Re:Offline card payments should be possible no later than 1 ...
by schoen on Friday October 03, 2025 @09:03PM
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Huh, the Wells Fargo ATMs here in San Francisco actively offer me $50 bills on a regular basis! I wonder how much this various by bank, by region, or by ATM manufacturer.
Re:Offline card payments should be possible no later than 1 ...
by cft on Friday October 03, 2025 @10:05PM
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In San Francisco, $50 is the new $20
Re:Offline card payments should be possible no later than 1 ...
by Symbiote on Saturday October 04, 2025 @02:37PM
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Someone receiving cash from tourists (tourist city restaurant or attraction) would probably see $50 and $100 bills very often.
Nowadays that's less common from tourists from Europe, but tourists from Asia are still likely to bring cash.
Your best bet of happening into a $50 is if you go to a bank for an in-person withdraw and they ask you for preferred denominations. Generally the money is dispensed in $20s even there unless specified.
Your second best bet would be if you're selling something "on the side" and the purchaser uses a $50 in a transaction, which I would say is also rare these days, most people use Venmo or equiv.
Your best bet of handling a $50 is probably as a bartender, or of course as a bank teller.
I have held $50s a few times in my life, and even my reaction is "huh, a $50, don't see those often"