> > Heh, I don't particularly enjoy walking across the street carrying money. At least > > there is a small police 'base' nearby. > > > > These days someone is paying with fake R$ bills over there, the other day the > parking > > garage attendant at the market received a fake 100 Reais note (~60 USD) and the > bank > > had called us because we had deposited two fake 20R$ bills. Now we have to check > each > > note. And we don't take credit cards in our store (I get to say "profit margin" > again > > lol). > > Here in the US cashiers tend to use a special pen and verify that $20's and above are > legit. I have seen this practice on the rise in the last +10 years though this is not > as invasive as having to show a rent-a-cop your store receipt when leaving a CompUSA > or Best Buy. > Just remember if you steal from Best Buy, make sure you run though the doors when they are open, and if you make it outside, no one will follow, because if they do, they will get fired. I used to know a friend who used ran a store, they used to get fake bills all the time, even with pens, they used to have them slip though.