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Old 06-14-2016, 02:56 AM
 
Location: Somewhere on this 3rd rock from the sun
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I remember watching Eyes Wide Shut way back in the early 00s. And in it there's a scene where Tom Cruise's character asks a Taxi Driver to wait outside for him. He then takes out a 100 dollar bill and tears it in half and gives him one half, telling him he will give him the other when he comes back.
Now, is it legal or alright to do this? Tear money and give anywhere...to shops, fast food...whatever? They take it?
I spent a few years in Canada and they'd take like half torn bills.I don't know if they took a 50 bill torn in half, or would they? In my country no one takes a crumbled note. But is it alright?
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Old 06-14-2016, 03:01 AM
 
Location: Southwest France
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Idk if its legal, but possible to do? Yes. Mostly you would take torn or damaged bills to the bank and exchange them. The bank sends them to the US treasury to be destroyed. People might be hesitant to accept a bill that looks altered, which is their right, of course.
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Old 06-14-2016, 09:41 AM
 
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You're not supposed to destroy currency, but it's also unenforceable.

In fact, as long as both serial numbers on a bill are intact, you can send a destroyed note to the treasury department and have it replaced.
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Old 06-14-2016, 09:48 AM
 
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
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Yes I have worked as a cashier before and you can take crumple, torn or taped money...but you have to have all of the serial numbers, because when the store deposits it in the bank, the bank will remove it from circulation, but credit it to the account of the store as valid legal tender...which as mentioned before the bank sends it to the treasury department and the treasury department takes it out of circulation.
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Old 06-14-2016, 10:53 AM
 
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It was a movie!!!!!
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Old 06-14-2016, 12:03 PM
 
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Yes, it still remains legal currency. How much of a damaged bill can be redeemed depends on how much remains of the serial numbers. I never heard of any law against outright destroying banknotes that belonged to you.
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Old 06-14-2016, 12:39 PM
 
Location: Estonia
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Question for Americans: do you guys always walk away from explosions or do you also run sometimes?
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Old 06-14-2016, 01:14 PM
 
Location: Somewhere on this 3rd rock from the sun
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Question for Americans: do you guys always walk away from explosions or do you also run sometimes?
You're not one bit funny, go take some classes. Mine was a perfectly valid question as I have noticed this in real life also. I like being inquisitive.
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Old 06-14-2016, 01:25 PM
 
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Question for Americans: do you guys always walk away from explosions or do you also run sometimes?
We only run when we're trying to chase down terrorists or rescue kittens falling from trees. Otherwise, it's just another day at work.

Honest to goodness, I was staying at a small hotel in New Zealand and having a drink in the hotel lounge. For some reason the movie Twister was on. I don't know how I got to talking to the people watching it, but one woman asked me, "How do you stand it with all the tornados? Must be awful all the time."

Mind you, I live in an area that's known for frequent tornadic activity. Even so, I've only had one near miss in my 53 years. But this woman was under the impression that they were a daily occurrence, that we dodged the things on the interstate as part of our normal commute to work.
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Old 02-22-2017, 10:03 PM
 
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas via ATX
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Tom Cruise movies are illegal in America, so I have no point of reference.
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