Plastic Money
By Jimbo45
@Ineeddentures (24513)
March 27, 2026 4:37pm CST
Plastic Money
Ok it's got its advantages over paper money
But it isn't easy to count
It seems like it sticks together a lot
Four times I had to count the wad in the picture before I got the right amount
What beats me is why it doesn't fold up properly.
Fold it in half and flatten it, still doesn't crease.
Plastic money, do they have plastic mo ey where you stay?
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@Juliaacv (55310)
• Canada
3h
They introduced plastic bills in Canadian currency in 2011, so I am probably more used to it than you are.
In the beginning, they had to figure things out as we went.
I remember hearing people claim that bills would melt a bit when in a man's back pocket in their wallet.
Of course there were stories of people washing and drying the bills in the laundry-ooops, and they do tear too easily as far as I am concerned.
You cannot bend them as the fold will remain.
I can tolerate a few bills in my wallet, but my wages go into my account through direct deposit, and therefore, I spend it digitally.
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@Ineeddentures (24513)
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3h
I have had 10 years to get used to it
And have counted wads bigger than this many times
But of late it has become problematic
Maybe the coating has changed on the notes,
Ours don't tear, I tried and tried to tear one and it wouldn't tear,
None have melted in my back pocket,
But they do wash well lol
In my life cash is king so I do like having a lot of money handy all the time for spontaneous purchases that don't show up on any bank statement
But I do seem to spend a lot of money digitally as well
I do wonder why I can't fold it in half and it will stay flat like paper notes,
The image shows what I mean , so frustrating
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@Juliaacv (55310)
• Canada
2h
@Ineeddentures Apparently the banks won't exchange them.
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@Ineeddentures (24513)
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2h
@Juliaacv
So shop keepers etc are trained to watch out for that?
Would a bank not take such a bill back and exchange it for you
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@toniganzon (75543)
• Philippines
2h
Oh yes and I have the same complain about it. Two days ago I went to the bank and the teller in the counter was using a machine to count my money. The denomination were in 1000 and 500 and there were plastic money in it Each bundle has 100pcs of those denomination and she has to repeat counting them because the plastic ones stuck together. Had to wait longer because of that.
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@Ineeddentures (24513)
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2h
That's exactly the problem I have with it as well Toni
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@toniganzon (75543)
• Philippines
2h
@Ineeddentures I heard about Churchill being replaced by a wildlife animal. Has it been done already? Coz here they already did do that with our heroes. Instead of the heroes in the money, animals now.
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@Ineeddentures (24513)
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@toniganzon
Churchill was a nasty man
A real nasty man and not the all conquering hero he was made out to be
He systematically over saw abuse of Indian people
@snowy22315 (205172)
• United States
4h
I never heard of plastic money.It sounds interesting.
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@Ineeddentures (24513)
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3h
There is £1k GBP on the table , plastic money
4 goes to count it taking about 10 minutes
Paper money, well it would have taken about two minutes max with .o errors.
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@Ineeddentures (24513)
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3h
@snowy22315
It really is.
And it doesn't make as good a tooter as paper money was.
@Ineeddentures (24513)
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Thanks for that explanation
See this money, it's like indestructible
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@Ineeddentures (24513)
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3h
I think we might still have paper for some bills but can't remember
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@MommyOfEli2013 (87475)
• Rupert, Idaho
3h
Plastic money, only if you count a debit card, but don't need to even count bills for that. Looks like interesting money
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@Ineeddentures (24513)
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2016 it came into circulation in the UK
I never noticed how awkward it is until recently,
But I can't put £100 ( 5 x £20) folded up flat as a pancake in my wallet because it just won't
I tried to iron it once, it stuck to the bloody Iron and was ruined
@lovebuglena (50436)
• Staten Island, New York
3h
Sometimes when I get money that’s newly printed, bills can be stuck together and if you’re not careful when you’re paying someone you might give them more than you should.
@lovebuglena (50436)
• Staten Island, New York
59m
@Ineeddentures I don’t have any.
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@Ineeddentures (24513)
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3h
Giving them more than I should would be heartbreaking.
I would beat myself up if I did that
Do you have plastic bills Lena
@LooeyVille (53)
• United States
4h
I like the Euro and European money and Australian bills better than our paper American bills.
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@Ineeddentures (24513)
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4h
Give me paper money anyway day
This plastic stuff is so annoying
Even bank teller's can't count it properly
Mind you it's easier to wash to get rid of germs
And it won't burn as I tried to burn a £20 and failed
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