Two Dollar Bills

[retiredguy123]

Does anyone use two dollar bills, except me? I always have them in my wallet and use them to pay for small purchases and in restaurants. They are almost impossible to find, but you can order them from the bank. I order a hundred at a time. Much more useful than one dollar bills, and they are usually new and crisp. Give it a try. It's fun to see people's reaction.

[JMintzer]

Does anyone use two dollar bills, except me? I always have them in my wallet and use them to pay for small purchases and in restaurants. They are almost impossible to find, but you can order them from the bank. I order a hundred at a time. Much more useful than one dollar bills, and they are usually new and crisp. Give it a try. It's fun to see people's reaction.

I have a couple hundred in the safe. Found them when we cleaned out my late mother in law's condo... She would give them to the grandkids, tucked into their other presents for birthdays, Hanukkah, etc...

And you're right, they're a hoot to give to younger cashiers, who have never seen one...

[Stu from NYC]

I keep one in my wallet, somehow decided it is lucky to have it.

[ThirdOfFive]

Does anyone use two dollar bills, except me? I always have them in my wallet and use them to pay for small purchases and in restaurants. They are almost impossible to find, but you can order them from the bank. I order a hundred at a time. Much more useful than one dollar bills, and they are usually new and crisp. Give it a try. It's fun to see people's reaction.
Used 'em a lot before we moved here. The owner of a Vietnamese restaurant in Duluth, MN, told me that they are seen as "good luck". I included them in tips at various Asian restaurants.

[Two Bills]

My wife and I have traveled all over the US since the early '80's, and overwintered in TV for over 20 years, and I have never seen a $2 bill, let alone handled one!
I had to look them up on Google for confirmation that they are real.
I was convinced this thread was a wind up, and was in the same category as the £9 British bank note.
You learn something new each day.
Now I have to get one! ;)

[Polarlys]

In Brooksville, Florida there's a restaurant there, Florida Cracker Kitchen. It's worth the trip and they give $2 bills in their change. That is for those of us that still use cash.

[paminix]

My wife and I have traveled all over the US since the early '80's, and overwintered in TV for over 20 years, and I have never seen a $2 bill, let alone handled one!
I had to look them up on Google for confirmation that they are real.
I was convinced this thread was a wind up, and was in the same category as the £9 British bank note.
You learn something new each day.
Now I have to get one! ;)
Two Bills has never seen a $2 bill! Funny!

[Two Bills]

Two Bills has never seen a $2 bill! Funny!

I didn't think anyone would pick that up! :D

[Chi-Town]

Very popular racetrack currency at one time.

[Carla B]

Thanks for the tip, RG123, on where to get some. I've got a couple. One time, in the 1960's, I had a $1,000 bill for a few days. Now that was fun!

[JoMar]

Does anyone use two dollar bills, except me? I always have them in my wallet and use them to pay for small purchases and in restaurants. They are almost impossible to find, but you can order them from the bank. I order a hundred at a time. Much more useful than one dollar bills, and they are usually new and crisp. Give it a try. It's fun to see people's reaction.

I hate $1 bills, take up too much space so always carry at least 5 #2's. My bank has them all the time so getting quantity is never an issue. I'm also a fan of the Sacagawea but my bank no longer carries them.

[Stu from NYC]

Thanks for the tip, RG123, on where to get some. I've got a couple. One time, in the 1960's, I had a $1,000 bill for a few days. Now that was fun!

The problem is on those larger bills hard to get any one to take them as a payment. Fear they are counterfeit.

[Garywt]

I have 1 or 2 in a box on my nightstand that I have had since they came out but that is all for me.

[walterray1]

Does anyone use two dollar bills, except me? I always have them in my wallet and use them to pay for small purchases and in restaurants. They are almost impossible to find, but you can order them from the bank. I order a hundred at a time. Much more useful than one dollar bills, and they are usually new and crisp. Give it a try. It's fun to see people's reaction.

Didn't they declare the $2 bill null and void a couple of years ago? Had something to do with what was going on in 2000.

[dnobles]

We just got $80.. from Citizens to take on a cruise

[retiredguy123]

Didn't they declare the $2 bill null and void a couple of years ago? Had something to do with what was going on in 2000.
I assume you are kidding? They are still making two dollar bills.

[banjobob]

They are a total pain in the axx to businesses they require special handling and counting, do the businesses a favor use $ 1 dollar bills. Believe me they don’t enjoy your little idiosyncrasy.

[Rwirish]

You are probably the only one.

[Annie66]

Back in the early 70's, the City of Norfolk VA was up in arms about the Navy's presence in the city. They were making it as difficult as possible for the service. At the time, the Navy always paid sailors in cash. The disbursing folks came up with a great idea. One payday, they paid all the sailors in the area in two-dollar bills. They flooded the economy with them. The noise about throwing the Navy out of the area precipitously died a quick death. Local establishments and businesses suddenly realized the economic impact on the area should the Navy leave. It was funny to hear the local politicians, who were vehemently supporting the divorce from the Navy, were suddenly backtracking and preaching the benefits of our presence in the area.

[westernrider75]

They are a total pain in the axx to businesses they require special handling and counting, do the businesses a favor use $ 1 dollar bills. Believe me they don’t enjoy your little idiosyncrasy.

Totally agree. They are a pain to businesses when assembling deposits.

[retiredguy123]

They are a total pain in the axx to businesses they require special handling and counting, do the businesses a favor use $ 1 dollar bills. Believe me they don’t enjoy your little idiosyncrasy.
So, there are 1.4 billion two dollar bills in circulation, but we shouldn't use them?

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I almost never use cash for anything. I get points on my credit card and have a record of all my spending.

[Al2014]

Totally agree. They are a pain to businesses when assembling deposits.
This must be a pain for many restaurants since many cashiers can not count money.

[shut the front door]

We just got $80.. from Citizens to take on a cruise

I'm doing the same thing for my cruise this week. The staff love getting them as tips.

[JoelJohnson]

I can count on one hand the number of times I've used cash in the past year. I use my phone most of the time.

[M2inOR]

A few years ago stories like this got me to seek $2 bills from my bank. I would use them for tips and other small purchases.

little girl arrested for using $2 bill to purchase chicken nuggets at school (https://reason.com/2016/05/04/little-girl-detained-by-police-after-try/)

[PaPaLarry]

LOL I have a "Lucky One" in my wallet I keep since my wife's passing. Over 20 yrs

[heron848]

Many years ago we went to Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. The entry fee was (I think) $18, so they could give you a $2 bill in change.
If you haven’t looked it up the $2 has Jefferson’s bust on the front and the Trumbull painting “Declaration of Independence” on the back.

[retiredguy123]

Many years ago we went to Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. The entry fee was (I think) $18, so they could give you a $2 bill in change.
If you haven’t looked it up the $2 has Jefferson’s bust on the front and the Trumbull painting “Declaration of Independence” on the back.
It's now $28 at the door.

[toeser]

Early in my career, I worked for a financial company that frequently had a booth at financial trade shows. They always had a $10,000 bill on display to pull in people. Today, a $10,000 bill can go for up to $150,000.

[toeser]

I can count on one hand the number of times I've used cash in the past year. I use my phone most of the time.

$100 in cash will last me 2-3 months.

[Haggar]

I keep one in my wallet, somehow decided it is lucky to have it.

When I did work for the seminole indian tribe in Hollywood the chief of the tribe would come every holiday season and give me 10 $2 bills. They considered them lucky.

[Regorp]

Does anyone use two dollar bills, except me? I always have them in my wallet and use them to pay for small purchases and in restaurants. They are almost impossible to find, but you can order them from the bank. I order a hundred at a time. Much more useful than one dollar bills, and they are usually new and crisp. Give it a try. It's fun to see people's reaction.

Rarely see these and consider them like a collectible. We do have one with Bill Clinton on it. 😆

[dtennent]

At the company I worked at gave a $2 bill when you applied for a patent. Thomas Jefferson was credited for establishing the USPTO. When I retired, I had a fair number of the bills which are now in a drawer.

[Nucky]

Does anyone use two dollar bills, except me? I always have them in my wallet and use them to pay for small purchases and in restaurants. They are almost impossible to find, but you can order them from the bank. I order a hundred at a time. Much more useful than one dollar bills, and they are usually new and crisp. Give it a try. It's fun to see people's reaction.

I use them with the grandchildren, makes me the coolest with them. We told them that I printed them myself but had to change that story. They tried it on their parents printer. Poppa isn’t into forgery. Ooops!

[Boston1945]

They are a total pain in the axx to businesses they require special handling and counting, do the businesses a favor use $ 1 dollar bills. Believe me they don’t enjoy your little idiosyncrasy.

The same goes for the one-dollar coins. Remember the president dollar coins? We have billions of them sitting in government vaults Under the act from congress we had to continue to make them. What a waste of tax dollars.

[JoMar]

They are a total pain in the axx to businesses they require special handling and counting, do the businesses a favor use $ 1 dollar bills. Believe me they don’t enjoy your little idiosyncrasy.

I don't think they have any trouble taking any money...:). The servers like them for tips, the business usually puts them under the cash drawer where they also put 50's and 100's. Your belief they consider it an idiosyncrasy is your issue, doesn't seem to be theirs. Our currency is so boring compared to other Countries.

[retiredguy123]

The same goes for the one-dollar coins. Remember the president dollar coins? We have billions of them sitting in government vaults Under the act from congress we had to continue to make them. What a waste of tax dollars.
LOL. You mean the Government has been wasting tax dollars? At least the money in the vault is being saved. But, they are still making two dollar bills and putting them into circulation.

[DAVES]

You are probably the only one.

NOPE I am number two. If, someone paid ,me with a two dollar bill, I've never had anyone pull that. I would ask them to give me real money. I would not be amused. Now if anyone wants to pay me in SILVER currency, I will gladly accept them at face value.

[DAVES]

LOL. You mean the Government has been wasting tax dollars? At least the money in the vault is being saved. But, they are still making two dollar bills and putting them into circulation.

Actually the government makes quite a bit of money with stamp collectors who pay for a service and put the stamp in a book or whatever. All the different quarters. I was saving them. I still have a can full. I get no interest on them. Were I to sell them the bank would give me a quarter. A coin dealer would give me less than a quarter for them.

Pennies not legal to do it but there is more than a penny worth of scrap copper in each.

[mtdjed]

I had a friend who found a good use for $2 bills. He and his wife would go shopping in little towns that still had downtown shops. This was before cell phones. He didn't like to shop, so he would get a paper to read on a park bench and give his wife a handful of $2 bills and told his wife to go shopping and he would find her when he was ready to go. When he was ready to go, he would simply walk up the street and ask at various stores whether they had seen a lady spending $2 bills. He would follow her trail until he found her. That was when $2 would buy more than 1/2 Dozen eggs.

[mikeycereal]

I still have the one that I kept since the 80s. Didn't think you could order them from a bank for gags. Maybe I'll do that one day.

They are a total pain in the axx to businesses they require special handling and counting, do the businesses a favor use $ 1 dollar bills. Believe me they don’t enjoy your little idiosyncrasy.

None of those counters thinks of swapping them out with their own S1 bills?

[Two Bills]

I used to bring a bag of very old English pennies and half pennies over with us each winter we stayed in TV.
Used to give them to couples we were paired with on golf course as ball markers.
Got a load of them still, and use tins full as doorstops!
If you soak them in Coca Cola they come up like new.

[Warren]

I lived in the Tidewater area of Virginia. Lots of military. One of the military bases were not feeling welcomed by the community. As the story goes, back in the day when the service men & women were paid in cash, the commanding officer ordered all the payroll to be paid in $2 bills. When the community was flooded in $2 bills he got a call from the mayor wanting to know what was up ? He then reminded the mayor of the economic impact his base had on the community.

[JMintzer]

I lived in the Tidewater area of Virginia. Lots of military. One of the military bases were not feeling welcomed by the community. As the story goes, back in the day when the service men & women were paid in cash, the commanding officer ordered all the payroll to be paid in $2 bills. When the community was flooded in $2 bills he got a call from the mayor wanting to know what was up ? He then reminded the mayor of the economic impact his base had on the community.

See post #19...

[Mleeja]

The $2.00 bill is good to use at strip clubs. Fold it up and in the low lighting it looks like a $20.00! (So I’ve been told…)

[juddfl]

I'm going on a cruise in February and I was looking at how fat my wallet would be with all the singles for tips. I'm going to do the same thing and get some 2 dollar bills. Thanks for the idea.