Rare PATRLR Posted January 16, 2023 #51 Share Posted January 16, 2023 14 hours ago, LloydJr said: It was a joke. This thread has gone from entertaining to just plain weird. This thread is very weird, IMO. On the one hand some folks that seem very proud to be handing out $2 bills and on the other hand folks with their shorts in a bunch because people are handing out $2 bills. strange... 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise5life Posted January 16, 2023 Author #52 Share Posted January 16, 2023 15 hours ago, LloydJr said: It was a joke. This thread has gone from entertaining to just plain weird. If you say so. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LloydJr Posted January 16, 2023 #53 Share Posted January 16, 2023 1 hour ago, PATRLR said: This thread is very weird, IMO. On the one hand some folks that seem very proud to be handing out $2 bills and on the other hand folks with their shorts in a bunch because people are handing out $2 bills. strange... To be fair, that later group likely already had their panties in a bunch, and the former likely go through life "proud" of themselves for everything. I know both groups, and neither are very much fun on a cruise. Just get me with the steerage crowd with the drink package, and a fun time will be had by all. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyZolt Posted January 16, 2023 #54 Share Posted January 16, 2023 16 hours ago, Cruise5life said: There’s no slot for a 100.00 bill either. Ever watch a cashier put the 100 or a 50 under the cash drawer. ???? Yeah. Ever watch a cashier put bills UNDER the cash register drawer? That's more work for them. They do that with the $50's and $100's because they don't receive those denominations dozens of times a day. I think over time, the penny could be dropped (as it was in Canada), which would open one of the coin slots, and then we could use the $1.00 coin and replace the $1.00 bills with just coins and incorporate the $2.00 bill into regular usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kauaijim Posted January 16, 2023 #55 Share Posted January 16, 2023 I use them all the time on trips.they were a big hit in Tahiti and in Cuba they were a big hit. Banks usually have brand new bills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted January 16, 2023 #56 Share Posted January 16, 2023 1 hour ago, LadyZolt said: Yeah. Ever watch a cashier put bills UNDER the cash register drawer? That's more work for them. They do that with the $50's and $100's because they don't receive those denominations dozens of times a day. They stick $100s under the drawer to hide high denomination bills and prevent mistakes from being made with high denomination bills. It also prevents them from easily being taken during a robbery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chloe173 Posted January 16, 2023 #57 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Agreed this is a very weird thread. If I see someone handing out $2 bills, I would just assume that this person spends a lot of time in strip clubs, as that's how they give you "change" in strip clubs, so that the ladies make more when you, ahem, "tip". 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise5life Posted January 16, 2023 Author #58 Share Posted January 16, 2023 10 minutes ago, chloe173 said: Agreed this is a very weird thread. If I see someone handing out $2 bills, I would just assume that this person spends a lot of time in strip clubs, as that's how they give you "change" in strip clubs, so that the ladies make more when you, ahem, "tip". Never knew that before. I don’t go to strip clubs. You sound like a seasoned strip club go’er. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LloydJr Posted January 16, 2023 #59 Share Posted January 16, 2023 18 minutes ago, Cruise5life said: You sound like a seasoned strip club go’er. Is there something wrong with that? Especially if that poster gives those generous/clever $2 bills that you advocate for tips? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillygwm Posted January 16, 2023 #60 Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 1/15/2023 at 1:31 PM, PTC DAWG said: I’m guessing the casino takes them from the crew in exchange for easier to spend money. Then they get rid of them by giving them out casino patrons. The $2 bills are legal tender but try to spend them outside the US, even in places that would otherwise accept US currency. It would be a hassle, at best. But hey, if someone wants to tip their bartender $2 bills I suppose that's better not getting tipped at all. And, as mentioned above, they can change them onboard for bills that are easier to spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD64 Posted January 17, 2023 #61 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Why do people wear it like a badge of honour that they claim to give out $2 bills as tips all the time? How does it make you so special, and why do these $2 tippers feel the need to consistently brag about it? Just wondering… 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinaInTexas Posted January 17, 2023 #62 Share Posted January 17, 2023 19 hours ago, Cruise5life said: You happen to know what casinos. im in Vegas and would love these. I didn't get them last year but previous years I have got them at the Wynn and Cosmopolitan mostly in Feb so not sure when they exactly offer them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD64 Posted January 17, 2023 #63 Share Posted January 17, 2023 8 minutes ago, LatinaInTexas said: I didn't get them last year but previous years I have got them at the Wynn and Cosmopolitan mostly in Feb so not sure when they exactly offer them. I am assuming that they would be available during the Lunar New Year - based on the new moon of January / February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoCruiseFan Posted January 17, 2023 #64 Share Posted January 17, 2023 On 1/15/2023 at 1:50 PM, Cruise5life said: For my next 2 cruises following this one. Again for what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted January 17, 2023 #65 Share Posted January 17, 2023 3 hours ago, BirdTravels said: They stick $100s under the drawer to hide high denomination bills and prevent mistakes from being made with high denomination bills. It also prevents them from easily being taken during a robbery. They put big bills under the drawer because there are no places for them, it has nothing too do with mistakes or robberies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted January 17, 2023 #66 Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) On 1/15/2023 at 1:55 PM, Cruise5life said: These are all brand bill new in a band. They didn’t come from crew or patrons. he said people ask for them all the time. Those bills pictured aren’t new…IMHO Edited January 17, 2023 by PTC DAWG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted January 17, 2023 #67 Share Posted January 17, 2023 On 1/15/2023 at 3:10 PM, Liljo22 said: Can they? I tried to give my room steward a $25 chip that I missed cashing out and he said he couldn’t accept casino chips. I have done this on Celebrity for sure…various lines may differ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted January 17, 2023 #68 Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) On 1/15/2023 at 6:57 PM, sailorusvi said: Right? Some of you all have never traveled with Clemson fans on road games and it shows. Clemson fans pick taters all year. 🙂 I fully realize that many won’t get this joke… Edited January 17, 2023 by PTC DAWG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare New2cruise2022 Posted January 17, 2023 #69 Share Posted January 17, 2023 I’ve given this wonderful post a lot of thought. Selfishly, I might fall in the $2.00 bill tipping camp. There is a time and place for a $5 tip, but not if you are an every drink tipper. $1 tip can seem slight at times, particularly for a particular type of customer. So, $2 might be a good landing spot for a tip. The Goldilocks kind of just right tip. But two $1 bills, while a perfectly good way to show appreciation, quickly becomes a billfold problem. $1 bills notoriously will take up lots of room. Yes, even those crisp smelling, cocaine-free bills. So, the $2 bill might be the perfect carryon for a week’s worth of tipping. My aunt (RIP) would give me $2 bills for everything. Birthdays. Christmas. I always thought she was cheap. If only I had that stockpile I saved over the years … 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrown84 Posted January 17, 2023 #70 Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 hour ago, New2cruise2022 said: I’ve given this wonderful post a lot of thought. Selfishly, I might fall in the $2.00 bill tipping camp. There is a time and place for a $5 tip, but not if you are an every drink tipper. $1 tip can seem slight at times, particularly for a particular type of customer. So, $2 might be a good landing spot for a tip. The Goldilocks kind of just right tip. But two $1 bills, while a perfectly good way to show appreciation, quickly becomes a billfold problem. $1 bills notoriously will take up lots of room. Yes, even those crisp smelling, cocaine-free bills. So, the $2 bill might be the perfect carryon for a week’s worth of tipping. My aunt (RIP) would give me $2 bills for everything. Birthdays. Christmas. I always thought she was cheap. If only I had that stockpile I saved over the years … LMAO @Cocain-free 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise5life Posted January 17, 2023 Author #71 Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 hour ago, New2cruise2022 said: I’ve given this wonderful post a lot of thought. Selfishly, I might fall in the $2.00 bill tipping camp. There is a time and place for a $5 tip, but not if you are an every drink tipper. $1 tip can seem slight at times, particularly for a particular type of customer. So, $2 might be a good landing spot for a tip. The Goldilocks kind of just right tip. But two $1 bills, while a perfectly good way to show appreciation, quickly becomes a billfold problem. $1 bills notoriously will take up lots of room. Yes, even those crisp smelling, cocaine-free bills. So, the $2 bill might be the perfect carryon for a week’s worth of tipping. My aunt (RIP) would give me $2 bills for everything. Birthdays. Christmas. I always thought she was cheap. If only I had that stockpile I saved over the years … Yeah now imagine cruises for 4 weeks. and carrying 1.00 for tips for the trip. Lol. well that’s what I’m doing now. Out for 29 days. Lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise5life Posted January 17, 2023 Author #72 Share Posted January 17, 2023 2 hours ago, PTC DAWG said: Those bills pictured aren’t new…IMHO These are all new bills from the casino on the Joy. the still picture are what I took with me at the start of the cruise. IMG_7297.MOV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise5life Posted January 17, 2023 Author #73 Share Posted January 17, 2023 4 hours ago, RD64 said: Why do people wear it like a badge of honour that they claim to give out $2 bills as tips all the time? How does it make you so special, and why do these $2 tippers feel the need to consistently brag about it? Just wondering… No one’s wearing it as a badge of honor here. Nor am I special. This was more of a informative post debunking the thought that 2.00 bills aren’t common on a cruise. if they weren’t common why is the casino on the NCL Joy giving brand new ones out. ? and 3 days ago I spend a bunch of them in the port of Guatemala. No issues at all. I forgot to add other money to my billfold and only had 2.00’s. And they spent just as good as any other currency. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcook Posted January 17, 2023 #74 Share Posted January 17, 2023 And this is one reason tipping needs to die. Charge me a daily service fee. Slap a huge gratuity onto my drink package. And boom, no need to worry about carrying a stack of bills. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise5life Posted January 17, 2023 Author #75 Share Posted January 17, 2023 8 hours ago, wcook said: And this is one reason tipping needs to die. Charge me a daily service fee. Slap a huge gratuity onto my drink package. And boom, no need to worry about carrying a stack of bills. Solves nothing. Tipping will never die. It’s been a part of culture for decades. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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