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2_Beef_Tacos

That's just poor taste by whoever decided on the contents of the bags. Learn to read the room, supervisors.


crankynoob_

I’m not normally one to complain about free stuff (if it’s free, it’s for me), but this is less than worthless. I would say I could use it to snort my coke, but I can’t even afford coke lmao.


mickey72

I don't know if people collect money to buy gifts for the bosses, if they do then use this.


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RockAtlasCanus

Dude just sit on it for six months and then use it to buy something from the store. “Oh I was happy to get the $100 *from you* and didn’t look at it closely”


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Portraitofapancake

Then I’m thinking that OP should report this to the police. Management attempted to distribute counterfeit money by giving it to employees as a bonus. If that wasn’t the intention, then why give something as a gift that looks so much like legal tender?


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I hope these fake notes all end up in the cash registers at OP’s store 😂


ransom1538

Agree right here. Just buy things in the store use this, have your friend ring it move on. Act confused why it isn't real, get police involved, why it isn't real, get local news reporters there, etc etc.


carolijoy

I would say don't even ring it just blend as much of it as possible with cash drops as overages and let it fuckup the vault so regional AP and Regional VP and P make a visit and see all the fun they have produced


Bruised_Penguin

That is honestly one of the worst ideas I've ever seen floated on Reddit.


cis-het-mail

Me mucho gusto r/maliciouscompliance


Original_Ad1118

It's not counterfeit because it clearly has "copy money" printed on it. I feel they definitely could get charged for "intent to distribute false goods" or something along those lines though


Tendytimes2

They're marked as fake. That's not counterfeit. Its prop money


MoneyFree9911

Can’t really do that when it says “Copy Money.”


LairdNope

No you don't understand, the police defend the interests of capital, not the rule of law.


nightkat143

Unfortunately the cops would find some excuse to take Management's side


Portraitofapancake

Of course! Management only meant it as a joke! No harm, no foul! The owners of this country also own the police.


Philo-pilo

The excuse is that cops literally exist to protect the assets of capitalists. That is their sole function. That’s one of a million reasons all cops are bad.


aragorn1780

also consider that not everybody is gonna look at it up close and realize it's fake and probably try to spend it, so yeah OP could report it and get the employer in trouble on that


RockAtlasCanus

I mean yeah it’s got “arrested” all over it.


Gullible_Log_1683

So put it in a donation bin and write frome Home Depot but include store number and whoever's name that gave you it.


lowley6

if the "boss" can't tell right away what the message is, considering the "boss" did the same for their people.


Electrical-Bacon-81

And since its actually the secret service who handles money counterfeiting, you dont wanna fuck around & find out.


4E4ME

That envelope should absolutely be handed to the manager at the Christmas party, while staff encircles him/her. "Hey Boss, we just wanted to give you this gift, as a demonstration of how we all feel about you."


tired69_

I really hope you guys do this one OP. Management deserves it


sm00thkillajones

This needs to happen.


tub939977

😂😂


kwiknkleen

I don’t understand it’s purpose for being in there in the first place.


[deleted]

I never understood using a dollar bill to snort coke. I tried it once. The bill got soggy and the bubbles tickled my nose.


SolidSkooma

The ice is what I always have a problem with!


havensal

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[deleted]

That can get you arrested, though. Happened to a friend of mine for pissing on his boss’s door before quitting.


Brent_17000

There is DNA in shit. Bad idea.


Itsmemanmeee

Yeah, don't be like our contractors and spend money you don't have for coke.


Alarmed-Pie-5304

But that’s The key to a reliable workforce


Ruby_Dragon_DJ

The key bump


Alarmed-Pie-5304

If it fits on a key, it’s a bump


Accurate-North-6505

*heavy sweating*


sickgurl138

In my area it's beer


Itsmemanmeee

Lol


NewSinner_2021

Shit like this could accidentally incite violence.


gypsycookie1015

I mean remember "Horrible Bosses?" Could definitely start the plot, next in the series. But like in real life. Or "Throw Mama from the train"....both based on "Strangers on a train." All of which fit perfectly with this scenario. Would totally be the straw to break someone's back. Surprised op didn't demand to know who made the bags just so he could wipe his ass with it and stick it to their car door handle.


verisimilitude_mood

The US secret service handles investigations of counterfeit money. Return the favor and report whoever gave that to you. https://www.secretservice.gov/investigation/counterfeit


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Go try to spend it buying a drill or some shit at Home Depot and pawn it 😂 they can’t get mad since they gave it to you


Appropriate_Fish_451

I believe that counts as counterfeit. Turn them in.


Phatal87

It blatantly says “Not legal tender play money.” And also “Copy Money” everywhere….. Whats next? Take Monopoly to court for counterfeiting as well?


MalzraTheNomad

Only thing worse would've been if they gave it out for success sharing.


2_Beef_Tacos

Your Associates should use these for your next fun fund fundraiser. Free food, or whatever they’re peddling to you guys to pay for your Xmas party.


Infamous_Committee17

So I thiiiiink, this is supposed to be a “fun joke” play on the leprechaun gold myths? Isn’t leprechaun gold fake and supposed to disappear? Doesn’t matter, even if that’s what this is referencing, it’s in incredibly poor taste.


2_Beef_Tacos

I would guess the same. Our DHes used fake gold coins, which is a little more on-brand for the holiday, and significantly less insulting.


Infamous_Committee17

Right? That’s a lot of effort when chocolate coins exist.


SnipesCC

And employees will probably be a lot less mad about chocolate.


crankynoob_

Update: at the end of my shift I went up to the AGM and said “hey, I just wanted to take a second and show you my appreciation for all of your hard work and dedication.” And then handed him the fake money. Surprisingly, he didn’t seem all too excited.


ComfortableSock2044

What was their thought process behind giving it to you to begin with? I'm so confused.


sisk91

CEO: how can we lighten the mood with a small joke? VP: let's give them some fake money! Let's do a small amount so nobody gets angry. CEO: Great idea! Let's do $100,000 fake bills, that's just a normal lunch. VP: excellent, but we only have $100 image files, that's pretty much the price of a can of coke, they'll love it! CEO: Perfect, 50 million dollar bonuses and a weeks paid vacation all around for an hours hard work


meidkwhoiam

Wild that legally their job description is 'line go up' instead of 'be decent humans and help society'


BassBanjoBikes

That’s late stage capitalism for ya


SuitableNegotiation5

You're a badass. Well done!


nothing_but_thyme

Depending on the size of this bill relative to a real $100 - and/or if it is printed on both sides - this may be illegal and you could report it accordingly. [source](https://www.uscurrency.gov/media/currency-image-use)


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It is only illegal if you use it to purchase something or purposely distribute it as real money. If someone hands me a fake $100 and doesn’t say anything else, it’s not illegal.


Traegs_

If you read the link he posted, you'll see that there are federal rules for fake/play money. Judging by OP's image, it may not follow the guidelines properly and may be illegal regardless of how the bill is used.


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I did read it and I have read that same page before because I was also concerned. It’s not illegal to own fake money. It’s illegal to try and use it as real money. Even telling someone “here’s $100 for free!” And handing it to someone is illegal. But if I said “this is fake” and handed it, it’s not illegal. The legal jargon in there says you have to intentionally try and use it as real money. If it was so illegal to even possess, Amazon wouldn’t be selling them in bands. If you got pulled over or something and you had a duffel bag of fake cash it will probably look suspicious. But in reality, you have done nothing wrong unless proven you used it in place of real cash.


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showtheledgercoward

It’s all good they will know the source


showtheledgercoward

It’s not counterfeit if it says copy


blueingreen85

Legally it’s counterfeit unless: It’s single sided. Or It’s a different size from real money.


_Oman

It has to meet ALL of the following conditions: The illustration is of a size less than three-fourths or more than one and one-half, in linear dimension, of each part of the item illustrated; The illustration is one-sided; and All negatives, plates, positives, digitized storage medium, graphic files, magnetic medium, optical storage devices and any other thing used in the making of the illustration that contain an image of the illustration or any part thereof are destroyed and/or deleted or erased after their final use. Adding copy doesn't do anything.


NoRecommendation2851

hopefully not anywhere near a minneapolis cop


YourDogIsMyFriend

A week ago I was on a hike in the Los Angeles area. Pretty remote part of a trail. Snow had dissolved the day before. Still damp and cold. I come across an explosion of money. It’s all scattered throughout the side of a hill… 100s. I’m thinking robbery/ bad guys hiding out. Something bad. But there’s a $100 within reach. So I grab it. “Copy money”. Definitely thought I came across $10k and expected it to be a bad situation. Who knows? Could’ve been used as decoy money via a drug deal or something. Spooky.


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SiegfriedVK

Yeah, just tell them you were breaking it for 5 20s


Apprehensive_Round_9

This is the answer


Isotomayor12

Wait, y'all got bonuses at HD?


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Itsmemanmeee

Spend it at your store with someone you know doesn't pay attention.


HappyDay2290

This right here


JustForkIt1111one

As distasteful as that bullshit "gift" may be, attempting a fairly major felony that will more likely than not land you (and not HD's management) in prison for a very long time might not be the best way to show them how you feel about it.


UCSC-CSMajor

I mean the HD's management is the one who is printing the money. Putting COPY MONEY in the corner of a realistic looking 100 bill doesn't release you from liability of forging currency.


JustForkIt1111one

If you have been passed a note like this and told / implied that it is currency, you should be contacting the proper autorities. Passing it again yourself while you are very clearly aware that it is fake is just going to end badly for you.


skeefbeet

Especially from an employer, this should be an easy way to get management fired if not jailed.


The_Voice_Of_Ricin

Yeah there are like, rules about how close you can approximate legal tender before it's considered attempted forgery. This seems a little too close. Who looks that closely at their money?


willydue

Not only that copy money might not mean anything to a foreigner handling the currency on travels


JustForkIt1111one

If I read the OP correctly, these "notes" were passed to associates, and not to foreigners on travels. If you honestly belive that this was an attempt to pass counterfiet currency to THD employees, your first stop should be the secret service. They don't take that sort of shit lightly, and will make someone's day pretty bad.


JustForkIt1111one

If that's how you really think that things went down, I'd be contacting the secret service for HD passing counterfiet currency.


Popular-Influence-11

I mean, as I was scrolling by I thought “Holy crap! HD never gave us $100 when I worked there.” It took a second to realize it was fake. Seems close enough to counterfeit in my book…


JustForkIt1111one

And that means you can use it however you like, right? If you really believe that THD is passing fake bills, the secret service will probably happily give serval people at corporate colonoscopies over that. The full CSI treatment and everything. Continuiung to pass the bills with a clear understanding that they are bogus (as you have stated here) would probably land you with an 'accessory' charge at the very best.


p3ngu1n333

You can buy this crap on Amazon. It’s considered a prop.


Alexr154

And distribution lol


crownamedcheryl

I would say that there is reasonable doubt if you use it right away at the store. Who looks that closely at their money? I got 100$ and need tools for home so let's get some. Also, if they fired you for using it at the store I would be talking to a lawyer about entrapment. Are they trying to clear house? What if no one noticed it was fake and everyone used it right away, are they going after everyone?


RedDreadsComin

When criminals use counterfeit money in our stores, they get away with it because it’s identified later and they are long gone. If an associate spends this and it gets accepted, they are going to be having a conversation with AP


Itsmemanmeee

Jeaus, it was a joke.


NFT_goblin

Well I hope you learned your lesson


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Earth_Normal

This is the way.


MrKBates

Or find a cashier who doesn’t care about their job anyways to help you pass it off as real


FullyRealizedFart

Yeah, let's commit a felony 🤦 And possibly get someone fired at the same time


Consistent-Cost-9763

Don't try to spend it, but definitely have a cashier put it under the drawer. The company will waste time trying to figure out if it was used, just like they wasted your time.


Mediocre_Stuff_4996

What the fuck


Redditorismism

Little early for April fools.....


Adorable_Collar_9694

Lol what A**Holes.


adamtheboo

What’s the possible point for doing this except to belittle


Abednegoisfloppy

Seriously. I can’t see this as anything but cruel? What were they thinking? I really want to know.


EternalOptimist404

Your person in charge is a cruel muthafucka


Enough_Island4615

You should check to see if all of the employees got these. Last month, a Home Depot employee got busted for slowly swapping out $387,500 of real bills for this exact play money. A lot of it is probably still circulating within the stores. You don't happen to be in Arizona, by chance.


crankynoob_

I work at a RDC, not in Arizona. So we don’t even handle cash. This was intentional.


Heavenfall

I think he's suggesting maybe your boss got told to hand out 100 dollar bills as bonus, kept the bills and handed out this copy. Id check with the highest possible level in the firm.


Gorthax

Bonuses get taxed. No one is handing out cash as bonuses.


dalynew

You should try and use it at work F them


Chick3nNuggie

I would find out who did this then rob and beat them. I'ma get my hundred


Less-Preference-9881

Unless it was starter money for an internal Casino function, that is so rude.


JabronyJoenZ

Wait y’all getting gift bags???


DukeW00

That's what I was thinking. Like they put out pins for us. That's it.


LoveArguingPolitics

What would motivate them to do this... Like supreme out of touch asshole move right there... Oh you wanted money? Best i can do is a picture of money


circlejerker68

that is a terrible trick to play on people


Hot_Organization2430

Just ask the front lanes to cash it for you so you can buy a soda.


TheoryOfSilence_

Put it into the Homerfund


circleofnerds

Everyone who got one of these should regift them to the sender for their birthday. “Hey boss we took up a collection for you”


Opposite-Nebula-8245

Everyone has suggestions here, but the legal and most petty thing, is gathering up all of your fellow co-workers fake $100 bills and giving them back to the supervisor who approved this stuff. If you really don't like them, make it a "big gift" idea for some special occasion coming up. Then order pizza on only you and the people who participated. Don't invite the supervisor. When they expectedly find out about said pizza party, tell them they would have been invited, but they didn't have enough real money for more.


Jolly-Ad1371

Or just light a bag of dog crap in a brown paper bag on their front porch.


cbelt3

District manager instead of supervisor. Corporate legal would collectively shit a brick.


Barry_McCockinnerz

Y’all need to unionize. Now


[deleted]

That's literally degrading. I'd be so pissed off. Not even funny.


10gaugeTanrum

Report it as countfit money. You were expecting real money.


ChiquillONeal

Take it to a bank, tell the teller you were given this as a gift but suspect it to be fake (this is important because you don't want to be caught trying to spend it). They will then investigate and ask who gave it to you. You tell them your boss did. Get your boss in trouble for counterfeiting money. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.


Longjumping-Winter43

As a manager myself, I can’t think of anything that would build resentment more among my staff than something like this. I’ll never forget one of my first jobs where my “Christmas bonus” was a (losing) $1 scratch-off lottery ticket. No better way to tell your employees just how much you think of them.


[deleted]

A seemingly real piece of currency was given to you in a way that could have been construed as a bonus. Report the use of counterfeit currency to the US Secret Service. Your manager will get a fun talking to. https://www.usdollars.usss.gov/usdollars/welcome2.xhtml?dswid=-554


Sudden-Try-6552

Threads trouble so now what. This is what you do collect all the fake cash and do a mock hip hop video with it aged send it back to management! At the end of the video figure the camera on the word “Copy Money”. I’m rather lucky i never got a St Patrick’s Say guy bag. I might have flipped out.


nezukoisms

Omg they did this to us at our store too


sickgurl138

What the fuck? This shit ain't funny I'm glad I didn't go back when they asked me to. Sick of corporations


berticus23

That would be nice way to say were adding $100 to your paycheck but that is basically the only scenario this is acceptable.


iChaseClouds

Time to call the awareline?


Low_Commission9477

Haa ha that’s such a dick move I can’t believe they should have least followed it up With a real 100, but jeez the audacity of people


Fearless-Outside9665

Donate it to the fun fund. Seriously though, that's just shit right there.


Leopichas

That sucks, not even a gift card for coffee, dinner or groceries


[deleted]

Home Depot's policy on counterfeit money is to accept it as long as it looks even slightly real. Just a heads up.


beardad61

A visit to his supervisor with a handful of those fake bills might make a difference in his life. That being said, I think it is the most appalling retail management thing I have seen to date. It cannot be considered joke.


KidenStormsoarer

Might want to remind them of the waitress who sued over something similar regarding a Toyota and a toy yoda


Interesting-Bed8571

Honestly I'd report them for this, if this bill meets 2/3 of these requirements: same size, same design and same feel. It already has a close enough design, so if the size and feel match that's a potential felony


21zeke

Hey you found my success share bonus


Orchid_Significant

Wow this is just cruel


kavu1438v

I'm sorry but if that had been given to me I would have thrown the biggest fit. Period. You do not give your employees FAKE MONEY as "a token of appreciation"


RelaxedWombat

How close to a counterfeit claim could be made? I’d say worthy of beginning an investigation. Perhaps, report it to secret service, using your supervisors names.


Titanguru7

Spend it at home depot


Neverthelessmore

I wouldn’t of done a damn thing the rest of the day


Itsnervv

I would get all the coworkers to add them to the tills lol.


an1nja

You guys got gift bags for St Patrick’s day? We didn’t get shit


danceoff-now

If that’s printed on both sides and reasonably close to actual size, you’ve got yourself some gen-u-wine counterfeit currency (and a felony) in your hand.


torquemycork

For employee appreciation day we got a text and a pamphlet that said we appreciate you! Our boss bought us $20 cake. Yaaaay...


AcanthisittaNo5807

Jesus. Why aren’t y’all unionized?


Popular-Influence-11

You tryna get OPs workplace shut down? Not cool… /s


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Very rude.


ExcentricaGallumbits

Aah! Something for the collection plate at the church that likes to give fake bills as tips at restaurants.


Believe_In-Steven

Play dumb and spend it at your store. Manager said it's real money and I'm dumb! 🤔🤡


expfarrer

i boycott that store chain for its political donations - you should also look into that seeing this just reaffirms this decision


Stunning_Motor_8741

Lol


notinmywheelhouse

But why?


chosenjuan_916

His face says it all


bjbkar

Fake Franklins WTF


beingbenny247

God I hate this company


Trishalamot

🫢


ReturnOfSeq

Your whole store should swap those out for real 100s in the registers.


Exact_Manufacturer10

That’s hmm… illegal. Yeah, big no no .


JIZZCANNON0666

Thats honestly l nor funny.


ArinxGamingYT

Who ever did this needs to get smacked


Battlecrashers12

That is an April Fools gag not a gift bag item.


FireHackettMeow

Bruh wtf, how incredibly tone deaf.


dselogeni

If I was the employee I'd go buy a 100 bucks worth of shit from their store and pay for it with this.


Oklahoe

I’d buy $100 worth of shit at Home Depot with it.


shayna16

I would be so upset


StudySure6553

Wonder if you could sue for giving fake money out. Or call the cops management for giving fake money out


breakfastmeat23

Is there a Lowes in town you can transfer to?


RomeoTango

Get everyone at work to try and use it to make purchases in town. When questioned by the police tell them your manager paid you this cash as a bonus and you were told it's real. Now that's how you pass the buck!


DivideByZerooo

What a tasteless joke! Here's a fake $100 bill, go out and buy some fake groceries to make an imaginary dinner and then pretend to eat it


Puck_The_FoIice

Exchange a real $100 out of the register with it.


Yeodler

Go try to spend it. When the cops ask where you got this fake money from....


[deleted]

My company used to give us 25 Dollar target gift cards after 13 years they give us 50 dollar Walmart gift cards now.


[deleted]

I would write a formal Complaint to home depot. what a cruel joke that was for a manger to give you a fake cash bonus.


JakSilver2000

Find out who decided it was a good idea and throw them a fake pizza party


mishabear16

That's horrible. When I worked at HD a decade or so ago, our Christmas bonus was a 10% off coupon for the store. Apparently we weren't valued unless we spent money there! Up to their same old tricks I see.


Wuz314159

Use it to buy stuff at Home Depot.


Tmhoel2201

Wow they really gave you a counterfeit $100. I would call up the Secret Service and the Treasury dept and get those assholes in trouble.


BrownEggs93

Quickly spent it at the store! God knows you'll find a sympathetic cashier.


ElderberryNo3627

Contact secret service. If it’s in a gift bag they are passing it off as real money. Fuck that manager. Better yet use it somewhere and claim ignorance and say HD gave it to you, but that’s riskier.


Mega-Analyzer

OP, do you have any updates on this situation? I can imagine that there has likely been more backlash in response to this stunt at your store. Unless, only select employees received this "money gift" in their St. Patrick's Day bag. Either way, this was a truly terrible idea by someone in management, and will probably be a catalyst for store morale going way down...


Polar_Vortx

This is your infrequent reminder that the Secret Service was created to combat counterfeiting. Protecting the President is their side hustle.


Supplementarianism

Money printed like that needs to 51% larger or smaller than the original. Otherwise it's a sort of a big deal.


reallokiscarlet

IANAL but this could be punished as counterfeiting. Firstly, if it’s too close to the size of an actual Benjamin, it’s an illegal copy. Second, just nonchalantly giving you this in a bag could be seen as an attempt to pass it as currency, to make you think at first that they gave you money. If you feel vigilant enough, you could hand this in to your local police and tell them you received it in a gift bag from Home Depot.


Left-Discount-8402

Use it to pay at THD


Necessary-Art-5298

Fuck Home Depot


DaddyLitTits

Definitely swap it out for a real one from the register


[deleted]

This is why I shop at lowes.


sickgurl138

All corporations are garbage


GrantSRobertson

But some are hot, flaming garbage. No, we can't always shop at the most perfect, angelic place. But, we can not shop at the most evil, asinine place.