Saturday, October 30, 2010

$2 Coins

Checking out at the craft store, just buying some black dye for a project. The total was small, so I paid the whole thing in coins. Upon receiving the good ones, the (young) cashier asked curiously, "What are these, two dollars each?" She wasn't annoyed; actually she was very cheerful. But also n00bish.

Tender: Two good ones, a quarter, a nickel
Response: Bubbly bewilderment
ACI: 0.0

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Insert No Bills

Hungry for Pop Tarts, I approached the lone vending machine at the train station. It was a modern, high-end one (I could tell by the blue LEDs) and naturally I was planning on paying with Good Ones. However, I did not realize it would be my only choice: flashing on the display was "insert no bills". Perhaps the machine was full of Bad Ones, or maybe the machine detected that its bill reader was busted. Regardless, it was a good day to be carrying Good Ones.