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Our twin daughters were born January 10th, one daughter's fiance's birthday is January 11th. We have always given our girls, and now our future son-in-law cash for their birthdays. Thought I would be creative and follow a you tube about oragami bill folding. Big fail. As much as I like the fact that you can wash and dry our Canadian "paper money," it does not fold well! I ended up using copious amounts of scotch tape (why is it called scotch tape?) to acheive the desired effect!

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" Bet your employer loves your attitude toward their customers. "

They must. I've been with the same company 23 years. Thanks for asking.

OH! And @nekotish, Scotch Tape is just the brand. Like Kleenex. Just a brand name. ;)

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bpath
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Kind of changes the game, doesn’t it. But at least you can peel off the tape without destroying the bills!
Patriciae
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Scotch tape was named for it's skimpy adhesive properties. Not a bad thing if you want to be able to remove the adhesive tape at some point. The basic idea was Scots being skimpy. In those days Scots were routinely called scotch which is a liquor not a people. Ask the Scots about that.

Dang those Canadians for not making a paper money that lends itself to origami.
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nekotish
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I am Scots from a long way back. I learned early on about the difference between Scots and Scotch. I've probably mentioned this before but my Scottish great grandma always said "we're no cheap, we're thrufty."
Lars
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My maternal grandfather was Scots-Irish (maybe that does not count), and he was not thrifty at all. He was very much more extravagant than my German grandmother.

Once, during The Depression, my grandmother saw a dime on the sidewalk and told my grandfather to pick it up, but he said to her, "I'm not going to stoop for a dime," and so she picked it up. She told me that one could buy a loaf of bread for a dime during the Depression, but since they both worked, they were never short of money, and my mother was an only child.

It's been a while since I've seen Canadian paper money, but I've seen it from other countries (Brazil, Fiji, Italy, Costa Rica, Mexico) recently and did not notice any difference.
nekotish
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Lars, I am sure I could research it but seems to me that we switched to ploymer/plastic bills in the last 10 years, I get it, they are bullett-proof so to speak
WittyNickNameHere ;)
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As a cashier I HATE it when people fold Canadian bills. I will purposely take the bill and try to fold it back on itself on the counter to try to make it lay flat because that's how they lay inside a cash register. I'll play with it dragging it out as long as i can before entering the amount given to me in the till so that I can give change and put the bill away. Those wrinkles do not come out easily. And when we try to put them in the cash drawer, it makes it so when more money is placed on top, giving change means half the time the folded bill will come out if it's under another one. Then we have to put it away again. A RPITA.
angelaid_gw
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"As a cashier I HATE it when people fold Canadian bills. I will purposely take the bill and try to fold it back on itself on the counter to try to make it lay flat because that's how they lay inside a cash register. I'll play with it dragging it out as long as i can before entering the amount given to me in the till so that I can give change and put the bill away. Those wrinkles do not come out easily. And when we try to put them in the cash drawer, it makes it so when more money is placed on top, giving change means half the time the folded bill will come out if it's under another one. Then we have to put it away again. A RPITA."

Bet your employer loves your attitude toward their customers. You know, the people that make it possible to pay your salary? May be time for a career change!
joyfulguy
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Have you tried to iron it?

Under waxed paper, maybe?

But you have neitheneitheneitheneither an available plug nor an iron, let alone any time (or a board) at your station.

Do you have space at the back of your drawer where you could stash those troublesome bills?

Maybe get some heavy things something like half the size of those troublemakers to hold the piles of them down, back there?

ole joyful
Gargamel
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I really dislike the plastic Canadian money - it bounces out of my wallet way too easily
Jasdip
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You have to be careful when a folded bill is in your pocket. It easily slides out when you're unaware.
Gargamel
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It really has got to be the worst money ever...although it is pretty
Jasdip
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Our bills are very similar to Australian. They are also polymer.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
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Our notes are also polymer. They last longer, are more hygienic and are harder to forge. But I rarely use cash these days so they do not bother me. Even with the old notes I never felt any need to fold them up. Having seen the results of paper notes being through a wash I’m happy with polymer.
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maifleur03
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Just a suggestion for the origami. Rather than folding the bills fold paper into a design where you can slip rolled bills into it. When I originally saw the OP my mind visualized a swan with rolled bills as the feathers that often come up over the back,
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Patriciae
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I double checked the name to be sure I was remembering correctly. It is the sort of thing I wonder about and check out. Indeed Scotch brand was named after the tape and not the other way round. Made by 3M it was originally masking tape and then they came up with transparent tape. The company embraced the name and came up with the plaid container. It could be one of those apocryphal stories though that the company has endorsed for advertising reasons.
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joyfulguy
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Let's not get stuck up about this, O K?

o j
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carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
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Kind of late now, I know, but I second making origami money holders. I've done it myself, and there are many tutorials available online.

Here are a couple simple ones I've used:

https://en.origami-club.com/traditional/pochi1/index.html

https://en.origami-club.com/traditional/pochi2/index.html

(Click the buttons for a diagram or animation)
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nekotish
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@carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b That would have been much easier and prettier! I'll tuck this away for future reference.
Jupidupi
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I had no idea that Canadian money was made of plastic. Here in the US, "paying with plastic" means using a credit card. I think being able to wash (launder!) money is a good idea. About 30 years ago, I read a study that said between 75 and 95% of US paper currency tested positive for cocaine residue. And the second most common? Fecal matter! Dirty money, indeed.
WittyNickNameHere ;)
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I'm personally glad we can sanitize money. Can't tell you how often people have taken off their mask to lick their fingers to pull out bills from their wallets. I've sprayed the bills with hand sanitizer a few times. Even before Covid, it IS so gross!

@Jupidupi there's even a "window" in our bills we can see through. ;)
Lars
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I had to check, but Fijian money also has a plastic "window" in it and it is also polymer, but I never noticed before.

What I remember from Mexican pesos is that when you hold it up to the light, you can see another image - someone's face, I think. I believe these are also polymer.
WittyNickNameHere ;)
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I think Australian money is like ours as well, with the window.
User
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Witty, have you noticed Alberta’s driver’s lic. have the clear window as well. If you hold it up you can see your birthdate and name in a swirl.
User
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LOL, I just noticed it is right next to the dinosaur graphic. I hope that has nothing to do with my birthdate.

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