[News] Canada is going with plastic money

[Chibibar]

And we are not talking Debit/Credit Card. Actual money printed on special plastic with built in security which will make it harder to counterfiet.

http://news.discovery.com/tech/canada-plastic-bills-111116.html

 

[Adam]

The polymer bills I thought would feel a lot more plastic, but they're not half bad. The see through portions are somewhat dumb, but from a security standpoint very difficult to counterfeit. Still launders well. (In the laundry sense, not in the hide money sense)

 

[Gusto]

Have you seen these, Adam? They sound neat as long as they still fold in my wallet well.

 

[Chibibar]

I can see this happening with the paper money here. I post a thread about coin dollar. While we spend MILLIONS on them, they were never popular mainly cause the bill version are still in use. I think this plastic could be a good way to keep the paper version of the money in the market longer and save money in the long run.

 

[blotsfan]

 

[Adam]

Have you seen these, Adam? They sound neat as long as they still fold in my wallet well.

My wife had some Australian 'plastic money' ready to go. I expected it to feel like Tim Horton's gift cards except thinner, but the feel is more like a brand new cloth bill, just a bit smoother. The translucent bits will entertain you for hours. Careful with how ATMs take the new bills though. Because they're less rough, the catch on some ATMS may not pull or distribute them very well. I wouldn't be putting $50s or asking for $50s from ATMs for another couple months.

 

[Chibibar]

My wife had some Australian 'plastic money' ready to go. I expected it to feel like Tim Horton's gift cards except thinner, but the feel is more like a brand new cloth bill, just a bit smoother. The translucent bits will entertain you for hours. Careful with how ATMs take the new bills though. Because they're less rough, the catch on some ATMS may not pull or distribute them very well. I wouldn't be putting $50s or asking for $50s from ATMs for another couple months.

Can you use it as a weapon?

 

[Adam]

Can you use it as a weapon?

Tim Hortons Gift Cards make excellent shuriken if their edges are filed down.

 

[Chibibar]

Tim Hortons Gift Cards make excellent shuriken if their edges are filed down.

Dang nabit! now I want Tim Hortons

 

[Adam]

That's good!

 

[Chibibar]

That's good!

That is bad. I haven't had in years Texas is a long ways to Canada

 

[Adam]

Texas is a long ways to Canada

That's good!

 

[Emrys]

You just have to ask, Chibi, and I'm sure the Canadian Halforumites would send you a can.

True, you would have to build your own filtration system to purify the water and dissolve the cocaine to make it 100% authentic but I'm sure you could come up with something.

 

[checkeredhat]

Haven't seen any yet, cause its only the 100s for now. They've been talking about doing this for forever now, I'm pretty excited to finally get my hands on it.

 

[Bowielee]

And you Canadians thought that you caught flack for having play money BEFORE...

 

[strawman]

I'm wondering how many people will complain when it curls and distorts in their car on a hot summer day.

 

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I'm wondering how many people will complain when it curls and distorts in their car on a hot summer day.

That's how I lost my copy of "Bad".

 

[Krisken]

I wish I was Canadian so I could shuffle my money.

 

[strawman]

Looks like they're made out of polypropylene film, which has a melting point of 160C. It would probably start deforming at around 130C - well above boiling, but it can get that hot on top of the dashboard on a hot day.

But the real reason they're doing it is to discourage all those canadian billionaires from burning money during the winger to heat their mansions.

Their long, cold, dark winters.

Oh, and increase their dependence on domestic oil.

 

[checkeredhat]

I'm wondering how many people will complain when it curls and distorts in their car on a hot summer day.

......Canada.

(seriously though, Australia's had this stuff for years, and it hasn't been an issue there.)

 

[Frank]

And when Australia isn't flooding it's catching fire.

 

[DarkAudit]

But the real reason they're doing it is to discourage all those canadian billionaires from burning money during the winger to heat their mansions.

Their long, cold, dark winters.

Why aren't the billionaires headed south like the rest of the country? I swear the entire eastern half of Ontario is making it's way through Morgantown this month.

If I could score a Tim Hortons franchise off of I-79 I'd be a millionaire by Xmas.

 

[Frank]

I'm a Canadian, and I don't understand the nearly jingoistic obsession this country has with fucking Tim Hortons. They make shitty coffee and awful donuts.

It's so bad that Krispy Kreme, who make equally shitty coffee but donuts that absolutely demolish Tim Hortons shitty fare, tried to open up here and they got shit on by everyone. Not because of the quality but because they're Americans trying to kill the Canadian dynasty Tim Hortons.

Fuck Tim Hortons and their shitty rims that you roll.

 

[gargoyle_eva]

Curls up on a hot summer day...yeah it sorta does. and if you roll it up for....ahhhh... taking powdered medication nasally.... it stays curled for a while. But it is fairly easy to just re-flatten it after. Best advantage over old paper money...it survives the washer and dryer!

 

[checkeredhat]

Why aren't the billionaires headed south like the rest of the country? I swear the entire eastern half of Ontario is making it's way through Morgantown this month.
If I could score a Tim Hortons franchise off of I-79 I'd be a millionaire by Xmas.

Probably Christmas shopping. A lot of things are way cheaper in the States.
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I'm a Canadian, and I don't understand the nearly jingoistic obsession this country has with fucking Tim Hortons. They make shitty coffee and awful donuts.
It's so bad that Krispy Kreme, who make equally shitty coffee but donuts that absolutely demolish Tim Hortons shitty fare, tried to open up here and they got shit on by everyone. Not because of the quality but because they're Americans trying to kill the Canadian dynasty Tim Hortons.
Fuck Tim Hortons and their shitty rims that you roll.

I like Tim Hortons coffee. (Not really a fan of their donuts though. I just dislike donuts in general)

 

[Gusto]

I don't really like Tim Horton's coffee but it's a safe known entity that's easy to return to.

 

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(Not really a fan of their donuts though. I just dislike donuts in general)

 

[doomdragon6]

Am I the only one that noticed the multicolored dick on the bill pictured in the article?

 

[Dei]

I'm really not a fan of Krispy Kreme, way too sweet for me. I like my doughnuts to be somewhat bland. (I'm a weirdo )

 

[MindDetective]

I'm really not a fan of Krispy Kreme, way too sweet for me. I like my doughnuts to be somewhat bland. (I'm a weirdo )

No, you're not.

 

[Adam]

Give me Honey Crullers or Death!

 

[filmfanatic]

Dunkin' Donuts has the superior doughnuts.

 

[checkeredhat]

I'm really not a fan of Krispy Kreme, way too sweet for me. I like my doughnuts to be somewhat bland. (I'm a weirdo )

This. I don't get how people eat donuts, especially in the morning.
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There a few donuts I like; old fashioned plain, and pumpkin donuts, but thats pretty much it. The rest is way too sugary for me.
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Am I the only one that noticed the multicolored dick on the bill pictured in the article?

That's the East Block of the House of Parliament. If your penis has an antenna on it, see a doctor cause that can't be good.

 

[Krisken]

I love chocolate iced long john's. No fulling. Really like jelly donuts too. What the hell, I like donuts, but prefer them to be baked by an actual bakery, not some mass produced schlub fest.

 

[jwhouk]

So that means you don't like Kwik Trip's crullers and Glazers, hm?

I'm thinking the popularity of Tim Horton's is due to two things: a pretty good selection of items on their menu, and scarcity.