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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: Gallus on June 08, 2012, 04:14 pm
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2WK0zdytgc
Yes, that is a link to the outer-edges of the internet. Proceed with caution.
The video is sort of a Soup-like setup about dealers now accepting Tide laundry detergent as currency.
Is this a joke?
Who thought of this?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2WK0zdytgc
Yes, that is a link to the outer-edges of the internet. Proceed with caution.
The video is sort of a Soup-like setup about dealers now accepting Tide laundry detergent as currency.
Is this a joke?
Who thought of this?
ಠ_ಠ
Aside from the popular myth about dealers watering down their wares with laundry powder I imagine this is a bit of a wind up!
Nevertheless if you think about it laundry detergent lends itself well to being a tradeable commodity - it's easily divisible, keeps for ages and also is something that absolutely everyone will always need.
Maybe we'll see e-tide currencies backed by stockpiles of detergent in the near future - it would add a whole new meaning to the term 'money laundering'!
V.
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This is nothing new, especially in these economic times.
High value disposable items have been negotiable as currency in some cases ... things like razors, coffee, cigarettes etc. I dont assume you get much for it, but its easier to get rid of then car steroes and DVD's that junkies usually roll up with IMO