Random thought

[neonelephant]

I'd like to see a dollar-bill changer that will give out a $1 coin in exchange for a $1 bill.

EDIT: I've received plenty of $1 coins as change for purchases. The purpose of this machine would be to look innocuous and give $1 coins (rather than quarters) back to unsuspecting people.

Comments

[martian687]

All of the payment machines at the public parking garages in Pittsburgh give out change in $1 Sackagaweas.

[ejwu]

That's funny, I'd like to see one that gives out two $1 coins in exchange for a $1 bill.

Actually on topic, post office vending machines give out change, although I think putting in a bill and asking for change will probably just get you the bill back.

[triath]

That's kinda what I think of the Post Office. I was pretty unsuspecting and then I walked out of there with a pocket full of $1 coins.

[moonsong42]

So...it would have some kind of merchandise branding on the front, to suggest you were buying a soda, or something...but really you'd just get $1 coins back?

What if you used quarters? Or would everything be priced $1.00 to reduce that possibility of error?

[neonelephant]

Well, the particular change machine that brought this to mind was one that's attached to the vending machine at work. Said vending machine only takes quarters, so there's the attached dollar-bill changer. And as I was feeding my dollar bill in to get change, I thought "wouldn't it be funny if...?"