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Date:         Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:58:40 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
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From:         David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
Subject:      Re: Crappy Tire was  Re: Monday Meanderings & Musings ;-)
Comments: To: David Etter <detter@MAIL.AURACOM.COM>
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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) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >>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 >


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