Getting counterfeit money at a restaurant

Half-related, but it's always a strategy to find a place that will accept a Canadian quarter. In Mpls, it wasn't too difficult, but down South, you'd have better luck using Aladdin's Castle tokens.

At the coffee shop I used to work at, someone paid with a counterfeit five, once. My co-worker spotted it and held up the transaction. I told him to go ahead with it, because, frankly, who gives a shit? Other than the treasury department, I mean.

I knew the guy wasn't the original counterfeiter. I knew we weren't going to have to eat that five dollars, and even if we did, well, it's five bucks. Not something to alienate a customer over.

the plan with most counterfeiters is to exchange low-denominational bills in inconspicuous places for real cash. they favor fives and tens b/c these are most likely to pass without scrutiny.