Place: The Silent Barn
Number of coins: 7
Accepted: Yes
I went to see a show the free jazz drummer extraordinaire Marc Edwards had booked at the Silent Barn (wow!), and paid in dollar coins. The reaction from the doorkeeper? "I've been getting a lot more of these lately".
Place: nearby Mexican food truck
Number of coins: 5
Accepted: Yes
Purchase: una torta de milanesa de beef
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Shibiao
Place: Cibao
Number of coins: 17
Accepted: Yes
My first time to this place, getting take-out: Some mofongo, a cuban sandwich, chicken soup. All quite good - and my coins were accepted with a smirk.
Knowing smirk tip of the day: Handing your coins to the cashier in 5 dollar groups makes them easy to count.
Number of coins: 17
Accepted: Yes
My first time to this place, getting take-out: Some mofongo, a cuban sandwich, chicken soup. All quite good - and my coins were accepted with a smirk.
Knowing smirk tip of the day: Handing your coins to the cashier in 5 dollar groups makes them easy to count.
DTW
Place: Dessert Truck Works
Number of coins: 4
Accepted: Yes
A friend's groupon plus some extra dollar coins yielded some bacon creme anglaise bread pudding and then some.
Number of coins: 4
Accepted: Yes
A friend's groupon plus some extra dollar coins yielded some bacon creme anglaise bread pudding and then some.
Mole!
Place: Downtown Mexican Bakery
Number of coins: 17
Accepted: Yes
An uneventful exchange of pirate-like gold for a pork quesadilla (w/ tomatillo sauce) and a chicken mole burrito.
Number of coins: 17
Accepted: Yes
An uneventful exchange of pirate-like gold for a pork quesadilla (w/ tomatillo sauce) and a chicken mole burrito.
Monday, June 27, 2011
More Mex++
The place: The Redhook Ballfields
Number of coins: 8, 10
Accepted: Yes
$8 for a quesahuarache at one truck, and $10 for pupusas and extras at another truck were spent without any comment or real reaction.
Number of coins: 8, 10
Accepted: Yes
$8 for a quesahuarache at one truck, and $10 for pupusas and extras at another truck were spent without any comment or real reaction.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Place: Xi'an Famous Foods (St Marks)
Number of coins: 8
Accepted: Yes
This time, upon handing 8 dollar coins to the cashier, she simply said "wow!"
Number of coins: 8
Accepted: Yes
This time, upon handing 8 dollar coins to the cashier, she simply said "wow!"
korean coinage
Place: Cho Dang Gol
Number of coins: 12
Accepted: Gladly
I've used a few coins to complement a $20 here before, but never this many. The fellow who took the payment said "oh, we could use more of these..."! Next time, it shall be so.
Number of coins: 12
Accepted: Gladly
I've used a few coins to complement a $20 here before, but never this many. The fellow who took the payment said "oh, we could use more of these..."! Next time, it shall be so.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Tuck Redux
Place: The Tuck Shop
Number of coins: 2
Accepted: Yes
On this visit to the Tuck Shop, it was a different guy working there than last time. The total was $12. I had a $20 bill and my usual array of coins. I asked "would it make your life easier if I threw in two of these coins, for a total of $22, and you just give me back a $10 bill?". "Yeah, actually, it would!" .. and so it was.
Number of coins: 2
Accepted: Yes
On this visit to the Tuck Shop, it was a different guy working there than last time. The total was $12. I had a $20 bill and my usual array of coins. I asked "would it make your life easier if I threw in two of these coins, for a total of $22, and you just give me back a $10 bill?". "Yeah, actually, it would!" .. and so it was.
Place: Xi'an Famous Foods (St Marks)
Number of coins: 8
Accepted: Yes, gladly
The usual guy wasn't there, but the cashier on duty liked the shiny coins.
Number of coins: 8
Accepted: Yes, gladly
The usual guy wasn't there, but the cashier on duty liked the shiny coins.
Ice Cream
Place: Max & Mina's Ice Cream
Number of coins: 17
Accepted: Yes
No hassle and a bit of amusement paying for two pints with dollar coins here!
Number of coins: 17
Accepted: Yes
No hassle and a bit of amusement paying for two pints with dollar coins here!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Best Batch Yes
Place: Bowery Poetry Club
Number of coins: 10
Accepted: Yes
No problems paying for my ticket to the Best Batch Yet tribute to Captain Beefheart with dollar coins.
Number of coins: 10
Accepted: Yes
No problems paying for my ticket to the Best Batch Yet tribute to Captain Beefheart with dollar coins.
Ray's
Place: Ray's Candy Store
Number of coins: 3, 8
Accepted: Yes
Two temporally close visits to Ray's, one for some pistachio soft serve, and one for an egg cream and belgian fries (with ancho chipotle sauce) involved an uneventful exchange of foods for gilded coins.
Number of coins: 3, 8
Accepted: Yes
Two temporally close visits to Ray's, one for some pistachio soft serve, and one for an egg cream and belgian fries (with ancho chipotle sauce) involved an uneventful exchange of foods for gilded coins.
Baked Goods
Place: Bird Bath Bakery
Number of coins: 8
Accepted: Yes
The cashier said she liked the dollar coins, and made me promise to bring different kinds next time...!
Number of coins: 8
Accepted: Yes
The cashier said she liked the dollar coins, and made me promise to bring different kinds next time...!
Pig pig pig
Place: This Little Piggy Had Roast Beef
Number of coins: 14
Accepted: Yes
The cashier guy actually asked "where do you get these?" I explained this experiment. He then added "you can get them from the NJ Transit vending machines too". Yup!
Number of coins: 14
Accepted: Yes
The cashier guy actually asked "where do you get these?" I explained this experiment. He then added "you can get them from the NJ Transit vending machines too". Yup!
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