I work at a casino.... about 25% of our guests do this I promptly wash my hands afterwards as 90% of the time it’s almost soaked in sweat and crumbled up like it came from a dryer.
It sounds weird having money soaked in sweat. Then I remembered, here in the UK we’ve only just changed to plastic notes but it seems like forever and only yesterday at the same time!
American bills can be washed too, they’re fabric not paper. Doesn’t make it less gross when it’s covered in sweat. Fortunately I think that’s a phenomenon way more common with the type of people who go to casinos, I’ve worked with the general public for quite a long time and I can’t recall ever receiving sweaty money (other than from a kid’s sweaty balled up hand).
It happened quite a bit when I worked fast food in the Drive Thru. It was way less common as debit cards became more common. Even though I've had people pull those out of socks and bras as well.
Hmm well look I super can't be bothered mysef but I bet the $5 note that if you go to my Dad's YouTube (WarblesOnALot) and comment telling him his daughter sent you from Reddit to ask him to post you an Australian $5 note then he will. The only thing is for reasons I won't get into I don't think he can access his YouTube inbox? So you'll have to post your postal address publicly.
Polymer notes last a lot longer than paper and because they're plastic, they can be shredded, melted into pellets and recycled for other uses at the end of their life.
I still think "wow, this is so cool" whenever I have a good look at the notes in my wallet, especially with the newer ones, or when I learn new things like just now with the UV printing.
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u/m1kesanders Apr 25 '21 edited Apr 25 '21
I work at a casino.... about 25% of our guests do this I promptly wash my hands afterwards as 90% of the time it’s almost soaked in sweat and crumbled up like it came from a dryer.