01 October 2008

Wrapping gifts with U.S. dollars


The wife of Washington lobbyist Ed Rogers gets the money sheets from the United States Bureau of Engraving... and then slices and dices as you would any wrapping paper to best fit the gift and get the best pattern on the front of the package (in this case it's lining up Washington's face just right). No matter that she regularly cuts several bills in half in the process, to be frugal she sticks to the dollar paper and only uses it to wrap "small" gifts.
I'll refrain from making a value judgement on the choice of the wrapping paper. Anyone can buy these sheets at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's cleverly-named website, moneyfactory.gov. I should think those printing presses must be smokin' right now. Personally, I'd recommend exchanging some of your USD for Euros or Loonies or Yen or whatever and waiting a few years when dollars will be much much cheaper...

(link found at Tell Me Something I Don't Know)

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