This advert made me chuckle:
http://kitchener.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-other-Canadian-Tire-Money-W0QQAdIdZ197087402

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Hello,

I am looking to purchase various amounts of Canadian Tire Money and would be willing to provide you with $0.50 cash for every $1 of Canadian Tire Money. For example if you have $10 in Canadian Tire Money I will be willing to offer you $5 Cash. Keep in mind that Canadian Time Money is only good at Canadian Tire stores and Cash can be used anywhere .

Please do not contact me with any amount under $10. I am willing to pick up depending on the amount available. If you are willing to deliver I have no conditions or reservations for minimum amounts.

Thanks for your interest and if your have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

- Mike

Not a bad idea, actually..

Damn good idea, actually. Wonder if he gets alot of takers?

Duane

If someone actually went through the trouble of adding up their 'nickels and dimes' in CT money, why would anyone want to sell it for 50 cents on the dollar after-the-fact? Go spend it. There's always something that someone needs at CT.

I'd like to know if anyone fell for this too.

I think pawn shops have been offering this kind of deal for years for CT money

Quoted from OTTOgd

If someone actually went through the trouble of adding up their 'nickels and dimes' in CT money, why would anyone want to sell it for 50 cents on the dollar after-the-fact? Go spend it. There's always something that someone needs at CT.

I'd like to know if anyone fell for this too.

You can't buy groceries at CT  

Bell was offering 50% value of competitors' gift cards towards store credit a few Christmases ago.. that's worse, IMO.  

Quoted from machine.slave

You can't buy groceries at CT  

Actually in the new ones you can ... bread and most staples  

Quoted from SquidVicious

Actually in the new ones you can ... bread and most staples  

Point taken..

ok, you can't buy heroine at CT  

Or so you think....

http://www.thestar.com/business/article/596754

Not to mention that I believe that CT has won the bid for the new service stations along the 401 corridor.

I've seen these ads for some time, a good idea, but not worth the hassle in my mind.  If you have the time however sitting outside a store and offering that amount to people as they come out might work better than the ad on-line.  More work though.

Ah, the order of posting...I wonder if machine slave eagerly opened that link thinking I was talking about drugs.   Probably.

Here's a thought... instead of giving your CT money to this moron for half it's worth, why don't you just SPEND your Canadian Tire money at.... get ready for it.....

CANADIAN TIRE!!!! For FULL VALUE!!!

Holy crap! Now THERE is a concept!!!!

Quoted from machine.slave

Point taken..

ok, you can't buy heroine at CT  

Lots of paints, glues and solvents though! Huffing heaven.

I have the master card CT option and i pay everything with it . Grocery , dentist , city tax and so on . I became elite customer last year . It ' s amazing how fast it cumulates now , over $300 a year anyway . I also found a way to spend it else where . For instance , we got a new $650 computer 2 months ago and CT financed $316 of it . What ' s the trick ? quite simple . I had that $316 of CT money cumulated on my MC option card . I went in and bought a $349.99 bicycle , brought it back the day after , saying that my wife didn ' t want it . So , what they do , they credit it on your credit card and it ' s instantly tranformed in $$$ you can spend anywhere you want to ...  

Ho ya ! I remember seeing a flash on TV about this guy who ' s in the guiness records . He had a suitcase ful of CT $$$ . Some $5,000 , i think ...

Here's what I should do...

Based on this ad:  http://kitchener.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-other-Canadian-Tire-Money-W0QQAdIdZ197087402

Hello,

I am looking to purchase various amounts of Gottlieb Premier pins and would be willing to provide you with $0.50 cash for every $1 of actual value of a Premier pin. For example if you have $1000 in Gottlieb pins I will be willing to offer you $500 Cash. Keep in mind that Gottlieb Premier pins are only good in a basement and Cash can be used anywhere .

Please do not contact me with any amount under 10 pins. I am willing to pick up depending on the amount available. If you are willing to deliver I have no conditions or reservations for minimum amounts.

Thanks for your interest and if your have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

- Ian

There is a bar here in London Joe Kools,

Years ago they took CT money at par... go get your drink on and pay with CT money, not sure if they still do I seem to think they got inyo some trouble...

Quoted from b1buwg97

There is a bar here in London Joe Kools,

Years ago they took CT money at par... go get your drink on and pay with CT money, not sure if they still do I seem to think they got inyo some trouble...

A gas station near my place does the same. The boss says he uses the CT money for supplies and tools for the garage.

There's one here in Toronto too...Called the Done-right if I remember correctly (I was a little drunk last I was there...) They always have a pinball machine at the end of the bar too. Decent little dive bar.

Also, that's genious Whizz.

I wonder if anyone is bold enough to try and counterfit CT money to take advantage of this "trade".

Quoted from The Loafer

I wonder if anyone is bold enough to try and counterfit CT money to take advantage of this "trade".

Read what it says on the bills:

THIS IS NOT LEGAL TENDER

So photocopy away...

Quoted from Sparky

Read what it says on the bills:

THIS IS NOT LEGAL TENDER

So photocopy away...

I think that would still consitute fraud but not at the same level as duping Cdn $$

There was a story in the papers today about two guys getting nailed for making fake TTC tokens

CT will eventually be pulling away from their own money and giving points cards like everyone else soon enough...

They already are, I've got the CT Mastercard, every purchase I get CT Money, it's the best free rewards card I've ever had, I've gotten like $400 or more in CT money just from making the same everyday purchases I was going to be making anyway.  I never even see the paper CT money anymore.  

Quoted from Chromizone

There's one here in Toronto too...Called the Done-right if I remember correctly (I was a little drunk last I was there...) They always have a pinball machine at the end of the bar too. Decent little dive bar.

Does that mean you can play pins with canadian tire money?

Quoted from Sparky

Read what it says on the bills:

THIS IS NOT LEGAL TENDER

So photocopy away...

Actually that wouldn't work.  CT money is printed the same way real money is and on the same paper.  Photocopiers have built in copy protection and won't copy it.  You'll just get a streak or a pattern instead of the bill.  

Quoted from machine.slave

Actually that wouldn't work.  CT money is printed the same way real money is and on the same paper.  Photocopiers have built in copy protection and won't copy it.  You'll just get a streak or a pattern instead of the bill.  

Did you actually tried to copy the CT money?

Quoted from Sparky

Here's a thought... instead of giving your CT money to this moron for half it's worth, why don't you just SPEND your Canadian Tire money at.... get ready for it.....

CANADIAN TIRE!!!! For FULL VALUE!!!

Holy crap! Now THERE is a concept!!!!

"too hard" I gotta go to CT, look trough the flyer or just walk around to pick something up... too much work

Quoted from SquidVicious

I think pawn shops have been offering this kind of deal for years for CT money

Agreed.
the pawn shops on Church st. Toronto used to do this in the 90's. I saw this alot when buying Dj equipment.

CT is always TWICE the price then anywhere else.  So in doing this you’re just breaking even.  CT has terrible return polices and I only shop there ONLY if I have to.  And I do have their Master card also.  Why do you think they can mark down on sale tools by half and sometimes 2/3?  I only shop out of the flyer.

Here is an example
Looking for a 12 point tool set.  They only had their professional line with these.  The sales person informed me if I was using their professional set ‘professionally’ that the lifetime warranty is null and void Dunno).  

Lance

Twice the price? Dunno about that, like anywhere else, I try and wait for the sales and usually do well. Picked up 4 2-door cabinets a few months ago, they were dirt cheap!

On the counterfeit thing, its obviously not an option and I'm not suggesting anyone try it, just curious if anyone has..  I'm thinking that the costs of printing them would negate it being worth while; aren't CT money usually small denominations? (do they actually have any $20 CT money?).

Quoted from The Loafer

Twice the price? Dunno about that, like anywhere else, I try and wait for the sales and usually do well. Picked up 4 2-door cabinets a few months ago, they were dirt cheap!

On the counterfeit thing, its obviously not an option and I'm not suggesting anyone try it, just curious if anyone has..  I'm thinking that the costs of printing them would negate it being worth while; aren't CT money usually small denominations? (do they actually have any $20 CT money?).

Thats my point if you buy it on sale you can do ok.  But if you buy when it's not on sale you get it good .

On the topic of counerfeiting..

I saw an episode of Dateline last year where they were running a dragnet operation for stolen goods. One guy they caught was selling "real" counterfeit $100.00 bills. They actually got a hidden camera in while he was demonstrating his technique. He was taking a US $5 bill, putting it through chemicals and scrubbing off all the ink, leaving a dirty looking blank. He then ran the paper through a good quality colour inkjet printer on both sides and "voila", it's now a $100.00 bill on the proper silk paper.

Then, he was selling those at a discount.

Quoted from Vengeance

They already are, I've got the CT Mastercard, every purchase I get CT Money, it's the best free rewards card I've ever had, I've gotten like $400 or more in CT money just from making the same everyday purchases I was going to be making anyway.  I never even see the paper CT money anymore.  

Yap ! On top of it , you get airmiles rewards / petro-canada / eko or what ever other places that has some kind of reward program ... 2 in 1 deal . Also , if you read my previous coment above , you ' ll be able to spend it anywhere you like ...

Quoted from Splitskull

Did you actually tried to copy the CT money?

No, but I guarantee it will not work.  Try it!  It's not like the RCMP will be at your door if you do

Quoted from wbradley

On the topic of counerfeiting..

I saw an episode of Dateline last year where they were running a dragnet operation for stolen goods. One guy they caught was selling "real" counterfeit $100.00 bills. They actually got a hidden camera in while he was demonstrating his technique. He was taking a US $5 bill, putting it through chemicals and scrubbing off all the ink, leaving a dirty looking blank. He then ran the paper through a good quality colour inkjet printer on both sides and "voila", it's now a $100.00 bill on the proper silk paper.

Then, he was selling those at a discount.

It would've been much easier to just buy the paper.. paper mills will sell it, no problem.  It's called "banknote" paper.  It's what CT money is printed on    

We've bought it before here at my work to print some "fake bill"-like coupons on.  Looks and feels just like the real thing  

Quoted from The Loafer

Twice the price? Dunno about that, like anywhere else, I try and wait for the sales and usually do well. Picked up 4 2-door cabinets a few months ago, they were dirt cheap!

On the counterfeit thing, its obviously not an option and I'm not suggesting anyone try it, just curious if anyone has..  I'm thinking that the costs of printing them would negate it being worth while; aren't CT money usually small denominations? (do they actually have any $20 CT money?).

To the best of my knowledge a $2 bill is the highest CT denom

Quoted from wbradley

On the topic of counerfeiting..

I saw an episode of Dateline last year where they were running a dragnet operation for stolen goods. One guy they caught was selling "real" counterfeit $100.00 bills. They actually got a hidden camera in while he was demonstrating his technique. He was taking a US $5 bill, putting it through chemicals and scrubbing off all the ink, leaving a dirty looking blank. He then ran the paper through a good quality colour inkjet printer on both sides and "voila", it's now a $100.00 bill on the proper silk paper.

Then, he was selling those at a discount.

There is a great book opn early counterfeiting called "The Man whole stole Portugal" really interesting stuff happened back in the 20's

Quoted from machine.slave

It would've been much easier to just buy the paper.. paper mills will sell it, no problem.  It's called "banknote" paper.  It's what CT money is printed on    

We've bought it before here at my work to print some "fake bill"-like coupons on.  Looks and feels just like the real thing  

Great... I will take a large roll please.

Quoted from Sparky

Great... I will take a large roll please.

MAACA dollars are comming

Quoted from Splitskull

MAACA dollars are comming

For buy and sell use of forum members only? One Maaca doller being .90CAD or something, to entice people to buy them and then use them within the community?

Quoted from Splitskull

MAACA dollars are comming

"In Admins We Trust"

Quoted from Sparky

"In Admins We Trust"

PFFFFFFFFT!  

Quoted from Sparky

"In Admins We Trust"

Who's picture will you put on them?

Quoted from Cobra99

Who's picture will you put on them?

Quoted from Cobra99

Who's picture will you put on them?

Stephen Anderson/Mark Uttley's.

Quoted from underachiever

That old crow never looked sexier!

i remember in school, Ct cash was the same as CASH..  1 of us would go in and buy what we could with the CT money, than walk around the corner, hand it to next dude who returns it!  and guess what he gets?   CASH   no CT money!  go figure ?   BUT it worked and spend the CT money anywhere.......im sure they figuered it out!  HAHA....cause we made so much $$, or so we thought at the time.    

Quoted from Cobra99

Who's picture will you put on them?

In high school there was a place here called The Eagles Nest.  Had pool, snooker, pins, vids and took CT money at par.  I always gas up at CT but get the x7 or x10 coupon first.  It ads up.  Twice now the wife and I have bought snow tires and rims for her new car.  Free money.  Gotta love it .

Quoted from QN

Or so you think....

http://www.thestar.com/business/article/596754

"The test stores are in Welland and the Ottawa suburb of Orleans."


If you go to the Welland store, you can see the solar PV system I designed for their roof!

Quoted from whizzervic

lol

Speaking of Stephen Anderson/Mark Uttley, he just tried to buy a pin off of me using the alias "jim" of "Northstar cable" he offered me cash or trades and then vanished. TOPL helped me sort out that it was him. Still have no idea why he bothered to contact me...