Canada really got it wrong with these bills. They are slippery, stick together, f up the ATMs. Australia was the first to develop polymer currency but their money feels like money has a texture and besides thwarting counterfeiting, is universally accepted and liked by the Aussies. I predict a lot of problems with ours and an eventual backlash.
The polymer bills
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Ripped off!
I got gas at Crappy Tire today and was handed back what I thought were two twenties in the change.
I then went to Swiss Chalet for lunch went to pay with a Twenty only to find out it was a Bahamian dollar bill!
Same texture and colour scheme as our pre poly twenties. Of course CT would not exchange it for a real twenty so I got stuck with the BD worth 1.07 Can.
I got gas at Crappy Tire today and was handed back what I thought were two twenties in the change.
I then went to Swiss Chalet for lunch went to pay with a Twenty only to find out it was a Bahamian dollar bill!
Same texture and colour scheme as our pre poly twenties. Of course CT would not exchange it for a real twenty so I got stuck with the BD worth 1.07 Can.
Dr Tongue, I haven't handled the current Australian notes do they really have a better paper like texture?
Your OCD isn't that bad if having them out of order doesn't bother you.They're annoying. Mostly because it aggrevates my OCD-ish tendencies when they get all creased and just never ever uncrease. :s
But they look so pretty...
The cashier probably got stiffed and she probably stiffed you to get her money back.
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Ironically I don't have a Canadian one to compare, but I have some Aussie and Kiwi bills and based on memory I think they are a little less slick/glossy than the Canadian ones. That said, I like the new bills. I don't find that they stick any more than the old bills did when they are still new.
I must be a bit OCD. I can't figure out an order to the bills in your picture. Not by denomination. Must be colour spectrum.... In that case it's OKThey're annoying. Mostly because it aggrevates my OCD-ish tendencies....
But they look so pretty...
That out-of-sequence picture is driving me CRAZY.Your OCD isn't that bad if having them out of order doesn't bother you.
Actually, the Canadian mint imports the clear polymer sheets from Australia and prints the money on them. They are, therefore, on the exact same material as the Aussie money. The Australians have been doing it since the late 80s and their bills last a long time so when you go to Australia you get a mix of new and much older bills. Australian bills (or as they like to call them, "notes") are also not all the same size. Otherwise, they are exactly the same as the Canadian notes.
What I find interesting about this thread is that many people are talking about the plastic notes as if they were just released. We've had them for more than two years already.
The owners/operators just need to get the machine software updated. I had all the machines done at my work several weeks ago before the bills were in general circulation.
That I believe may be because the smaller denomination notes haven't been in circulation that long. Also some branch banks away from large metropolitan areas haven't even ordered the smaller denomination notes yet, they are still recirculating fives and tens from the previous series until enough of them are damaged and have to be withdrawn from circulation that they have to order new notes.
Thanks for the rest of the information.
I was about to reply to someone's post who mentioned that our bills are worse than aussie notes when actually they are made of the same polymer which you correctly stated.
On close examination of his post, I have decided not to.
I just compared a Canadian $20 to an Australian $100. The smooth parts feel identical. However, there is more "3D" effect on the Australian bill. On the $20 the back is completely smooth and the front has some slight 3D effect - this is most noticeable on the part that says Bank of Canada and the Queen's shoulders.
The Australian note has this effect all over and it's more pronounced, so yes, the note does feel more like traditional money than the Canadian one.
I'm glad I don't have OCD like you guys.
I put my bills in order of denomination
Largest on the bottom.
Smallest on the top.
They have to be face up.
If their are different printings within each value,the newest goes under the oldest.
When folded,they must be face outwards!
The hardest decision was putting them in order of serial # or condition of the bill?
Years ago I chose to go with condition.
So the oldest bill in each denomination,with the most creases,gets spent first.
Just plain common sense.
NO OCD here!
I put my bills in order of denomination
Largest on the bottom.
Smallest on the top.
They have to be face up.
If their are different printings within each value,the newest goes under the oldest.
When folded,they must be face outwards!
The hardest decision was putting them in order of serial # or condition of the bill?
Years ago I chose to go with condition.
So the oldest bill in each denomination,with the most creases,gets spent first.
Just plain common sense.
NO OCD here!
