To celebrate the recent McDonald’s Monopoly promotion, McDonald’s Canada was accepting Monopoly money as currency. Although the multi-colored toy bills were not accepted at face value, i.e., a Monopoly hundred could not buy 100 items off the dollar menu, the toy bill could be exchanged for a large fries.
Although this concept is marketing brilliance, it’s not too far removed from Canada’s everyday exchange. Last time I was in Montreal, my $10 bill was pink and had a goose on it… and it was only good for a small fries.
[via AdFreak]
