Travrock1 Posted February 27, 2005 #1 Share Posted February 27, 2005 I have occationaly seen people mention that 2 dollar bills are good for tips for in order for people to remember you but have also heard that they should be avoided since there often thought to be counterfiet I am wondering if aanyone has any experience with them good or bad thanks in advance Monarch 3/7/05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy ks Posted February 27, 2005 #2 Share Posted February 27, 2005 $2 bills are cash, just like 2 - $1 bills. They may be a little harder for someone to cash in a foreign country, but if you want to give them to ships' staff or porters they would be welcome. They are a bit of a novelty, my husband receives tips and we always save the $2 bills, $1 coins and .50 cent coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discjoker Posted February 28, 2005 #3 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Pretty much that is the most common denomination I use for tipping. It is easier than $1 bills and for many things $2 is the perfect amount. $2 bills are still in circulation and still produced (at least they had a 2003 run of them). I just go to the bank and they have them on hand (sometime they have a lot sometime not so much). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travrock1 Posted February 28, 2005 Author #4 Share Posted February 28, 2005 If I bring $2 bill how much should i bring like $50 worth more or less? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bUU Posted February 28, 2005 #5 Share Posted February 28, 2005 I didn't notice that anyone noticed the $2 bills I were using for tips, much (but then again, I don't drink alcohol -- I think it may have registered more readily with bartenders than with, say porters). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted March 2, 2005 #6 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Travrock: It depends on how much you plan on ordering from room service. We usually will tip a couple of dollars whenever we order something simple and $5 if we order something harder for them to carry--like a full lunch--but only order once or twice per cruise. I think $2 bills are a novelty that may not be as appreciated by the people receiving them. I'd bet they'd like to have two $1 bills more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Sisterz Posted March 17, 2005 #7 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Travrock1: My sister has quite a collection of $2 bills, $1 coins and $.50 pieces. She calls this her "mad" money and uses them for everything from tipping, shopping and confusing the clerk at JCPenney's who didn't know how to add $.50 + $.50 = $1.00--she got so flustered she had my sister add it up and count it for her!! My thought: money is money and it all spends the same! Take them and have fun on your cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene56 Posted March 17, 2005 #8 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I use the $2. bill and the $1 gold coins all the time in my travels. I use it for all tipping needs not just room service. I use the 1 gold coin for when I am ordering 2 drinks. I use the 2 bill when i order room service. Porters at the pier taxi drivers..etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmand Posted March 18, 2005 #9 Share Posted March 18, 2005 We use the 2 buck bill as well, I too think money is money. Never have had one turned down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mii Posted March 20, 2005 #10 Share Posted March 20, 2005 I haven't seen a $2.00 bill in ages. So guess what we use. The old $1.00 bill. Marilyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted March 20, 2005 #11 Share Posted March 20, 2005 If I try using a $2 bill at the Burger King near my office the cashiers look at me like I have two heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber54 Posted March 23, 2005 #12 Share Posted March 23, 2005 That tells me more about the Burger King you go to than it does about $2 bills. :D I'd rather carry a wad of $2 bills than risk mishandling a handful of quarter-sized Susan B. Anthony dollars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted March 23, 2005 #13 Share Posted March 23, 2005 "I'd rather carry a wad of $2 bills than risk mishandling a handful of quarter-sized Susan B. Anthony dollars" Or you can just give them $1's and $5's, as appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonstoners Posted March 25, 2005 #14 Share Posted March 25, 2005 One of the posters mentioned a $1 gold coin that (s)he uses for tipping. As a Canadian who will need to get some small bills for tipping, I was interested in the comment. I'm not sure how easy it will be to get $2 bills here in Canada, and I didn't even know there was a $1 gold coin? Or are you referring to the Susan B. Anthony $1 coin? Any clarification would be nice. I've got several months to gather up my American coins and bills, but I'd love to know what I should be getting! R. Aubrey Hawton :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonesuch Posted March 25, 2005 #15 Share Posted March 25, 2005 One of the posters mentioned a $1 gold coin that (s)he uses for tipping. As a Canadian who will need to get some small bills for tipping, I was interested in the comment. I'm not sure how easy it will be to get $2 bills here in Canada, and I didn't even know there was a $1 gold coin? Or are you referring to the Susan B. Anthony $1 coin? Most Americans are unaware of Canadian coinage, aside from the quarters used for ripping off tollboths and newspaper machines. The new $1 US coin is the "sacky", the Sacagawea dollar coin, it's actually a copper alloy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonstoners Posted March 25, 2005 #16 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Thanks for the information. After I posted, I thought that I should do some research, and I found the US Mint site and the information. I didn't want people to think that I was one of those uninformed Canadians, but, as you said, probably most Americans would be unaware of our Canadian coinage, too. Just in case, I'll fill you in: We no longer have $1 or $2 bills. In their place, we have a $1 coin (nicknamed the LOONIE because it has a loon on it) and a $2 coin (nicknamed the toonie, for obvious rhyming reasons!) Are the $1 coins easy to find in the USA? Think I'd be able to order them through my Canadian bank? Might be easier to get them when I make a trip across the border sometime. R. Aubrey Hawton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Sisterz Posted March 25, 2005 #17 Share Posted March 25, 2005 We no longer have $1 or $2 bills. In their place, we have a $1 coin (nicknamed the LOONIE because it has a loon on it) and a $2 coin (nicknamed the toonie, for obvious rhyming reasons!) Are the $1 coins easy to find in the USA? Think I'd be able to order them through my Canadian bank? Might be easier to get them when I make a trip across the border sometime. R. Aubrey Hawton Moonstoners: I checked w/my sister (who was in the banking industry for 12+ years) and she said you can usually get the "sackys" at the larger banking institutions quite easily (here in the states), or if you call ahead they can usually order them for you, too. My sister is a nut for the $2 bills, $1 "sackys" and the $.50 cent pieces. She'll be stocking up for our cruise in December onboard the Serenade of the Seas....Happy Sailing To You:) PS: I love your "loonies"!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizziePie8 Posted March 28, 2005 #18 Share Posted March 28, 2005 If you want some $1 coins, use a $20 bill to buy one stamp from a machine. I hate those stupid coins! They are so anoying to carry around. Believe me, the weight adds up. If I was in a business that recieved tips I'd like the person that gave me $1 bill A LOT better than the person that gave me the coins! Liz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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