<< Back to all Blogs
Login or Create your own free blog
Layout:
Home > Where are all the $10 bills?

Where are all the $10 bills?

October 24th, 2007 at 07:10 pm

I have noticed that merchants are not carrying $10 bills in their cash drawers. Everytime I get change back, I get 2-3 $5 bills. Is there US Treasury just not printing enough of the Hamiltons. Or maybe people are hoarding them because of the new look. Minor issue, but I am starting to pay attention more to the change I get back. I can't remember the last time I was in possession of a $10 bill.

Posted in Consumers | 3 Comments »

3 Responses to “Where are all the $10 bills?”

  1. T_I_N_A20 Says:
    October 24th, 2007 at 07:13 pm 1193253214
    1193253214

    Where I work, they mostly put 5$ because it's easier to give change back. A lot of people give 20$ or 10$ and I always need the 5$.

  2. LdyFaile Says:
    October 24th, 2007 at 08:28 pm 1193257732
    1193257732

    When I tend a cash drawer it almost always is stocked initially with $1s and $5s and loose change. The $10s only come from other customers spending them and it's not that big of a deal if you run out of $10s but it is if you run out of $5s or $1s. So it's probably more a case of people not having them/spending them than anything else.

  3. disneysteve Says:
    October 25th, 2007 at 11:24 pm 1193354648
    1193354648

    ATMs only give $20 bills so that is what most people spend when using cash, so merchants aren't as likely to receive $10 bills from customers. That may be part of it, too.

Leave a Reply

(Note: If you were logged in, we could automatically fill in these fields for you.)
*
Will not be published.
   

* Please spell out the number 4.  [ Why? ]

vB Code: You can use these tags: [b] [i] [u] [url] [email]