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Grrrrrrr, bloody NZ $1 coins!

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maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 05 Mar 2003 : 00:10:46 Ok, so i went to the Coke machine th is morning for a Coke, and put my money in. For some reason, it wouldn't take one of my $1 coins. I then realise its a bit smaller than another $1 coin i had next to it. I then turn it over.......and realise it says "NEW ZEALAND" on the back!!!! Grrrr! How are these things getting mixed up with other stuff, and why do Coke machines have to be so anal??? -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 7
Flash Full Member Australia 637 Posts	Posted - 05 Mar 2003 : 05:47:04 the machine probably couldn't handle doing the currency conversion you have to admit that it makes more sense to have a one dollar coin smaller in size than a two dollar coin. And it works both ways too. Damn Aussie $1 coins don't fit in NZ coke machines either heh heh, I guess you can work out which side of the Tasman I'm originally from. And don't get me started on the monopoly money notes... that crazy 50 cent piece..... - - - - - - - - - - - - - A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it sure beats a blank stare for starting a conversation. 68k ParaMedic
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 05 Mar 2003 : 16:06:47 Ah well, last night i went to the canteen and spent it on some chips. Finally got rid of the stoopid thing after all. -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 7
Clinton Full Member USA 700 Posts	Posted - 05 Mar 2003 : 17:19:07 HAR!!! You are almost as bad as canada, where you have to wear a belt for the sheer reason that your pants'll fall down from the weight of coinage if you dont! on the plus side, you empty your pockets at the end of the day, and discover you are rich CCC Lieutennant Commander (Pronounced Leftennant) 68k Macs Rescued: 2 Pluses, a 512KE, a Classic II, a Q650, a Q660AV, and a MacII Contraband rescued: Power Computing PowerBase 200, a PM 8600/300, and a PM8500/180 Apple //s rescued: Apple //e
G4from128k Full Member USA 873 Posts	Posted - 05 Mar 2003 : 17:40:18 I bought a NZ$ 2 coin at a Tokyo flea market for 50 Yen. Based on the exchange rates then and now, I will nearly triple my investment. Now if I could just spring for the airfare to Auckland, I could reap my profit from it. Here is the States, they keep trying to foist $1 coins on us. Apparently, its cheaper for the Treasury to make coins that last for decades, than to print dollar bills all the time. The govt is on its third attempt at a dollar coin and nobody wants to use them. G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist by Night: Colonel of Truth, Justice, and the Macintosh Way Reserve Officer in 68kMLA Cantankerous Coot Contingent
Kady Mae Junior Member USA 261 Posts	Posted - 05 Mar 2003 : 18:10:08 That's because the US Govt hasn't figured out that you can't make a dollar coin the size of a freaking quarter. Coloring it goldish is a step in the right direction. All they need to do now is make it the size of a 1/2 dollar piece. 68K's liberated: 4 68Ks adopted to loving homes: 2 PowerMacs adopted: 1
llamaboy487 Full Member USA 516 Posts	Posted - 05 Mar 2003 : 20:44:00 actually, the best thing they could do is make it the size of an old Morgan silver dollar (USA, i mean) its bigger than even the JFK half-dollars... i have a morgan dollar from 1900 Master of The Grand Unified Theory of 68k-based Matrix Reality. Visit the Kevcave. ...because no one expects the Spanish Inquisition!
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 05 Mar 2003 : 20:46:42 they should make dollar coins that don't fit down my throat... then I'd be willing to use them (maybe a bit smaller than the old 50 cent pieces though) Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide
Marchie Chaplain USA 911 Posts	Posted - 05 Mar 2003 : 20:57:31 Get rid of the US $1 Bill!! Bills cost MUCH more to use over time... the life expectency of a coin is much much longer, meaning it costs less to use coins. The $1 coin (silver AND gold) are heavier than quarters, thicker. This is good. In fact, they have the same electrical qualities (this is why they work in many vending machienes) Personally, I say get rid of the $5 bill too. Having been to Scotland, South Africa, China, and Hong Kong (pre 1997)... The more coins on the bottom end, the better! ~Marchie ~Chaplain Marchie Admin of The WonderLAN ~~"We are all Mad here"~~
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 05 Mar 2003 : 21:03:22 we could adopt the Euro? it'd be a good excuse for apple to have to replace all of our keybaords for FREEE!!!!! (.ME would keep his replacements as spares and just know the key combo to use on his first 'board) Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide
G4from128k Full Member USA 873 Posts	Posted - 06 Mar 2003 : 06:39:56 quote: actually, the best thing they could do is make it the size of an old Morgan silver dollar (USA, i mean) its bigger than even the JFK half-dollars... They tried that with the Eisenhower dollar coins in 1971 to 1978 -- it didn't work. quote: Personally, I say get rid of the $5 bill too. Having been to Scotland, South Africa, China, and Hong Kong (pre 1997)... The more coins on the bottom end, the better! Replacing both the $1 and $5 dollar bill would also redress the unfairness of Lincoln and Washington getting to be on both a coin and a bill. Of course the real solution is to get rid of cash entirely - going to smart money cards or cellphone payment systems. In some Scandanavian locations, you can use your cell phone at a vending machines (and parking meters) -- just call the machine and press the button. And in Hong Kong, I saw a guy paying at a convenience store with his cell phone. Either that or we should all go back to the gold standard - carrying around all our money in the form of gold necklaces that we disassemble link by link to pay for stuff. Lets hear it for REAL money! Of course, I'm sure that Bill Gates has a plan to standardize the world on Microsoft money. G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist by Night: Colonel of Truth, Justice, and the Macintosh Way Reserve Officer in 68kMLA Cantankerous Coot Contingent
Jobf Junior Member United Kingdom 162 Posts	Posted - 06 Mar 2003 : 08:12:32 quote: going to smart money cards or cellphone payment systems. In some Scandanavian locations, you can use your cell phone at a vending machines (and parking meters) Yes, this is really cool! Some machines in Finland can do this. Telephone the number on the front of the machine and add the appropriate extension (eg +1 for Coke, +2 for 7up etc). The price of the can is then added to your phone bill. Beats not having the correct change!
Trash80toG-4 NIGHT STALKER USA 2899 Posts	Posted - 06 Mar 2003 : 09:49:53 quote: Of course, I'm sure that Bill Gates has a plan to standardize the world on Microsoft money. ICK!!! That image brings a disconcerting new meaning to the phrase "monopoly money!" jt ™. Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF
FireWire is fast General, 4 star USA 1559 Posts	Posted - 06 Mar 2003 : 10:14:44 quote: Ah well, last night i went to the canteen and spent it on some chips. Hahaha. You sound like a World War II-era British solider out on leave. Canteen. Heh... -------------------- master of the Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice™ and figure-head of the Peoples' PDS Republic --------------------
catsdorule Senior Member Canada 1627 Posts	Posted - 06 Mar 2003 : 10:18:39 quote: You are almost as bad as canada, where you have to wear a belt for the sheer reason that your pants'll fall down from the weight of coinage if you dont! Hey! Thats why we all have debit cards -danny You! What PLANET is this! -- McCoy, "The City on the Edge of Forever", stardate 3134.0 ------- 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 3
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 06 Mar 2003 : 14:16:45 quote: quote: Of course, I'm sure that Bill Gates has a plan to standardize the world on Microsoft money. ICK!!! That image brings a disconcerting new meaning to the phrase "monopoly money!" jt ™. Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF LOL...yup! -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 7
Fedorenko Junior Member Australia 463 Posts	Posted - 08 Mar 2003 : 22:29:31 Has anyone here in Australia tried to use one of those legal tender specail edition 200 dollar coins they sometimes release in a vending machine. Or for that matter a store. Ofcourse, anyone to pay 500 dollars for a coin worth 200 dollars is less than the full dollar in the head :)
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 09 Mar 2003 : 21:45:17 quote: Has anyone here in Australia tried to use one of those legal tender specail edition 200 dollar coins they sometimes release in a vending machine. Or for that matter a store. Ofcourse, anyone to pay 500 dollars for a coin worth 200 dollars is less than the full dollar in the head :) WOW! Talk about hitting the jackpot!!!! Unfortunately, i've never seen one of these things. Do shops actually accept them as $200? -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 7
catsdorule Senior Member Canada 1627 Posts	Posted - 09 Mar 2003 : 22:42:42 We have nothing (to my knowledge) like that here . -danny You! What PLANET is this! -- McCoy, "The City on the Edge of Forever", stardate 3134.0 ------- 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 3 Edited by - catsdorule on 09 Mar 2003 22:43:47
scchicago Full Member USA 936 Posts	Posted - 10 Mar 2003 : 16:58:31 hmm come to think of it we have all this canadian money floating around. do the canadians get our money? I await a reply. hehe. _________________ Leutennant SCCHICAGO HotLine:scchicago.homeip.net Website:http://scchicago.homeip.net Forum: http://scchicago.homeip.net/forum
Fedorenko Junior Member Australia 463 Posts	Posted - 15 Mar 2003 : 23:41:03 quote: quote: Has anyone here in Australia tried to use one of those legal tender specail edition 200 dollar coins they sometimes release in a vending machine. Or for that matter a store. Ofcourse, anyone to pay 500 dollars for a coin worth 200 dollars is less than the full dollar in the head :) WOW! Talk about hitting the jackpot!!!! Unfortunately, i've never seen one of these things. Do shops actually accept them as $200? -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 They are meant to, but the looks on their faces would be intereasting to see....
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 16 Mar 2003 : 00:03:06 coolness.., I would LOVE any kind of large money sum coin Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 16 Mar 2003 : 00:31:06 quote: They are meant to, but the looks on their faces would be intereasting to see.... Hell yes! -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 7
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 16 Mar 2003 : 00:50:41 har.... take a piccie for me Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 16 Mar 2003 : 01:52:01 quote: har.... take a piccie for me Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide If/When i see one i will...before it gets spent on a digicam or some...STUFF for my Quadra... -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 7
catsdorule Senior Member Canada 1627 Posts	Posted - 16 Mar 2003 : 13:15:45 quote: hmm come to think of it we have all this canadian money floating around. do the canadians get our money? I await a reply. hehe. _________________ Leutennant SCCHICAGO HotLine:scchicago.homeip.net Website:http://scchicago.homeip.net Forum: http://scchicago.homeip.net/forum Yes we do, your money is soooo.....green... ours is colourful. -danny You! What PLANET is this! -- McCoy, "The City on the Edge of Forever", stardate 3134.0 ------- 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 3

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