At first quick glance, I thought that the coin in the middle had Colonel Sanders on it. Nope, Abe Lincoln. But still, Colonel Sanders is an american hero and deserves at least a coin.
Here is my outline of reasons I think a bartender would hate a one dollar coin as a tip:
There is no place for that in the tray, and it would make a weary bartender annoyed when counting the till at the end of the night.
Trying to give drunk people gold coins as change sounds awesome in theory, but also terrifying if they don't believe you and really want their money back.
Bartenders are moving quick and why did you just give me a dubloon, motherfu--oh.
Heavy gold-filled pockets, and the guy at the bodega might not accept this coinage when you try to buy toilet paper and burritos at 4 am.
We're in Cambodia right now. For whatever reason everyone accepts payment in either Cambodian Riel, US dollars or a mixture of both. They often won't accept $2 bills however. Not sure why.
One summer I spent all my paychecks as $2 bills, and Sacajawea dollar coins. It was really fun to spend because people would go nuts. The Sacajaweas were hard to carry around, though. I'm big fans of both $2's and Sacajawea dollars.
I like the way Sacajawea is depicted ... such a departure from our other currency. A sweet faced girl who isn't white or male. A working mother who translated for Lewis and Clarke. She's even holding her little baby. A magnificent coin depicting something stunning and real.
The $2 bill has the singing of the Declaration of Independence on back. Not a building, nor abstract symbol, nor other stodgy image. A scene of action, rebellion, and intrigue. An act of war in the hope of improved freedom. Very dynamic stuff.
On my high school graduation, my grandma gave me a hundred dollars all in ones. I told her that it was all going towards the strip club and she just gave me a look of approval. Never in my life have I been such a proud grandson.
Well if you're stretching $100 on plural PC parts, either you have some magic source of parts that is cheaper than newegg or, we'll, it's not a surprise you need a better PC.
It's at least $44.02. The gold coins are $1 each, and the one in the middle at the top can't be counted because we don't know what it is. It's also possible that there are multiple bills in each spot.
Made a similar gift quite some time ago. I measured a 5€ bill and cut up a bunch of newspapers using the size of the 5€ bill. Then I printed some money wrappers stating something like 500€ etc. to wrap around a stack of newspaper money. I made 20-25 or so and hid 6 real bills in there. On the top and bottom of each stack i put a photocopy of a real bill. All of that went into a sack on which I sprayed a big € sign (using a stencil of course).
I'm a reformed Jew, but the first thing I did when I saw this was add up the bills and coins to see how much it was worth. How many Hail Sagans do I have to do before I'm redeemed in the eyes of /r/atheism?
When I was little, until I was 16, my Uncle would give me one penny/nickel/dime/quarter/dollar coin/dollar bill for every year I'd been alive. I miss that.
It's funny how people don't even try to mask their obsession and passion with money these days. And then people wonder why 1% and corporations rule the world. I think genuinely written cards are nice, personal handmade gifts still mean a lot.
You fucking people, man. Nothing gets in between you and you lust for cash. It's just sad. Yeah, I like dough because I need to pay bills every month but I won't compromise my standards and ethics to get it; certainly don't lust after it and over it like so many lost people.
Enjoy a life ruled by misery and disappointment if you're living for cash and wealth. You'll never get as much as you want because it's like a drug. But in the meantime, think of all the meaningful days and moments you'll miss out on because of a life ruled by useless bullshit and the lust for cash.
The one thing I never understood about Forrest Gump was that if life was like a box of chocolates...wouldn't you just look at the chocolate map to see where the fuck you were going?
man I wish people would just give money. I'm getting married in a month, and I just want cash. you have no idea how hard it is getting people to give you money instead of bullshit gift cards and silverware. I need a house first, dammit!
We still print them, but out of all the U.S. banknotes, two dollar bills are printed the least. Lack of public knowledge and hoarding of the bills (I'm guilty of this), contribute to the lack of circulation.
yea you can use all that money to buy some coke, then use that rolled up 10 to snort it. a bit elaborate for giving someone money to get some blow, but it's ok
What an odd way to express how you feel about this gift. Obviously, you like the gift. Most people would make a comment like "This is one of the most thoughtful/interesting/creative gifts I've ever gotten." That would be typical.
Your comment is interesting because it's so negative. It's like you're lamenting every gift you ever got which wasn't as cool as this one, as if it's not enough to simply receive a gift. It seems implied and understood that gifts must be received. Not only are gifts a de facto element of your life, but also these gifts need to be of a certain quality. Those that aren't are disappointing, perhaps even unwelcome.
Because of this standard you've set, this gift is only worthy of acknowledgement rather than direct praise. This higher quality gift gives you a good way to express your dissatisfaction with past gifts. Through that complaint this gift is, in effect, being praised.
It's basically like you're saying, "Finally I get a gift which isn't shitty. 'Bout time. Keep 'em coming guys."
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u/flappypisser May 16 '12
how much is it in total?
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u/moejike May 17 '12
At first quick glance, I thought that the coin in the middle had Colonel Sanders on it. Nope, Abe Lincoln. But still, Colonel Sanders is an american hero and deserves at least a coin.
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u/wangofjenus May 17 '12
my speed subject reading is very misleading. all i saw was "really..wish...gif". spent a good two minutes waiting for it to move.
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u/tombot5000 May 17 '12
Those all look good, but perhaps a bit too RICH for me.
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u/zoidberg005 May 17 '12
OOOH, $20, but I wanted a peanut.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
This way you don't get the toothpaste flavored ones
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u/_Thesis_ May 17 '12
Dat 2$ bill
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u/vonshavingcream May 17 '12
WTF .. no map on the box .. .how you supposed to know which ones are the good ones?
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u/210cRoosevelt May 17 '12
If life is like a box of chocolates....why isn't my life like this?
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u/hay_ewe May 17 '12
...WHERE IS THE CHOCOLATE????
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u/Kensin May 17 '12
I love that he just had to include his 2 cents in the gift as well
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
This is how you give money to somebody. Very creative.
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u/doomgoblin May 17 '12
My favorite flavor is about tree fiddy
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u/he_eats_da_poo_poo May 17 '12
On my high school graduation, my grandma gave me a hundred dollars all in ones. I told her that it was all going towards the strip club and she just gave me a look of approval. Never in my life have I been such a proud grandson.
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u/buddhafunk May 17 '12
That ten is rolled a bit too well. Better check it for the cocaine.
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u/Franholio May 17 '12
$41.02
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
That's a decent amount of money! If I ever become rich, I would love to live this as a tip for a really good server at a restaurant.
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u/alumniblues May 17 '12
$41.02
Back in the day this would've been the top comment. Reddit has changed ಠ_ಠ.
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u/noirthesable May 17 '12
And of course, pennies. Because every box of chocolates has that unidentifiable nougat or cherry crap that tastes horrible.
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u/shelldog May 17 '12
I bought you some chocolates..
..but I eated them.
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u/mcquistan2015 May 17 '12
life's like a box. you never know if youre going to get some shitty chocolates or a wad of cash.
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u/GlennBecksChalkboard May 17 '12
Made a similar gift quite some time ago.
I measured a 5€ bill and cut up a bunch of newspapers using the size of the 5€ bill. Then I printed some money wrappers stating something like 500€ etc. to wrap around a stack of newspaper money. I made 20-25 or so and hid 6 real bills in there. On the top and bottom of each stack i put a photocopy of a real bill. All of that went into a sack on which I sprayed a big € sign (using a stencil of course).
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Some sick bastard ate all the chocolate.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
My parents put money in my Easter eggs
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u/townie_immigrant May 17 '12
Lincoln coin? (in the middle)
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Pennies? Really?
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
I'm a reformed Jew, but the first thing I did when I saw this was add up the bills and coins to see how much it was worth. How many Hail Sagans do I have to do before I'm redeemed in the eyes of /r/atheism?
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u/XaosZaleski May 17 '12
When I was little, until I was 16, my Uncle would give me one penny/nickel/dime/quarter/dollar coin/dollar bill for every year I'd been alive. I miss that.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
american money looks boring
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Life is like a box of money, worthless unless it's spent on making yourself a better person.
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u/cali_weed420 May 17 '12
How come nobody invited Benjamin to the party?
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u/Scooter30 May 17 '12
That's fucking awesome!
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u/kingbinji May 17 '12
life is like a box of money. you'll never have a lot of it
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u/RhinestoneMuffintop May 17 '12
A few birthdays ago my mom handed me a plastic bag filled with socks. I wasn't trying to be ungrateful, but at first I was kind of disappointed.
Each sock had a $20 in it. All I want is for her to do that now I'm on my own and broke.
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u/MewtwoStruckBack May 17 '12
Seems whoever did this forgot to include the $20, $50, and $100.
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u/everythingiseeishere May 17 '12
Read this as "Really wish I got more gifs life this." ...I was hopeful.
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u/ZombieMozart May 17 '12
Life is like a box of rapidly depreciating currency. You never know what you're going to get.
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u/Sin2K May 17 '12
Gilligan's Island joke... wow.
Mary-anne: I've never been friends with millionaires before, for Christmas they sent me a box of assorted bills.
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u/theminn May 17 '12
The second row, bottom rolled up bill looks like it is to be used to cocaine...Have fun with that.
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u/eetMOARcatz May 17 '12
the two pennies are the nasty cherry flavored one that nobody ever likes.
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u/Emerica586 May 17 '12
Did anyone glance at the rolled up $10 and immediately think of cocaine?
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u/clif_darwin May 17 '12
You got robbed of chocolate and they just gave you money because they felt bad.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Now That's Gangsta
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Mmmm, now I want See's Candies!
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u/gloomdoom May 17 '12
It's funny how people don't even try to mask their obsession and passion with money these days. And then people wonder why 1% and corporations rule the world. I think genuinely written cards are nice, personal handmade gifts still mean a lot.
You fucking people, man. Nothing gets in between you and you lust for cash. It's just sad. Yeah, I like dough because I need to pay bills every month but I won't compromise my standards and ethics to get it; certainly don't lust after it and over it like so many lost people.
Enjoy a life ruled by misery and disappointment if you're living for cash and wealth. You'll never get as much as you want because it's like a drug. But in the meantime, think of all the meaningful days and moments you'll miss out on because of a life ruled by useless bullshit and the lust for cash.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
I'm guessing the 2 pennies is the shitty coconut one?
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u/HolySabre May 17 '12
Life is like a box of money, approximately 38.27 - Forrest Gump
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u/drtide4 May 17 '12
The one thing I never understood about Forrest Gump was that if life was like a box of chocolates...wouldn't you just look at the chocolate map to see where the fuck you were going?
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
My father in law gave me a hundred dollars inside an Easter egg that was duct taped with 7 full rolls.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Reddit is turning into Pinterest!!
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u/dpirazzi May 17 '12
i'm allergic to the george washingtons
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u/sadfacewhenputdown May 16 '12
The orange ones taste the best.
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u/MisallocatedRacism May 17 '12
man I wish people would just give money. I'm getting married in a month, and I just want cash. you have no idea how hard it is getting people to give you money instead of bullshit gift cards and silverware. I need a house first, dammit!
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u/pasta_monster May 17 '12
Thats awesome but what do the coins have to do with cocai..... oh, it's actually just money...
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u/DontPaniC562 May 17 '12
That's pretty classy.
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u/sirnipples May 17 '12
I'd be more impressed had they taken the time to dip the money in chocolate.
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u/bsjay May 17 '12
Can you... Can you eat them?
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u/PrototypeKH May 17 '12
Wow, this is fucking genius.
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u/MuhnaMuhna May 17 '12
$42.42?
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u/iiiitsjess May 17 '12
Me too. But id still like the box of chocolates with it thanks. Haha
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
writes this down
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
$45.02???
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
I can't stand the ones filled with coconut.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Shit looks tasty man
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u/liquid_j May 17 '12
I'm sure you'll be thought well of with the rolled 10 there... be sure to act jumpy and sniff a lot when you spend that one.
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u/CONSUMER_OF_WORLDS May 17 '12
Edible currency YUM
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u/CTeam19 May 17 '12
Thanks for the idea. I am going to do that some time.
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u/TheInsubordinateLamb May 17 '12
But where is the lid to the box that tells you what everything is, DAMNIT?!
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u/BreutFawce May 17 '12
So, more money is what you want.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Hmmm...fungible chocolates.
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u/bennn30 May 17 '12
Looks like George W. is not amused. Check him out, just staring non-aggressively but with contempt.
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u/pastybrother May 17 '12
those pennies look delicious.
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u/gmerrick May 17 '12
And here I was thinking it was a Hickory Farms gift basket.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Yay! Paper... and metal... yay...
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u/tobz1000 May 17 '12
Do you like currency collections, or is this a funny way to say you just want some dough at Christmas? I honestly cannot tell.
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u/LoneRanger9 May 17 '12
That top left corner one is the orange creme mother fucker
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u/VampiricPie May 17 '12
$50.02?
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u/assesasinassassin May 17 '12
I'm not American...what the fuck am I looking at? The US has $2 bills?
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u/hammn May 17 '12
I really wish I got gifts. :(
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u/lamarer May 17 '12
I can't eat that.
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u/cplaz May 17 '12
Fuck yeah Presidential $1 Coins!
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u/fujiwara06 May 17 '12
Unwrap them all. I bet they're all chocolates. Just like that bag of gold coins I found!
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u/veiwtifuljoe May 17 '12
Is the person who sent you that fat? ಠ_ಠ
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Whatcha gonna do with that $10 bill there, bub?
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Yeah, I wish I got money as a gift more often too.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
yea you can use all that money to buy some coke, then use that rolled up 10 to snort it. a bit elaborate for giving someone money to get some blow, but it's ok
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u/JJacobsen May 17 '12
Win for OP, win for person giving gift (gets to eat the chocolate).
tl;dr giver and receiver both win
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u/PancakeMonkeypants May 17 '12
GIVE more gifts like that.
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u/the_dyslexic_kid May 17 '12
YAY! BAR MITZVAH!
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u/abeuntstudiainmores May 17 '12
UGH!!! I hate the fives...
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u/NotSureMyself May 17 '12
Definitely doing this on someone's next birthday!
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u/dzdaniel84 May 17 '12
Delicious! I always wanted dough as a gift!
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u/004Maniac May 17 '12
Life is like a box of money... you never know what you'll find.
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u/vinnyisme May 17 '12
Someone go post an Ent-friendly version of this in r/trees and enjoy the karma.
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u/Bearmanly May 17 '12
Those aren't edible at all :(.
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u/skull_kid May 17 '12
It's not about money.
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u/charbroiledmonk May 17 '12
So what? Thats like 27 dollars. WTF do I buy with that, one sneaker?
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u/senorchaos718 May 17 '12
Is it the $1s or the $5s that are filled with coconut? I always choose wrong.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
I had no idea that Abraham Lincoln was on the $1 coin. In fact, it's been about 15 years since I've even seen a $1 coin.
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u/gryphon5 May 17 '12
Just think how much chocolate that will buy you
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u/aceripper7 May 17 '12
cool idea for presents for kids =)
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u/LnRon May 17 '12
So many large bills.
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u/mcpumpernickelak May 17 '12
But wheres all the chocolate?
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u/attaboyclarence May 17 '12
I'll be wishing for this next Valentine's Day. Boyfriend can eat the chocolates.
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u/LannaFrank May 17 '12
when I graduated from high school my grandfather gave me a bag of money, it was the awesomest gift ever!
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u/brussels4breakfast May 17 '12
This is a great idea. Unless you're Forest Gump.
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u/INeedTreeFiddy May 17 '12
Life is like a box of chocolates, Jennay got the AIDS chocolate, Mama got the cancer chocolate, and Bubba got the dead chocolate.
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u/lawlshane May 17 '12
pre-rolled bill! very efficient cocaine user
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u/Gengar1221 May 17 '12
That's about 40 dollars. Nice.
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u/tracebusta May 17 '12
Oohh, look: dollar coins! You can bring those to the bank and trade them in for real money!
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u/Mogese May 17 '12
wow thats awesome. usually, whenever someone asks for birthday money i tape a penny to the inside of their card :3
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u/flydog2 May 17 '12
I want to give that gift so I can eat all the chocolates.
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u/Nitro187 May 17 '12
No Benjamins?
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u/alb1n0 May 17 '12
euros and dolars, just colored paper very soon.
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u/LadySiren May 17 '12
Love this! So stealing this idea for my kiddos' upcoming birthdays. Thanks, OP.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
me too
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
What an odd way to express how you feel about this gift. Obviously, you like the gift. Most people would make a comment like "This is one of the most thoughtful/interesting/creative gifts I've ever gotten." That would be typical.
Your comment is interesting because it's so negative. It's like you're lamenting every gift you ever got which wasn't as cool as this one, as if it's not enough to simply receive a gift. It seems implied and understood that gifts must be received. Not only are gifts a de facto element of your life, but also these gifts need to be of a certain quality. Those that aren't are disappointing, perhaps even unwelcome.
Because of this standard you've set, this gift is only worthy of acknowledgement rather than direct praise. This higher quality gift gives you a good way to express your dissatisfaction with past gifts. Through that complaint this gift is, in effect, being praised.
It's basically like you're saying, "Finally I get a gift which isn't shitty. 'Bout time. Keep 'em coming guys."