Man pays for groceries ... with $200 bill.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-09-13 08:43pm

Yes, a $200 bill, feature President Bush and a White House with signs saying "I like Broccoli" and issued by the Moral Reserve Bank.

http://www.nbc17.com/news/2468409/detail.html

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-09-13 08:47pm

They could`nt have noticed it before giving him the change,Anyway he got a freaking good deal they paid him $50 and $150 worth of merchandise.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-09-13 08:48pm

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-09-13 09:00pm

One wonders about the moron that must have been behind the register.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2003-09-13 09:05pm

Kuja wrote:One wonders about the moron that must have been behind the register.

Indeed even if it was meant to be revenge on the store but only 200 dollars..pff..~Jason

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-09-13 09:06pm

Soontir C'boath wrote:
Kuja wrote:One wonders about the moron that must have been behind the register.
Indeed even if it was meant to be revenge on the store but only 200 dollars..pff..~Jason

Maybe the $1000 with Bill Clinton on it was`nt available anymore.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-09-13 09:15pm

Montcalm wrote:
Soontir C'boath wrote:
Kuja wrote:One wonders about the moron that must have been behind the register.
Indeed even if it was meant to be revenge on the store but only 200 dollars..pff..~Jason
Maybe the $1000 with Bill Clinton on it was`nt available anymore.

Of course not. Grover Cleveland is on the thousand dollar bill.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-09-13 09:20pm

I see my joke went "splat"

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-09-13 09:21pm

could this be considered counterfeiting? its not like the guy copied real money, he just made something that looked real and that someone was stupid enough to think was real despite knowing better.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-09-13 09:26pm

Montcalm wrote:
Maybe the $1000 with Bill Clinton on it was`nt available anymore.

Reminds me of a favorite line from Futurama..

"Are you familiar with my friend Al Gore?"

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-09-13 09:29pm

Montcalm wrote:I see my joke went "splat"

Foolish boy. Go back to Canadia.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-09-13 09:30pm

neoolong wrote:
Montcalm wrote:I see my joke went "splat"
Foolish boy. Go back to Canadia.

Its Canada and you stay in Californa

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-09-13 10:03pm

kojikun wrote:could this be considered counterfeiting? its not like the guy copied real money, he just made something that looked real and that someone was stupid enough to think was real despite knowing better.

No, it's fraud.

Sebastin · Post by **Sebastin** » 2003-09-14 02:18am

Reminds me of the euro introduction when we had a string of incidents with 300€ bills around here (there is a legit 200€ bill). They were accepted in about a dozen cases, mostly because people weren´t familiar with the new money yet and the bills were actually quite professionally produced. Authorities were absolutely clueless for about a week since there were no connections between incidents apart from the bills and general geographic area and the whole thing seemed awfully bad organised and low key, especially considering the high quality of the bills.
In the end it turned out to be a marketing gag of a large local brothel/strip club. They had the money produced for their customers to give the strippers in house and such. Kinda like that disney money you can buy at disney world. They just got it a bit too right and some customers brought it into circulation. The club apologised and (IIRC) no charges where filled.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-09-14 02:26am

kojikun wrote:could this be considered counterfeiting? its not like the guy copied real money, he just made something that looked real and that someone was stupid enough to think was real despite knowing better.

They tried to pass it as legal currency. That makes it illegal.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-09-14 02:28am

Here's a better image...

Isil`Zha · Post by **Isil`Zha** » 2003-09-14 02:46am

That reminds me of a few months ago when my dad mistakenly used my check book for something, signed *his* name onto *my* check and the bank teller didn't even bother to check if the damn signature even matched.

Once you look you'll know why this lady was an idiot.

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2003-09-14 04:40am

hehehe, the supermarket is called Food lion

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-09-14 10:09am

Wasn't there some nut awhile back who would do all these fancy dollarbill designs- new colors, huge patterns, pictures, photos, etc. and then try to buy stuff with them?

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-09-14 02:12pm

bah! anyone ever see the Bill Clinton $69 bill?

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2003-09-14 02:28pm

The Bill Clinton $3 bill? And was the check your dad wrote for ~$23,000?

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-09-14 05:12pm

I think I heard a similar story a couple of years back, it had the same amount of money, Bush, and the White House with the signs. Perhaps it's the same person in both cases.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-09-14 08:03pm

Oy...what kind of moron accepts a bill like this?

Isil`Zha · Post by **Isil`Zha** » 2003-09-14 09:46pm

StormTrooperTR889 wrote:The Bill Clinton $3 bill? And was the check your dad wrote for ~$23,000?

Yeah... check for almost $24,000 and the teller doesn't even check the signature.

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-09-15 12:09am

aphexmonster wrote:hehehe, the supermarket is called Food lion

I have a discount card to my local Food Lion. *rowrr*