I have heard of some stores, for a special program to compete with Canadian
Tire, actually acepting Canadian Tire Money.

For Americans that wonder what we are talking about, the rebate coupons are
issued in denominations of 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c and $1.00. They are slightly
smaller than real money, but they are printed by the same people who print
the actual paper money, using the same process and a similar quality of
paper.

I have heard of some unscrupulous Canadian travelers actually paying hotel
or restaurant bills in foreign countries with the CTC money. The proprietor
would be furious when the bank rejected it.


"Clint Neufeld" wrote in message
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People up here actually do that. Canadian Tire is a big chain, kind of
like
Walmart with more of a home-improvement and automotive slant. They give
back a percentage of your purchase in "Canadian Tire Money". It's useless
anywhere else but Canadian Tire, so some people accumulate bunches of it
and
never get around to using it again. I think my FIL had about $60 worth of
it. So if someone wants to give you $50 in real money for $75 in CTM, it
can work for both people.

Anyways, just my $0.02 (CTM)

Clint

"Unisaw A100" wrote in message
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Oh please, send me your address right away. This sounds
like something I need to become involved with.

Gotta go. The brother-in-law to the president of Nigeria is
calling me to find out where I want my funds sent.

UA100