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Had an idea and was wondering what you all thought about it.Let's say you were going to leave a $2 tip,instead of leaving cash how about leaving a collectible coin worth $2 in a 2x2 labeled as to what it is and what it's worth?Also maybe add CCF's web address on the 2x2.What say ye all?
John1 
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Quality Thinking.
Good for you!
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I am not sure if many servers would actually understand the coin's value. They may just pocket it thinking they got a bad tip.  |
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Canada
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I'm thinking some would appreciate the idea (possibly the actual coin), some would think it neat and pass it on to someone else, and some would await your next visit to spit in your coffee.
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I'm thinking some would appreciate the idea (possibly the actual coin), some would think it neat and pass it on to someone else, and some would await your next visit to spit in your coffee. well.. 20 years ago, a family member worked at a (XXXXX) fast food place There is a lot of naughty stuff in food ... I guess. My advice is NEVER ask or complain, about any issue, if the results is a new food item. |
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One way to go is put down YOUR NORMAL TIP (CASH or CC) ... and the coin
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United States
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cash and coin, I agree with that
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I would probably get their okay before I slapped it down. I wouldn't want my regular places to look at me different.
Servers in general go through lots of cash and I think a healthy number of them catch whatever comes their way.
But I wouldn't do it without their knowing because they can really mess you up if they wanted to. Money is a funny thing... Leave a $2 bill or a silver certificate - they are cool and servers know these pretty well I'd say. They work in groups and TALK.
It's also said that servers take those jobs because of the cash tips at the end of the day. So getting something that isn't liquid doesn't really help them out. Even getting a $2 coin, they won't get $2 for them and they have to work AGAIN to realise that that money.
I say present it but don't push it on them.
Edited by Libertad
02/13/2014 11:24 am
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United States
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Not a good idea. Unless you find someone in a place that knows about coins, possibly your coin will end up in a bank. The vast majority of people have little to no knowledge of a hobby that is used by so few compared to the amount of people in the USA. I once tried the usage of those baby sized dollars. Left some as a tip in a restaurant. As I was walking a way from the table, the waitress said, sort of loudly, sir you left some of your kids play money on the table.
Waitresses like that are the majority. Anything they get that is not something they can spend or put in a bank, just isn't money to them. If you tried it, you would almost certainly get some dirty looks and that coin or coins would just end up as a spent coin.
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One way to go is put down YOUR NORMAL TIP (CASH or CC) ... and the coin  Except I would change "one way" to "the way". Anything that could spark the collecting bug in a non-collector is good for the hobby but when calculating a tip I wouldn't calculate the value of anything left at more than it's face value. |
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Not a good idea. Unless you find someone in a place that knows about coins, possibly your coin will end up in a bank While I understand want you are saying I couldn't disagree more. I know very few active coin collectors that are going to get excited or even really care about a coin of nominal value. Once you have been in the hobby for awhile you move past that point or are looking for specific coins of lower value. The idea of the OP as I see it is to put coins out there that might spark an interest in collecting of a newbie. You can't do that without risking the coin actually circulating but it is certainly a good idea to possibly expand the hobby. Edited by Merc Man
02/13/2014 1:09 pm
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I once tried the usage of those baby sized dollars. Left some as a tip in a restaurant. As I was walking a way from the table, the waitress said, sort of loudly, sir you left some of your kids play money on the table. My wife 2-3 days ago topped off her tank. Put 30 ikes on the counter. The clerk looked,stacked, sorted, puzzled over them. Thought they were $5.00 coins. Wife (grinning) informed him they were dollars |
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United States
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Go with the cash tip and give the coin as an "extra". One servers are taxed based on an hourly rate much higher than what they actually receive. If they just get the coin they are taxed on money they didn't receive. Two, at some places in order to make it "fairer" the servers have to pool their tips (and in some cases share them with the bus boys and even the kitchen staff). So if you just give the coin they either have to put in the appropriate tip amount from their own pocket, or nothing and all the servers get shorted.
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I carry $2 bills and often leave them as part of a tip. Servers are usually pleased and comment how cool it is to get a $2 bill.
I have also occasionally left worn Buffs in change when it is part of a tip, at a bar for instance. I don't make a big deal of it, if the server see it great, it's a nice surprise, otherwise some else will eventually see it. I like putting those bad boys into circulation.
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Its a cool idea, but I can almost guarantee that the coin would end up in the cash drawer exchanged for it's face value. I work at a restaurant and get all sorts of goodies from the wait staff. In general wait staff only care about cash in their pocket at the end of the night not about a collectible coin. I've pulled everything from silver certificates to silver eagles out of the drawer in the morning.
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Posted 02/13/2014 08:00 am
