em back. Giving someone a single bill means they hoard them, giving someone at least 5 means they’re willing to spend a few.
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I always thought it was weird that nobody used $2 bills in America, here in Europe €2 coins are really common.
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I know in Columbus, you can go to any bank and get two-dollar bills. I do it all the time to mess with my friends who I owe money. Oh, I owe you $100? Here's 50 $2 bills.
