From a convenience store in Florida:
A petting zoo in Virginia:
And a U.S. Army post in Washington State:
(Thanks to Nicolette, Gaby, and Kharissa for submitting!)
related: Is this a thing now?
How many times did this have to happen before they put up a sign?
June 8th, 2011 · 70 comments
FILED UNDER: actually totally reasonable · bodily fluids · hygiene · money · most popular notes of 2011 · that's unsanitary · WTF?
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#1
Canthz_B
I’d better tell my mom to burn her safe deposit bra.
Jun 8, 2011 at 11:36 pm rating: 35
#2
Kate
Hey, im an old black lady. Our bras are our wallets.
Jun 8, 2011 at 11:40 pm rating: 47
#3
grianne
I used to work at Blockbuster and one of our main complaints was being paid with “sweaty boob money.” We used to say that we were going to start keeping money in our underwear so we could reach down into our pants to give those people change.
Jun 8, 2011 at 11:41 pm rating: 75
#4
jen
Dude. When I worked in retail, I had people pay me out of their bra or the waistband of their pants. These transactions would immediately be followed by ten minute hand washings with scalding water. So nasty.
Jun 8, 2011 at 11:41 pm rating: 13
#5
jen
Thanks Kate. I just pee’d my pants laughing.
Jun 8, 2011 at 11:42 pm rating: 2
#6
ArmyGrrl
What do you bet someone was peeing in that drinking fountain? Lol!
Jun 8, 2011 at 11:49 pm rating: 1
#7
Mrs.Beasley
WTF?!
It is now crystal clear to me that I have led a sheltered life, as it has included such amenities as pockets, toilets, and… er… mangers.
Jun 9, 2011 at 12:04 am rating: 12
#8
famous_lizzy
Once, when working the register at a grocery store, I had a man hand me money from his pocket that was *drenched* in sweat. I told my dad that story and his response was “sometimes I go to grab my wallet, and everything is just completely saturated.” I have never been happier to own a purse. Wet money is just so unpleasant to touch.
Jun 9, 2011 at 12:06 am rating: 4
#9
Ain't too proud
If anyone has some wet money they don’t want, they can send it to me.
Jun 9, 2011 at 12:17 am rating: 34
#10
bebopbunny
I’ve been on both sides of this, as a cashier at a Florida hardware store taking damp money from people who clean out septic tanks and from elderly obese men (it’s always worrying with them, you never know if it’s sweat or urine) and as a young woman living in a neighborhood where carrying a purse iss like an invitation to be mugged. The pockets in 90% of women’s clothing? Barely deep enough for a cell phone, much less a wallet… of course, I always would take out my bra-money before getting to the cashier, it’s embarrassing for a small-chested woman to draw attention to that area!
Jun 9, 2011 at 12:18 am rating: 14
#11
Kay
Rats. I thought, “aha! a gadget screaming to be invented”. Sadly a little googling shows me items like The Cleavage Caddy. People regularly receiving sweaty boob money have already tried to bring the offenders into the light.
Jun 9, 2011 at 12:35 am rating: 9
#12
jenna
honestly, regarding the “undergarments” note…. an extremely obese woman came waddling up to my till… wearing shorts and a spaghetti strap tank. No purse. No bra. Her money was in her shirt, next to her sweaty boobs. The amount of sanitizer I had to use…………………………….. Sorry but like, I’m an overweight woman myself, but have some dignity will ya… Of course I’ve had my share of disgusting money from men too. Guys just don’t wash their hands often and their wallets reflect that all too much.
Jun 9, 2011 at 12:40 am rating: 5
#13
Canthz_B
Feeding animals from their mouths? That’s not a petting zoo…
it’s a heavy-petting zoo!
Jun 9, 2011 at 12:44 am rating: 23
#14
lozerette
If you’re being paid in ones, odds are they’ve been in *someone’s* undergarment at some point in time.
We did a science class experiment once culturing what was on some money… *shudder* Just assume the worst about all money and don’t touch anything else until you’ve washed your hands.
Jun 9, 2011 at 1:12 am rating: 11
#15
Canthz_B
You don’t tug on Superman’s cape.
You don’t pass body fluids into the wind.
You don’t pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger.
And you don’t mess around with Jim.
No. “Spit” works sometimes. “Pass body fluids” or “expectorate” are just too polite for a hawked-up loogie on a drinking fountain drain screen.
Jun 9, 2011 at 2:09 am rating: 7
#16
ceyanne
I worked retail for a couple years and at a bank for 11. Money, aside from it’s appeal, is one of the filthiest germiest things around. I got handed plenty of money pulled from bras & sweaty money. Sweaty money /damp money is a b*tch to count. I also had a man reach into the waistband of his shorts, way down in, for some cash and another man who clearly had been out jogging who reached down into his sock for some money. Blech!
Jun 9, 2011 at 5:35 am rating: 4
#17
bored@work
Feeding animals from their mouths? Maybe these people have seen too many nature shows (with momma birds feeding baby birds) and they are trying to regurgitate food to the animals.
Jun 9, 2011 at 6:28 am rating: 3
#18
Rainbow Zebra
Now is’s clear why some countries have opted for waterproof notes!
Jun 9, 2011 at 8:29 am rating: 5
#19
Nan
I was working at a grocery store in the express lane and a young man (about 23 or 24) hands me a wad of ones. While I am counting them, he proceeds to tell me that he got them from his clients and that he is a stripper. I was so disgusted!
Jun 9, 2011 at 8:31 am rating: 1
#20
Kathleen
But can I feed the animals from my undergarments?
Jun 9, 2011 at 9:11 am rating: 28
#21
fuzzbutt
OMG I never putting my change in my mouth again while standing in line to pay
Jun 9, 2011 at 9:13 am rating: 4
#22
shwo!
We will no longer accept money — OR ANYTHING ELSE — out of undergarments
Jun 9, 2011 at 10:22 am rating: 4
#23
aaa
Does this mean I can still feed the animals out of my undergarments?
Jun 9, 2011 at 12:13 pm rating: 3
#24
angie
A friend told me that working at a bank cured her nailbiting almost overnight. You do NOT want to put your fingers in your mouth when you’ve been touching money all day.
Jun 9, 2011 at 2:32 pm rating: 2
#25
Chesire Cat
Eeeww I used to work at a grocery store and I got handed sweaty boob money a time or two. I also got handed moist bills from a pervy looking guy but I did not see where he got them from. He was kinda smiling in a “yeah thats right” way. I am pretty sure I was touching his jizz. Sigh…….. If a boss does that to you its a nice sexual harassment lawsuit with compensation. If a customer does it to you, oh well all in a day.
I have seen men spit into the water fountain many a time too. I am sure that was what they were referring too. Its gross alright. I hate spitters. Just freaking swallow it you wimps!
Jun 9, 2011 at 6:36 pm rating: 7
#26
Heather
I worked at a store where you could pawn items. There was a guy who would come in to make payments from his wad of cash he kept in his shoe. You could smell him when he hit the front door so the money was NASTY. I usually headed for the restroom when he entered the store so someone else had to help him.
Jun 9, 2011 at 7:13 pm rating: 1
#27
Jen
I worked at a small local amusement park for a couple summer in college, running games. It was kinda fun, and the money wasn’t bad, though the hours sucked. The worst thing about the job, though, was that NOBODY carries a purse or wallet at an amusement park. EVERY transaction consisted of women pulling money out of bras/ bathing suit tops, men pulling money out of shorts and kids pulling money out of shoes. I seriously think I used about 4 gallons of sanitizer over the course of June, July and August every year.
If that convenience store is anywhere near a beach in FL, it would be the same problem…
Jun 9, 2011 at 7:30 pm rating: 3
#28
Gingergirl
God, I can’t imagine keeping a wad of singles in my bra… of course, here in Canada, our singles are coins so if I had that much cash tucked in there you’d here me jingle from two blocks away
Jun 9, 2011 at 8:58 pm rating: 10
#29
Blue
I worked in a grocery store through high school and couldn’t believe the number of women who would fish around in the sweaty caverns of triple lettered bras and hand me moist money or store loyalty cards. YUCK
Jun 9, 2011 at 10:53 pm rating: 0
#30
ahrimaniac
Have to say, I tried paying with money from my bra and got refused. I ended up feeling a right tit.
Jun 10, 2011 at 6:44 am rating: 8
#31
bookworm
Drinking water in Washington is chlorinated, so someone could lick the spigot and as long as you let the water run for a second before drinking, you’ll be fine. Wusses.
Jun 10, 2011 at 3:33 pm rating: 2
#32
Lili
That is not even the most PAN at Ft. Lewis. The best one I saw was at the ID photo cubicle:
“NO RETAKES. YOU ARE THE REASON YOUR PHOTO LOOKS THE WAY IT DOES.”
As you might imagine, I’m laughing in my ID picture.
Jun 13, 2011 at 1:22 pm rating: 12
#33
Ben
I used to keep my wallet in my back pocket. Until someone was clever to take the entire wallet out and walk off with it without me noticing. Now I keep it in my front wallet and the money goes in my sock.
So that way if someone is sneaky and gets my wallet out of my front pants pockets without getting their hand snapped off their wrist, all they get are tiny little fleas coming out of the wallet.
Jun 16, 2011 at 2:19 am rating: 0
#34
Jeff
The last one reminds me of Homer Simpson: “And we cant pee in the drinking fountain…”
Jul 7, 2011 at 12:02 pm rating: 0
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