How many times a day do you hear, "Those should be real; I just printed them myself!"

[DesignFox]

Hey Xcashier, that retail strip is hilarious! (I read more than just the posted link- I think I might get that guy's book!)

[RetailWorkhorse]

*Twitches*

*Froths at the mouth*

*CHOMP!*

HATE when people do that! And from the stupid TOURISTS as well! It's bad enough when they don't believe that everything's a bloody dollar but they pull that stupid wisecrack, too! Makes me want to kick them in the shin.

*Grumble-grumble*

[dbblsanta]

Oh I love when people do the whole "I printed them myself" bit. I'll go to the Treasury web page showing all the security features and I'll check each and every bill for each and every security feature. I'll even get the boss to come in and double check.

I'm definately going to do that from now on. Thanks for the idea.

[Mango]

Oh I love when people do the whole "I printed them myself" bit. I'll go to the Treasury web page showing all the security features and I'll check each and every bill for each and every security feature. I'll even get the boss to come in and double check. I explained that I had an admission of counterfitting and so I checked the bills to make certain if the customer was joking or joking to cover the fact that he was really passing fake bills.

You win at retail, Mongo!

Don't you wish we could do what Marla did?

I LOVE IT!!!

[Bright_Star]

I used to hear that all the time when I was a cashier at Wal-Mart. People couldn't figure out why I gave them a dirty look when they said that. Gee, maybe cause I heard it a million times already?

[Applerod]

Looking back at the jobs I've had which required cashiers to check high-denomination bills, I can't say I got the "printed them myself" joke too often -- but it is interesting how maybe 4/5 people would comment. Half of them were joking but the other half seemed to take it personally, as if cashiers are instructed to "use their own discretion" when checking for counterfeit bills. After awhile I tended to preempt their reaction by seizing the bill, eyeballing it closely, and looking gravely concerned.

[Phantasm]

I had a customer try one of those lines on me once. I continued to stare at her until she chuckled nervously, and said to her husband. "Oh, look at this guy. He's got no sense of humor."

To which I replied "I have a great sense of humor ma'am. It just requires that something funny be said."

The rest of the transaction was carried out with blissfully few comments.

[Jemina]

OMG! That must be a global phenomenon . Finns tell those "jokes" all the time too, both the "this must be free then" and the money printing phrase. Hilarious...

I'm amazed and disheartened by this world wide stupidity .

[Namrepus221]

I have SOOOOO wanted to refuse a sale to someone who says that.

'Well you just admitted to me that it's a fake bill I dont' have to take it. As a matter of fact I can call the police and have you arrested for attempting to pass a counterfeit"

[Tito]

I know what you mean. After hearing that line 100,000,000,000 times, it just is not amusing anymore.

[Gurndigarn]

If you're at a place where you can get away with it... print up a sign that says "Sorry I didn't laugh at your 'I just printed it today' joke... I've heard it before." The back side says the same thing except "It didn't scan? It must be free!" Laminate the sucker. Then hold it up, without saying a word, whenever you hear either.

[depechemodefan]

One day a regular was sitting at a desk and he had xerox copies, in color, of diff. bills, and he had some damaged real bills in his hand. I decided to call the Secret Service. About 10 min. after I did the guy left. I never saw him again, and I never heard from the Secret Service. But this was a day that either former Pres. Clinton or Pres. Bush was in town so they were kind of busy.

But the FBI did show up here once because some crazy, homeless guy must have said something (by mail or email) to have them come down his ass. Granted, I havn't seen him again, so maybe he's in a nice institution.

[Music Mo-Gal]

I confess I use that line all the time and it always gets a laugh. I didn't realize people were so touchy about it.

[Broomjockey]

I confess I use that line all the time and it always gets a laugh. I didn't realize people were so touchy about it.

Someone had a signature here once that said "There is no sig that still seems clever 50 posts later." I think it applies just as much to jokes. You hear it from a person a day, 5 days a week, and every person thinks they're clever saying it, people hearing go from "Heh" to 'yeah, whatever" to "stop it. now" fairly quickly. Also keep in mind most cashiers are required to be polite etc. so it may just be polite "humour them" laughter.

[dbblsanta]

I was actually having a really nice "Those should be real"-free streak until today, when someone used the dreaded line. I did as a previous poster suggested, I checked every single security feature on the bill (except the blacklight test).

This seemed to prompt his friend, who was with him with a separate order, to say the joke AGAIN this time embellishing with "ya I gotta machine in the basement." I did the same thing, checked every security feature, as he began to chuckle nervously.

None of the bills were fake.

And I also had gotten the joke two other times previously throughout the day.