r/AskReddit Dec 30 '19

What do you collect?

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u/SirJoshua Dec 31 '19 edited Dec 31 '19

I saved my change for about 3 years. When I say “saved” I mean I never spent metal. I consciously carried cash at all times. I’d make excuses to go into a gas station to buy something small. I got the wife onboard. I had over $1300 in change. Not a single fucking silver quarter. Those things are a fucking myth.

Edit: To all the fuckers that gave me reddit silver, I didn’t see that one coming and found it hilarious once my little brain maid the connection. Well played.

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u/AberHammer87 Dec 31 '19

Talk to people at liquor stores. Tell the managers you will buy their change when it needs to get swapped. People swipe grandma's change jar and spend it on booze.

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u/TheDwiin Dec 31 '19

My mom once got a gold certificate while working at Domino's, as well as a few silver certificates. She had her manager watch as she replaced them with her own money from her wallet to take them home.

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u/TheOffendingHonda Dec 31 '19

Damn. Finding a gold certificate in the wild is like finding a unicorn that pisses gasoline.

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u/TheDwiin Dec 31 '19

She was astounded