DailyDirt: Green(er) Money, Plastic Money, High-Tech Money…
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There’s a lot of money in the world, but the vast majority of it is not cash. Digital bits accounting for vast sums are the intangible fabric of our economy now. Still, people like to use cash — and here are some interesting articles on physical currency.
- Printing US currency is getting greener — using renewable energy and recycled textile fibers. Money doesn’t grow on trees, but it does grow on cotton plants. [url]
- A billion dollars in unused $1 coins is sitting around in a vault, honoring past presidents..? Come on. At least let people throw them into a well and make a wish, folks. [url]
- The use of cash is in decline, as more and more people pay with plastic. The US Treasury didn’t print any $10 bills last year?! [url]
- Canada has taken the “pay with plastic” phrase literally as it introduces plastic bills. Actually, other countries have had plastic bills for a while… [url]
- Dutch coins are being minted with QR codes on them. And the QR code reveals an online game? [url]
- To discover more stuff on economics, check out what’s currently floating around the StumbleUpon universe. [url]
As always, StumbleUpon can also recommend some good Techdirt articles, too.
Comments on “DailyDirt: Green(er) Money, Plastic Money, High-Tech Money…”
Well ya don’t pay strippers with $10 bills now do ya?
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So what do Canadians do? They commonly use $1 & $2 coins, right?
The use of cash is in decline, as more and more people pay with plastic. The US Treasury didn’t print any $10 bills last year?!
Do they still air those propaganda commercials where it shows customer after customer paying by sliding their card through a reader, while the line moves swiftly, until one person starts to pull out cash and the whole line grinds to a halt? Everyone, including the cashier gives the guy a dirty look, like he’s done something wrong.
I pay with cash and almost every time I’m in a store, I get stuck behind someone paying with plastic. They slide the card through, then have to do it a second time because it didn’t register or they didn’t put it in the right way. Then they need to enter their PIN, which they usually screw up, or the cashier has to help them with. Then there’s several seconds of confusion over whether it went through or not. Then they need to sign the receipt. When I get there, the cashier tells me the total, I take out the appropriate amount of bills and sometimes coins, the cashier gives me my change and I’m out the door.
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Well when _I’M_ at the store, while the cashier is scanning my stuff, I swipe my card, enter the PIN, and press no cash back. When they’re done, I hit yes for the total and I’m out the door.
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You’re the exception. Most people wait until the cashier announces the total before doing anything. Most people paying by check don’t even start writing it until hearing the total.