Do $2 bills work in vending machines? cash clip from The Two Dollar Bill Documentary
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- Most people save their $2 bills, but if you tried one in a vending machine, would it work? In this clip from the feature film "The Two Dollar Bill Documentary", we learn that it takes only a few small steps to make a machine ready for $2 bill cash. Follow along with the owner of a vending business as he collects his 2 dollar bills as part of his side hustle 2020.
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0:28. The bills that the machine accepts are on the fucking board
no shit that's the joke.
noodlehead
The machine at 1:12 says it accepts $1 & $5 bills, yet it takes a $2.
fuck the police
zacksmovies That's because it was programmed to.
No, $2 is not usually listed, yet machines still accept them. That's the whole point of this video 🙄
The 2 dollar bill is still the most beautiful bill in my opinion
Agreed! Thanks for watching.
The Two Dollar Bill Documentary I like the 1000$ bill
Na Costa Rica 5000 colons is.
@@Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes I don't think anyone's colon is beautiful o_o
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary mm
So you insert a $2 bill and it rejects it, sending back a $1 bill instead. lol
It would just return the $2 bill.
I know Walmart's self-checkout lanes accept $2 bills. The food vending kiosk where I work accepts $2 bills and even has the $2 logo on it :)
A counterfeiter who lived in a very crooked town prints a $19 note, and sets out to see if anyone will accept it.
He buys a chocolate bar for a dollar.
Then, the cashier asks: How would you like your change? Three sixes or two nines?
did anyone notice that one of the times he put the bill in it was the wrong direction causing it to reject any bill not just a $2 bill
We noticed - after we brought the footage back. But it wasn't working either way because it wasn't programmed for $2s, as described later in the piece. We just regrettably used the wrong shot there.
Luke McCafferty how do I get thru life without your brilliant observation?
Luke McCafferty Timestamp???
That dont always make a difference tho
A majority of newer machines will take the bill either way. At least, the ones that I've interacted with...
Always fun to try when you need something from the vending machine.
At 0:26 you are supposed to choose the metro card and amount you want to pay and then you press cash for method in paying and then check if it works. If you try to shove it in without that it wont work for any bill
True, but it still doesn't take $2 bills. The machine even states that it takes $1, $5, $10, etc. This was just a better shot to visually communicate the idea. Thanks for watching!
How about accepting zero dollar bills?
mahchymk93 how about accepting mein kok?
I'm more interested in how they register Susan B's $1 coin
mahchymk93 I want to see what happens with -1 dollar bills
You can't buy shit even if you had an infinity of them
Who is on the $0 bill?
0:48
well yourre putting it in the wrong way. it would spit out any bill
M. T. Please read the comments before posting your own... they've responded to this already
SilentEcho113 Don't fuss with M.T.These threads are sometimes very lengthy. You can't read every comment before you respond. So what if several ppl have similar comments. No harm no foul. Peace.
Anyone notice on the subway ticket dispenser it said
Accepts
20
10
5
1
Boi
Colman Eckel was
It shouldn't be a choice, if the machine physically can validate its authenticity, then it should have to accept it. It is legal tender, just like if I went into a store I could buy a huge TV with quarters.
Chris M Well No Because That Would Cause Unnecessary So Work On The Cashier
I prefer Kennedy half-dollar coins, but hey, whatever floats your boat.
0:01 Ouch, that hurt...
A tip if a machine keeps spitting back a new flat $1 Bill... crumble it up, then reflatten as flat and smooth as possible.
Interesting, keep up the good work!
Just tried it on an older machine, it worked!
If the option is there, whether as a dip switch or in the menu, then why not fucking turn it on? Will turning the option on cause the vending machine to draw extra electricity or something?? lol
Then who will the policeman harass when spotted waving that pesky $2 bill??? :)))
Mostly it's a problem with change. Most vending machines only dispense coins as change, so, per default, they only accept $1, and the higher amounts ($2 through $20, or even $100) are turned off to prevent excess change.
That's a high-end vending machine though. Most don't have a firmware program like that, and will only accept $1 bills at all.
I'm glad the new machines are programed to accept it
There’s a bowling alley in Rhode Island that accepts 2’s at the machine it’s in Wakefield
Cool
Where do you even GET a $2 bill.
Trainfan1055 There are plenty in the bank. If you're lucky you get a 2 dollar bill
Bank
Kyle W. If they're that common, why do some people go berserk when you try to pay with one?
Trainfan1055
You get it from the bank..duh¿
Trainfan1055 2 dollar bills aren't common compared to all other bills.
why wouldnt you always program the machine to take $2 bills?
Because the programmers assume no one would use a $2 bill in a vending machine. I agree with you, though
I work in a supermarket that had installed self-scan registers around the time the newer $5 bill came out we had to wait for somebody to program and so it could accept those.
Especially with prices getting higher, it would make sense for vending machines to accept $2 bills.
As you saw here, they actually do. They just have to be programmed by someone to do so.
Here in Los Angeles the machines and buses don’t accept $2 dollar bills neither silver certificates $1 dollar bills
I was in Las Vegas where they said they only accept $1, $5 and $10. I decided to put my $2 note and guess what, IT ACCEPTED IT!
Always worth a try! Thanks for sharing.
Some machines do. I've seen them in a few colleges.
*Hello fellow humans! We need to protect the two dollar bill at *all* cost. SO please convince people to exchange some of their money at the bank and start using two dollar bills, PLEASE. It would mean the world to me. xxx*
How come it doesn't accept 2 dollar bills? Is it a recent bill or something?
I know a pharmacist who makes deliveries to amish communities and he says they always pay with two dollar bills. I found that rather odd.
Think I'll start testing vending machines. I'll leave a note on machine saying it didn't accept my 2$ bill!
Those Claw vending machines for the kids that you see at Wal-Mart and Golden Corral with the stuffed animals usually take them, and are marked as $1, $2 or $5. The Self-Checkout machines at Wal-Mart & Home Depot will also take them, but not give them back as change. The slot is only marked as Cash. I wish you could draw them from the ATM, then more people would use them. With most cheap snacks costing more than $1, a $2 dollar bill makes more sense now. I guess the vendors only associate $2 bills with children. ♣️💚♦️♠️.
As the video says, most machines will take $2s... but the vendors have to flick the switch that allows them to do so. I don't think you'll get ever $2s from an ATM, as they are too small of a denomination. But it is good to see that some of the big brand stores are beginning to accept them.
I have one
I ❤️ odd bills 😁
I love me some 2 dollar bills
And some 50 dollar bills 😋❤️😋
Why would anyone not accept a $2 bill? It is still money
Just put the 2 in and hold you hand closing the money hole
This is the greatest video I have ever viewed!!!
This is the greatest comment we have read on this channel! Thanks!
Wait... in the vending machine settings, when they showed the bill acceptance, the $10 and $20 are turned off. Why?!
Probably because they don't have enough change in the machine to deal with a bunch of people stuffing in a $20 bill every time they buy a $1.25 bag of chips.
James Firmiss Only dickheads do that. Unless you don't have any another bill on you putting in a 20 dollar bill is stupid.
What about buying 10 bags of chips?
Other reasons would be the potential for counterfeit notes not good enough for a person to be suspicious, but good enough to fool the scanner, and the fact that it is rare to sell expensive merchandise in vending machines (with the exception of Dubai).
I have a $1 bill my Dad's boss gave me and it was the first $1 bill ever made the first one
Uhh, no
All vendors never accept $0.50 coins
Vending machine coin mechs are not made for the .50 coins because they are too big and it jams them up.
Will it accept my 3 dollar bill?
Hmmm... tough question. Try it out and let us know what happens.
No but the police came
I got s 2 dollar bill before
Of course it happened when your tried to buy a, subway token. Those haven't been used in like 20 years 😂
Token, metro card... it's all the same. And it sounded better this way.
I tried using one I was so hungry I wanted a snack but it wouldn’t accept it I was so mad
"Why is this happening to me" machine: accepts 1$ 5$ 10$ 20$ 50$ 100$
what about gravity falls -8 dollar bill?
How rare are Canadian 2$ bills?
They haven't made them since I believe 1996, so if you have one, they are at least 20+ years old. There is some value there. Try eBay.
The Two Dollar Bill Documentary alright thanks for the advice
they were putting it in the wrong way
We caught that, but they weren't working either way. We should have used the other shot!
it didnt accept at the train station because it said 1 5 10 20 50 bills only
#SaveThe2DollarBill
I would just keep them
My mom's last name was Vazquez 0:38
easy as a $2.00 bill
I've heard the horror stories about bills and vending machines... Such as if you put a real bill that's not a $1 into a drink machine, it'll take it AS a $1. Pull the return lever? you get change for a $1. buy a drink? You get the drink, and change as if the $10 or whatever you put it was a $1. Got any complaints about getting taken? You're fucked.
On vending machines, it doesn't mention the $2 because it says $1, $5
He put 5 20's in there @1:30
wtf are you talking about lmao it's listed as option 5 that doesn't mean there's 5 $20s in there
The vending machines clearly say: Accepts 1's, 5's, and 10's
But they do accept $2s if programmed to. Not many machines are going to announce that they take $2s since $2s are so uncommon. But that doesn't mean they won't accept them.
Wal.marts self serve registers will accept a $2 bill.
I mean.. over half those machines tell you exactly what bills they accept....
Most vending machines or casinos don't take 2 dollar bills not sure why tho
Actually, most vending machines DO take them, as this video describes. It's just that they are not programmed to when they are set up. Someone just needs to turn the setting on, and $2 bills will be accepted.
WHEN IT SAYS 1$ ACCEPTED THAT MEANS IT ACCEPTS 1$ BILLS
0:46 the bill is the wrong way
He must have like thousands of 2 dollar bills
I stole a 2 dollar bill from my dad.
It is a Thomas Jefferson Curse
Most vending machines won't accept anything larger than a $1 bill in my experience.
They can take up to $10 as far as I've seen. You'll just get a bunch of dollar coins (or a lot of quarters) back. Watch this video again and freeze it when he shows the inside and outside controls. You can see that the machine can be programmed to take a number of denominations.
Now tell me why they don't accept pennies
Really! MTA Accepts 2$ bills. If you actually watch the video closely you will realize the Metro Card dispenser wasn’t even ready to accept ANY money. It said “start” to purchase any card it will display “insert X.XX money”. Thisfore discrediting this video
When this was filmed, about 5 years ago, that machine did not take $2 bills. And the video is discredited?? So you're saying that the vending machine guy is a liar, and that everyone knows that all machines take $2 bills? You're discredited as a commenter.
I feel bad for Thomas Jefferson
I know right nobody uses him a lot it’s sad
0:20 this guy doesn't know how the MTA machines work
This was shot in 2013, when the machines were set up differently.
You put some in the wrong way!!!
We noticed that after the fact, but they weren't working either way until the machine was changed per the settings described in the video. It's just one of those things we didn't catch. We wish we would have used a different take!
Does it make a difference in US? Here in UK our machines accept them whichever way we put them in, doesn't matter if the Queens face is up or down, facing right or left.
METROCARD NOT TOKEN
When this was shot, it was a token.
But us says 2016
Posted to CZcams in 2016. Shot in 2013. It is a clip from a film that was finished and released in 2015
Tokens retired in 2003
@@matthewleon7300 Okay, so we said tokens. Either way, the $2 bill didn't work.
Screw the $2 bills I want it to take pennies.
Dude you didnt start the machine that's why
What do you mean we didn't start the machine? You mean it wasn't plugged in or something? How would it have given it back then? Your comment makes no sense.
Doubt it. Most vending machines only accept $1 bills.
So you're doubting what you just saw? Most machines can be programmed to take $2s - they just aren't. This is true of almost every newer machine. You are right about older ones though.