Date:         Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:04:31 -0700
Reply-To:     David Etter <detter@MAIL.AURACOM.COM>
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From:         David Etter <detter@MAIL.AURACOM.COM>
Subject:      Re: Crappy Tire was  Re: Monday Meanderings & Musings ;-)
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Oops!
        You are right David.. Sorry! My mistake, Right church - wrong
pew....  I guess my "photographic memory" had failed to install any
film. I gotta re-read that article with the eyes open next time.
        The point I was trying to make/recall was that Canadian Tire
Money is indeed printed to a very high standard and is far from being
'Monopoly Money'.

                                David (dsl82westy)
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>Hold on there!  The Royal Canadian Mint doesn't print Canadian Tire
>Money.  Canadian Tire Money is printed by Canadian Bank Note
>Company, which is an entirely different company.  The RCM does make
>money for other countries, but not for Canadian Tire.
>
>David Marshall
>
>http://www.hasenwerk.ca
>http://www.fastforward.ca
>
>Box 4153, Quesnel BC, Canada V2J 3J2
>
>On Mon, December 18, 2006 21:32, David Etter wrote:
>>  Believe it or not... it can be used in some third world countries if
>>  you want to be a jerk about it. The Cdn. Tire money is printed by the
>>  Royal Canadian Mint which contracts for over 23 foreign countries.
>>  The security measures on the Cdn. Tire Money are better than American
>>  Bills.
>>  Our American Bills are the the only currency in the world
>>  where all the bills are the same size and colour, thats why we are in
>>  the process of printing our own 'Monopoly Money'.
>>
>>  (dsl82westy)
>>
>>
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>>>In a message dated 12/18/06 5:55:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>>gronski@GMAIL.COM writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>>  One of the most interesting things about Canadian Tire is "Canadian
>>>>  Tire Money", you get a percentage of your purchase back in currency
>>>>  that can be used again in store. No self respecting Canadian has less
>>>>  than a few bucks in Canadian Tire money kicking around in a drawer
>>>>  somewhere at home.
>>>>
>>>>  Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>there was like $45 in Crappy Tire money in the glovebox of my Doka when i
>>>  got
>>>it :<)
>>>its still in there. most people look at it and say.. "WTF is all this
>>>Monopoly money in your glovebox for?" LOL
>>>
>>>chris
>>