Entries Tagged as 'money'
Summer’s here! And you know what that means….
(via reddit) Meanwhile, our submitter Ellen spotted this one at a drive-through daiquiri-store in Louisiana. “Apparently, you can buy everclear in a Styrofoam cup at 11 am without leaving your car, just you can’t pay for it with boob money.”
related: Elevator nose grease. It’s a thing, apparently.
Tags: money · retail hell · that's disgusting · that's unsanitary
Writes our submitter from Portland, Oregon: “People steal out of the fridge all the time, so I’m not sure why someone thought money would be safe taped to barbecue sauce.”

related: I hope you…
Tags: Christmas · holiday spirit · money · most popular notes of 2013 · office fridge · stealing
September 30th, 2013 · 25 Comments
Lauren in Brooklyn says that when she asked her roommate, Josh, for the rent, “he gave me kind of a blank stare, but agreed to tape it to the fridge.” Instead, she got this:

Meanwhile, Oscar spotted this hand-painted masterpiece in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle:

related: A message for our former housemate
Tags: money · roommates
September 16th, 2013 · 18 Comments
Those must be some darn big pockets you’ve got there, Elwood.

(Thanks to Jessi in Illinois for submitting!)
related: A Roadside Intervention
extra credit: “Men accused of stealing $65,000 in chicken wings” [cbsatlanta.com]
Tags: food · Illinois · money · most popular notes of 2013 · public shaming · small town living · stealing
Writes Katy in Tampa: “The vending machines in my office are old, and they eat someone’s money at least once a week. The vending machine guy told us to put a sticky on the machine saying how much money you lost and he’ll refund it when he comes to fill the machine. Apparently the machine was hungry this week.”

So, that was two weeks ago. Katy just wrote again with a follow-up: “Since the vending machine company has ignored our pleas to fix the machine, the notes just keep on coming.”

related: The Candyman Can’t
Tags: money · office · smartass · Tampa · vending machine drama
David in California says that construction has been going on in his neighborhood for the past couple weeks — and apparently not everyone is thrilled with what the city is trying to accomplish. (David managed to document all of these notes when his leaving his house in the morning; they were all gone by the time he returned home that evening.)






related: The Gateway to Contractor Hell
Tags: blitzkrieg approach · money · raging against the machine
Writes June in Georgia: “I like tattoos. A lot. I have several, and my grandparents got to see a *few* of them for the first time during my trip to visit them in California over Labor Day weekend. Let’s just say they were…less than thrilled.” Still, that that didn’t stop Grandma and Grandpa from slipping little Junie an envelope with a bit of cash for the trip home. “I can’t imagine what they are trying to tell me!” says June.

Meanwhile, Annika in Inuvik, Canada got this bill as part of her change from a cabbie. (She passed it on later that day when she bought lunch — handing it to the cashier note-side-down.)

related: Grandma writes a thank-you note to herself
Tags: gift · Grandma · money
…time to pay rent on Friday. (Hint, hint.)

related: A message for our former housemate
Tags: Facebook · money · roommates · U.K.
“No, she didn’t lose three teeth in one day,” says Jenny in Texas, regarding her 7-year-old daughter, Zelda. “She was just hoping to graduate from $1 per tooth to $10 based on experience. (But she’s totally negotiable if that’s not cool with you, Tooth Fairy.)”

related: Possibly the Best Tooth Fairy letter of all time
Tags: kids · money
Writes our submitter in Brisbane, Australia: “It wasn’t me that reported the rich guy to the council, but it sure gave me a few laughs.”

related: I know, all black sedans look the same
extra credit: This Is Why People Think Mercedes-Benz Drivers Are Asshats [jalopnik.com]
Tags: Australia · car · money · parking · thanks (but not really)