The $2.00 bill saga.

[PATRLR]

14 hours ago, LloydJr said:

It was a joke.  This thread has gone from entertaining to just plain weird.

This thread is very weird, IMO.  On the one hand some folks that seem very proud to be handing out $2 bills and on the other hand folks with their shorts in a bunch because people are handing out $2 bills.  

strange...

 

[Cruise5life]

15 hours ago, LloydJr said:

It was a joke.  This thread has gone from entertaining to just plain weird.

If you say so.   Lol. 

[LloydJr]

1 hour ago, PATRLR said:

This thread is very weird, IMO.  On the one hand some folks that seem very proud to be handing out $2 bills and on the other hand folks with their shorts in a bunch because people are handing out $2 bills.  

strange...

 

To be fair, that later group likely already had their panties in a bunch, and the former likely go through life "proud" of themselves for everything.   I know both groups, and neither are very much fun on a cruise.  Just get me with the steerage crowd with the drink package, and a fun time will be had by all.

[LadyZolt]

16 hours ago, Cruise5life said:

There’s no slot for a 100.00 bill either.  Ever watch a cashier put the 100 or a 50 under the cash drawer.   ????  

 

Yeah.  Ever watch a cashier put bills UNDER the cash register drawer?  That's more work for them.  They do that with the $50's and $100's because they don't receive those denominations dozens of times a day.  I think over time, the penny could be dropped (as it was in Canada), which would open one of the coin slots, and then we could use the $1.00 coin and replace the $1.00 bills with just coins and incorporate the $2.00 bill into regular usage.  

[Kauaijim]

I use them all the time on trips.they were a big hit in Tahiti and in Cuba they were a big hit. Banks usually have brand new bills. 

 

[BirdTravels]

1 hour ago, LadyZolt said:

Yeah.  Ever watch a cashier put bills UNDER the cash register drawer?  That's more work for them.  They do that with the $50's and $100's because they don't receive those denominations dozens of times a day. 

They stick $100s under the drawer to hide high denomination bills and prevent mistakes from being made with high denomination bills. It also prevents them from easily being taken during a robbery. 

[chloe173]

Agreed this is a very weird thread.

 

If I see someone handing out $2 bills, I would just assume that this person spends a lot of time in strip clubs, as that's how they give you "change" in strip clubs, so that the ladies make more when you, ahem, "tip".

[Cruise5life]

10 minutes ago, chloe173 said:

Agreed this is a very weird thread.

 

If I see someone handing out $2 bills, I would just assume that this person spends a lot of time in strip clubs, as that's how they give you "change" in strip clubs, so that the ladies make more when you, ahem, "tip".

Never knew that before.   I don’t go to strip clubs.   You sound like a seasoned strip club go’er.   

[LloydJr]

18 minutes ago, Cruise5life said:

You sound like a seasoned strip club go’er.

Is there something wrong with that?  Especially if that poster gives those generous/clever $2 bills that you advocate for tips?

[phillygwm]

On 1/15/2023 at 1:31 PM, PTC DAWG said:

I’m guessing the casino takes them from the crew in exchange for easier to spend money.  Then they get rid of them by giving them out casino patrons. 

The $2 bills are legal tender but try to spend them outside the US, even in places that would otherwise accept US currency.  It would be a hassle, at best.  

 

But hey, if someone wants to tip their bartender $2 bills I suppose that's better not getting tipped at all.  And, as mentioned above, they can change them onboard for bills that are easier to spend.

[RD64]

Why do people wear it like a badge of honour that they claim to give out $2 bills as tips all the time? How does it make you so special, and why do these $2 tippers feel the need to consistently brag about it? Just wondering…

[LatinaInTexas]

19 hours ago, Cruise5life said:

You happen to know what casinos.   
im in Vegas and would love these.   

I didn't get them last year but previous years I have got them at the Wynn and Cosmopolitan mostly in Feb so not sure when they exactly offer them.

[RD64]

8 minutes ago, LatinaInTexas said:

I didn't get them last year but previous years I have got them at the Wynn and Cosmopolitan mostly in Feb so not sure when they exactly offer them.

I am assuming that they would be available during the Lunar New Year - based on the new moon of January / February.

[MoCruiseFan]

On 1/15/2023 at 1:50 PM, Cruise5life said:

For my next 2 cruises following this one. 

Again for what?

[zqvol]

3 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

They stick $100s under the drawer to hide high denomination bills and prevent mistakes from being made with high denomination bills. It also prevents them from easily being taken during a robbery. 

They put big bills under the drawer because there are no places for them, it has nothing too do with mistakes or robberies.

[PTC DAWG]

On 1/15/2023 at 1:55 PM, Cruise5life said:

These are all brand bill new in a band.  They didn’t come from crew or patrons.   
he said people ask for them all the time.  
 

Those bills pictured aren’t new…IMHO

Edited January 17, 2023 by PTC DAWG

[PTC DAWG]

On 1/15/2023 at 3:10 PM, Liljo22 said:

Can they?  I tried to give my room steward a $25 chip that I missed cashing out and he said he couldn’t accept casino chips.

I have done this on Celebrity for sure…various lines may differ. 

[PTC DAWG]

On 1/15/2023 at 6:57 PM, sailorusvi said:

Right?

 

Some of you all  have never traveled with Clemson fans on road games and it shows.

Clemson fans pick taters all year. 🙂 I fully realize that many won’t get this joke…

Edited January 17, 2023 by PTC DAWG

[New2cruise2022]

I’ve given this wonderful post a lot of thought. Selfishly, I might fall in the $2.00 bill tipping camp. There is a time and place for a $5 tip, but not if you are an every drink tipper. $1 tip can seem slight at times, particularly for a particular type of customer. So, $2 might be a good landing spot for a tip. The Goldilocks kind of just right tip.
But two $1 bills, while a perfectly good way to show appreciation, quickly becomes a billfold problem. $1 bills notoriously will take up lots of room. Yes, even those crisp smelling, cocaine-free bills. So, the $2 bill might be the perfect carryon for a week’s worth of tipping. 

My aunt (RIP) would give me $2 bills for everything. Birthdays. Christmas. I always thought she was cheap. If only I had that stockpile I saved over the years …

[dbrown84]

1 hour ago, New2cruise2022 said:

I’ve given this wonderful post a lot of thought. Selfishly, I might fall in the $2.00 bill tipping camp. There is a time and place for a $5 tip, but not if you are an every drink tipper. $1 tip can seem slight at times, particularly for a particular type of customer. So, $2 might be a good landing spot for a tip. The Goldilocks kind of just right tip.
But two $1 bills, while a perfectly good way to show appreciation, quickly becomes a billfold problem. $1 bills notoriously will take up lots of room. Yes, even those crisp smelling, cocaine-free bills. So, the $2 bill might be the perfect carryon for a week’s worth of tipping. 

My aunt (RIP) would give me $2 bills for everything. Birthdays. Christmas. I always thought she was cheap. If only I had that stockpile I saved over the years …

LMAO @Cocain-free

[Cruise5life]

1 hour ago, New2cruise2022 said:

I’ve given this wonderful post a lot of thought. Selfishly, I might fall in the $2.00 bill tipping camp. There is a time and place for a $5 tip, but not if you are an every drink tipper. $1 tip can seem slight at times, particularly for a particular type of customer. So, $2 might be a good landing spot for a tip. The Goldilocks kind of just right tip.
But two $1 bills, while a perfectly good way to show appreciation, quickly becomes a billfold problem. $1 bills notoriously will take up lots of room. Yes, even those crisp smelling, cocaine-free bills. So, the $2 bill might be the perfect carryon for a week’s worth of tipping. 

My aunt (RIP) would give me $2 bills for everything. Birthdays. Christmas. I always thought she was cheap. If only I had that stockpile I saved over the years …

Yeah now imagine cruises for 4 weeks.  
and carrying 1.00 for tips for the trip. Lol. 
well that’s what I’m doing now.   Out for 29 days.  Lol. 

[Cruise5life]

2 hours ago, PTC DAWG said:

Those bills pictured aren’t new…IMHO

These are all new bills from the casino on the Joy.      

the still picture are what I took with me at the start of the cruise.   

[Cruise5life]

4 hours ago, RD64 said:

Why do people wear it like a badge of honour that they claim to give out $2 bills as tips all the time? How does it make you so special, and why do these $2 tippers feel the need to consistently brag about it? Just wondering…

No one’s wearing it as a badge of honor here. Nor am I special. This was more of a informative post debunking the thought that 2.00 bills aren’t common on a cruise.   
 

if they weren’t common why is the casino on the NCL Joy giving brand new ones out.   ?   

 

and 3 days ago I spend a bunch of them in the port of Guatemala.    No issues at all.  
I forgot to add other money to my billfold and only had 2.00’s.   And they spent just as good as any other currency.  

 

 

[wcook]

And this is one reason tipping needs to die. Charge me a daily service fee. Slap a huge gratuity onto my drink package. And boom, no need to worry about carrying a stack of bills. 

[Cruise5life]

8 hours ago, wcook said:

And this is one reason tipping needs to die. Charge me a daily service fee. Slap a huge gratuity onto my drink package. And boom, no need to worry about carrying a stack of bills. 

Solves nothing.   Tipping will never die. It’s been a part of culture for decades.