A $1 bill inside a plastic protective case for vending machine emergencies

Posted by rmrdrn@reddit | CrazyIdeas | View on Reddit | 29 comments

Let’s say you’re at a vending machine trying to buy some chips, or in a casino trying to play a game, or any vending machine in general, except it won’t take your wrinkled dollar. Well now you can buy a brand new perfectly straight $1 bill protected by plastic at Dollar Tree for $1.25

Sure you pay a quarter more but now you have a very good chance the machine will take your dollar

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Giant_War_Sausage@reddit

Better yet, sell them in vending machines!

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snakeravencat@reddit

I can't think of anything more frustrating than could still be labeled as a minor inconvenience. It's giving mad trickster god energy.

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Giant_War_Sausage@reddit

Here in Canada dollar bills stopped being circulated in 1987 and two dollar bills in 1996, they were replaced by coins. It’s very unusual to see a vending machine in Canada that even accepts bills anymore.

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TheIronSoldier2@reddit

That just makes it more expensive to make it rain

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snakeravencat@reddit

Look, we all know Canada is better. You don't need to rub it in our faces. Lol

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husky_whisperer@reddit

You mad bastard

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Orangeshowergal@reddit

When’s the last time you went to a vending machine and there was a $1 item?

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grudginglyadmitted@reddit

The vending machine outside my local budget grocery store still sells 75¢ cans of soda! Absolutely nothing better than buying a cold can of orange fanta with my change from buying groceries.

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Defiant_Print_2114@reddit

It’s only a dollar. Why are you swiping?

Points man. Points. Gotta rack up the points!

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Senior-Ad-6002@reddit

The stick of gum at the bottom that no one buys

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Grilled-garlic@reddit

Even that’s 1.75 nowadays 😭

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ATLDeepCreeker@reddit

I deal with this by ironing all my cash. I don't carry much anymore, but whenever I get the chance, I pull it out of my wallet and iron it flat.

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LightEarthWolf96@reddit

Ok Mr Monk

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Expensive-Border-869@reddit

I just keep my dollars in my wallet and that seems to protect them. Use the wrinkly ones for people the nicer ones for machines. Although I don't really use vending machines tbh

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Ethan-Wakefield@reddit

This is why we need dollar coins.

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Spicyalligator@reddit

My parents- or ahem… the tooth fairy, used to give me a gold dollar coin when I’d lose a tooth

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TheManSaidSo@reddit

Never been to the post office have you? They give or used to give change in dollar coins.

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Crusher7485@reddit

Nearly all vending machines I’ve used recently will give change with dollar coins if you use a $5 bill or larger to pay.

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CategoryKiwi@reddit

If you're talking about the US, they have dollar coins. Just nobody uses them.

If you're not talking about the US, I think most countries where a dollar is valuable (ie countries that don't have 10 billion dollar bills) do use dollar coins. I could be wrong about that, but most countries I've been to do at least.

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Ok-Flamingo2801@reddit

Or vending machines could have a card option that charges 25% more.

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XROOR@reddit

There’s a way to tape a dollar bill so you can insert it, listen for an acknowledgment sound, then pull it back out to get a free pop and/or candy, plus the complement of what wasn’t used.

I learned this at CCD class when I was approached by a peer that had zero interest in St Matthew and his travels, but which floors had vending machines.

He bought a Corolla with the money he stole that year

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