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Success StoriesSince thousands are now using the Liberty Dollar, we
thought we'd share some of their stories. If you want to share your success
using the Liberty Dollar, please send to truth@libertydollar.org and we'll try to feature it here. 1. 5 taxicab rides in
Manhattan, received change Folks, these Silver
Libertys are spending like hotcakes. It's all a matter of attitude. We're doing
people a favor and restoring value to America. Typical conversations I've had
using the Liberty Dollar: "What is this?!"
I am writing this to NORFED in hopes that it can be used to help
with I am also proud to say that my entire trip was funded with
NORFED I read the news letter from last month and was a little
disturbed at Joe's Fina Mart / Placido TX I used only Liberty Dollars at each of these places and as
you can This was one of my most enjoyable trips in a long time. My
wife even So as you can see, this is the time to start spending and
bring this I'm bursting with excitement and I just have to tell someone
about this. On my way in, a guy from one of those portrait places stopped
me. I struck up a conversation with him, showed him the Liberty Dollars and
left a informational kit with him. He was reading intently as I walked away. I picked up the groceries I needed, and then headed to the
checkout line. The total was $18.37. So, I pulled out a $10 FRN and a $10
Liberty and casually handed it over. The cashier ooohhed and aahed, but she had
to check with the manager, to which I said sure. She came back with the manager
following and said she couldn't take it, since they didn't know about it and
the bank wasn't open. I said that's ok, it's been used only 4 years, so
many people still haven't seen it yet, but here's some information about the
private currency and you can contact the organization or visit their website. I then
paid in FRN’s. Just now, I went to the local Sav-A-Lot grocery store. The
total was $11.19, so I pulled out a $10 Liberty and a $10 FRN. The cashier was
intrigued and said she had never seen these before. I nonchalantly said it was
a new silver-backed private currency being used for 4 years, and the piece she was
holding was genuine silver. I also handed her a information kit so she could do
some reading about it. Then I came home, and handed an information kit to my next
door neighbor, showed him the currency and told him to spread the word. I had a good day. I'm so pumped. That first one was hard.
But, Giant Eagle has some items I want on sale next week, so I going to another
branch and see what happens.
I've used the currency in restaurants, shopping malls, as
charitable donations, and in a ton of convenience stores. I always carry around
a couple of Silver Libertys and look forward to taking them out of my pocket.
The person on the other side of the counter is always impressed when you drop
it into their hand. If the store is not too busy, it's a great way to talk to
them about the nature of money. I had no idea it could be this easy to switch to a different
currency. I'm planning to work hard to get the word out in Texas - I want as
many Liberty Merchants to accept the Liberty Dollar as possible!
Thursday night at the Exxon Tigermart by IH 35 and 7th
street... A cop was talking to the girl at the register as I paid for
two bottles of water... the cop immediately saw the silver and said, "What
in the world is that?" "Ten dollars in pure silver!" "Holy cow (or
words to that effect)!! If I had ten dollars now I'd buy it!" He ended up making a deal with the cashier for the silver,
because she wanted it as well... I let them both have one, since I had another
in the car!! Today, Austin NORFEDers, I spent it at: BW3's, 6th street - food and beer The Solera one was great! It's a new bar/Restaurant right by
the Alamo drafthouse cinema and Miguel's La Bodeca. The bartender, Pat, thought
it was great... took it back to the manager who ended up buying it for
himself... came out and asked me if it was real... I said it was .999 pure,
just like it said... a waiter came up to look and said, "That is so cool!!
We should go back to that!!" http://www.libertydollar.org, folks if you're interested!!
Real money, guaranteed value!! We can make a difference!! NORFED rules!! This number belongs to Dwayne Schmidt who operates a cab here
in Austin. I recently exchanged some silver and paper so he could have samples
in his cab. I also mailed him the silver labels for him to put in his cab,
because he has agreed to accept the Liberty Dollar from anyone riding in his
cab. I promised him that we would advertise for him.
After being "kicked upstairs" to TWO managers, one
of whom calls NORFED but it was after hours, they come back and tell me they
will accept it as cash. This is my largest purchase with the Liberty Dollar to
date. To which I replied, "A ten dollar silver piece". He
thought it was the greatest thing and even wanted to trade his bucks for it,
which I think he did. I also put in a plug for the libertydollar.org site and
how important it was to use true silver backed money. Bottom line, though, is
that I spent it!!! AND on my first try!! I'd like to get some more silver from you this weekend and
give it another try!! Second I went on vacation to TN. I took again around 300.00
liberty dollars and when I came back I had 34.00. I had no problem using the
money the only problem was my wife was getting mad that I was spending so much
time talking about it. I used it in over 15 stores. Pretty cool, eh? As for becoming an RC, I would like to
discuss this further and take advantage of your offer once I clear my plate for
the summer. I think it would be a good idea and money wouldn't be a problem....
I'll hold off until late May and get started... I hope you don't mind if I use
your center for my supply? No problem. Just wanted to make you aware of what
RC's are for... Now, another hypothetical question... you did mention that the
banks wouldn't take it if a business tried to deposit it... True. Now, if I
went to a place consistently and spent the cash there and they came back to me,
refused to take the money again because they couldn't put it away... This may
happen. But if it does, you can tell them about the NORFED checks. Or they can
give them back to their customers as change. If the business becomes an RC,
they can get the silver at a discount and give it as change and make a slight
profit. There are a few RC's that will exchange the Liberty Dollar
back to FRN's on a voluntary case-by-case basis. This is not encouraged by
NORFED (for obvious reasons, and NORFED will only redeem for the Gold or
Silver), but for some folks it makes them feel better about the currency. And
that's all we really want... and possibly tried to have me nailed for
fraud/counterfeiting, what would happen then? Since the silver is REAL, and was
accepted VOLUNTARILY, I don't think anyone can indict you for anything. Is
barter illegal? The silver is just an advanced form of barter. I will sometimes
leave my card, and if people have questions, they know where to contact me. I
have yet to be contacted. Could it really develop into that big of a deal? I really don't think so, but anything is possible these days.
They would probably go after NORFED, not some individual person. But NORFED has
really done their homework, and have several published mainstream articles with
statements from the Federal Reserve and the Treasury. They both have said
"so be it" to the currency, and that was over 2 years ago. I think if
they were going to do something about the currency, they would have done it by
now. As you can read on the NORFED site, people have been
attempting to deposit the currency in banks. Nothing happened other than the
rejection of the silver currency. No charges filed, nobody was arrested. The
banks just coughed it out like it was poison (because it is to their big funny
money system!) Thanks again, Chris, you and the rest of the RealityExpander/There4IAm
bunch are the greatest! We are all just individuals, approaching the same
problems with our own unique perspectives. It's a lot of fun! "It's a new currency backed by silver."
"Wow... it's like a dollar?" "Yes, but it's actually backed by
silver". (Entering into his register the amount of a $1 cash...) "So is this paper actually worth anything more than a
dollar?" (words to this effect) "It's worth more than all of those
dollars in your register... " I'm going to go ahead and continue using my
passive/aggressive tack for my usage... it seems to be working for me... I will always give a choice
and make them feel comfortable if they would rather take the FRN's and
definitely be polite about it... I'm really excited about becoming an RC now... I might be
able to jump on this earlier than the summer, seeing as how my recent success
in using it has encouraged me even more. I'll get back to you on that if the
possibility presents itself. For now, I'm now waiting for the experience of
being turned down. Chris, thanks for everything! Sorry to bug you w/all these
"success" stories, but it just makes me so excited knowing that this
stuff is working. Not only that, but I'm not as scared of this being some sort
of Amway-esque scheme! Thanks again Chris! Along with my sister, I am a caregiver for my 89 year old
Aunt and Uncle. I periodically purchase a dinner from Boston Market for them.
Last week, I tendered a five and a one at one of the many local stores this
national establishment. The clerk took the Liberty Dollar with no questions
asked. I made no big deal of this and was handed my dinner to go. The next day, I purchased breakfast at McDonalds. I tendered
four one's in Liberty Dollars. This time, I had to explain to the manager that
the only "money" in the country (Per. US Constitution Article 1
Section 10) is gold and silver coin. She found it in the Yellow Pages. In this fashion I was able to convince her that she was
dealing with a private corporation when she conducted business with a Federal
Reserve Note. I also had to show this manager the $10 silver coin. This manager
accepted the Liberty Dollar as payment for the breakfast. That evening, I presented $3.00 to Burger King. Same routine
as McDonalds. This manager also accepted the Liberty Dollar. Last Friday, I was in Columbus, Ohio. I was cold calling for
a business associate, Lenny Roberto, owner of Batavia Enclosures. Lenny stopped
dealing with the IRS the first of this year. He is also involved with our group
and has spoken with Dick Simkanin. See http://www.bataviaenclosures.com Many national companies are based in Ohio; it is a very
friendly state for businesses. Nationwide Insurance, Bob Evans, Wendy's
Hamburgers to name a few are prominent corporate citizens. Dave Thomas of
Wendy's [once lived] in the same town as my brother (Worthington, a suburb of
Columbus.) As a salesman, I realized that the financial officers of the
major companies should become aware of NORFED. As I passed the Corporate
Headquarters for Bob Evans, I decided to make a cold call on behalf of NORFED.
Bob Evans is a Christian-based company. I presented the Liberty Dollar and Silver Liberty to the
receptionist. I asked her if I could speak to the Chief Financial Officer of
the company. To my surprise, I was told that he would be right out. When I met this gentleman, I presented the NORFED brochure to
him and showed him the currency. I urged him to learn more by reading going to
the NORFED website and to read "The Creature from Jekyll Island" and
"Secrets of the Temple." He said he would look into it. (I will dig
out his card and send the info to you.) I believe in gentle persuasion. No hard selling for this guy.
My motto is: For NORFED to become accepted by the public, the CEO's of
consumer oriented corporations and their Chief Financial Officers must become
aware of the Liberty Dollar. In these examples, I have chosen the fast food
industry. Wal-Mart, Big K, Target, Walgreens, Barnes & Noble and Borders
Books, to name a few, are places where people spend a lot of cash. I spent all of it. I spend it at StarBucks, McDonalds, Jack in the Box, two Thai
food restaurants, I simply hand them the silver $10 coin as payment. 95% of the
businesses accept the currency. I try to be as nonchalant as possible. Sometimes the merchant
will ask me if I "really want to spend this". I always reply yes.
Some people give it back. I don't argue with them, I just hand them FRN's. You
may attempt other techniques, but this is the best one for me so far. I left the singles as tips. I don't try to exchange the paper
currency as much, as the silver is so much more successful. The day after I received my redemption center package I was
reading the "Y2K Money" book at lunch. Well, the cook started
quizzing me on the book and I took the opportunity to explain NORFED to him. He
made the snide comment that he would believe that it was real money if he could
deposit it in his bank account. Well, I took him up on the challenge and gave
him a buck. The next day he said he walked into the local Bank of America
branch and asked the manager if they accepted the Liberty Dollar. The manager
said yes and accepted his Liberty Dollar for deposit. I now pay for my lunch in real money. Well, much to my surprise, he said "Yes"! Well, I
was amazed! Normally, I do not like to shop at Walmart, but now I will be
pleased to give them some of my business, now that that are helping the
American people regain their country. Then, just a little later, after picking up a few more items,
I decided to ask again at the main checkout lines if they were accepting the
Liberty Dollar yet. The lady had not seen it before, and asked her supervisor
who was nearby. The supervisor told her "yes" and then shouted out to
another clerk, "Hey, here is the new Liberty Dollar people have been asking
about!", and then she held it up for all of the customers and checkouts to
see. So, you see, it pays to think "out of the box" of
your own self-imposed limitations, and just ask about the Liberty Dollar - even
in the most unlikely "corporate" situations! P.S. And, speaking about "out of the box" thinking,
you should risk having a "Matrix" experience yourself, by clicking on
my new web site below: http://skyboom.com/freedomnews I said, "O.K. I'll pay you with this, handing him a 10
FRN note, but I would like my change in silver backed, please." showing
him the Liberty Currency I had in my wallet. The cashier said, "We don't have any." I said, "Why not? It is real money; it's more real than
this which is debt!" At this point he looked toward the manager who came over, and
showed him the Liberty Dollar. Without hesitation, the manager said, "Yes,
we accept it." Since the cashier had no silver backed singles in his cash
register, he felt very shy as he took out two Federal Reserve notes to give me in
change. I said, "That's O.K.! You don't have any singles at the
moment so I'll accept the change in FRNs." READ ON TO FIND OUT! This story covers two separate transactions in a single 1
hour period. I went to my local gas station and picked up a 12-pack of
pepsi. When I got to the counter, a gentleman in his 50's was working the
register. I figured this would be easy - he'd probably seen silver in
circulation before (I assumed.) I asked him if he would accept "the new
American dollar." I showed the $1 certificate to him and he said "I
never saw this before, so no." Thinking it was over, I started reaching
for my FRN's and his younger co-worker (in his 20's) working at the other
register asked "What is that?" So I stopped digging through my
wallet, and handed him the $1 Liberty Dollar. I said "Its the new American dollar and it's backed by
pure silver." He said "Cool! How do I get one?" I told him that
I would exchange them 1 for 1 for his FRN's. He immediately gave me a $1 FRN
and started closely inspecting the bill. I then showed him the $10 Silver
Liberty. I said "If you have ten FRN, I'll exchange it for this $10 pure
silver coin." He said he didn't have that kind of money for the coin. I
shrugged and I then paid the older guy with FRN's for the soda, and received my
change. When I left, there was a line of three people in front of the younger
employee's cash register as he continued to closely examine the bill. As I left
I said "Check out www.norfed.org for more info!" I then went to Albertson's, a large upscale grocery store
chain in Texas and other states. I picked up some eye-contact solution and went
directly to the check out. I only had the one item. It cost $3.25. After my
experience at the gas station, I scanned the checkout counters for 20-something
employees. There were 5 checkers working, and one was a emale in her early
20's. I got into her line and immediately asked "if she accepted the new
American dollar?" I flashed the $5 certificate, and she replied,
"Cool!" I said "It's backed by pure silver." She then told
me that she didn't know if Albertson's accepted it. She called her manager on
her phone. As we waited for her manager (about 2 minutes) she asked
where she could get one. I told her that "I would exchange them
one-for-one for her federal reserve notes." She said "Really?" I
said yes. Her manager showed up and I handed her the notes. The manager then
walked off with the Liberty Dollars (without asking first, I must tell you),
and I assumed she was looking for the shift supervisor. The checkout girl asked
"Can I have one now?" I said yes, and asked her how much she wanted.
We exchanged for a $1 note, a 5 note and a $10 Silver Liberty. We performed the exchanges one at a time. After every
exchange she laughed with glee and asked for another note! It was really fun to
watch and a rather strange experience. Each time she laughed one of her
co-workers would walk over. I showed her the $10 silver Liberty and she
immediately grabbed a $10 FRN and snapped the coin from my hand. It was also
time for a shift change, so yet another person showed up. The checker girl
proudly showed them her new currency, like a child with a new toy at Christmas.
She was giggling and everyone looked at the currency with great curiosity. By
this time there were three people in line behind me. I apologized to the
customer directly behind me and she shrugged her shoulders and said "no
problem... only the ice cream is melting..." So people are generally quite
patient and rather curious! One young man sternly asked me where he could get them. I
stutteringly answered "at n-n-libertydollar.org" - mostly because I
was not prepared to act as a "salesman" so soon to an entire crowd of
people! After another few minutes, the shift supervisor then showed up and
marched past our checkout counter on her way to the "Bank of America"
mini-bank located right inside the store. She did not ask me a single question.
She did not even look at me. It was obvious she had made up her mind already,
but was performing the classic weasel move - C.Y.A. I don't blame her. I would
do the same in her position. Still, she is a weasel. I saw her hand the notes to the bank manager (another
weasel.) The bank manager inspected the notes carefully, then she
disapprovingly shook her head. The shift supervisor nodded knowingly, and then
walked back over to our counter with a sullen and smirky look on her face. In a
somewhat condescending tone she said "You'll have to take these back where
you got them." I guess she thought I was a sucker. Maybe so. But, she did
not seem to notice the crowd of people standing around looking at the notes and
she immediately walked off without saying another word. I said out loud, but
mostly to myself, "Well, it will just take some time." The girl at
the checkout counter half-smiled as I handed her the FRN's for the transaction.
I then left the store. So, it seems that Albertson's corporate does not exchange
their products for silver at this time. But the people working in the store
seem to accept it willingly! So, the moral of the story is that even if you dont actually
buy anything, you can still exchange NORFED for FRN at any store! I'm batting
1000 right now! We're going to the mall this weekend! What if everyone went to
the malls this weekend and simply asked the employees "Do you accept the
new American dollar?" THINK ABOUT IT! More stories coming - stay tuned! Later, I showed $1 ALC and a $10 silver to the waiter at
Outback. He asked, "Have you got any more?" I showed him a $5 and
$10. He said, "You mean I can buy these for $26 (US). "Yes." Where upon he gave me $26 US. I asked if he was a collector. He said, "I am now." Before leaving, I gave him a couple of NORFED brochures. Today, I mailed about 75 Liberty Dollars to Silicon Valley
CEOs and VPs (along Faithfully in Freedom, M. Hayden Places which have put it in their till: Both of these establishments are in Rochester, New York At another mom and pop grocery store, buying some snacks for
my kids, I laid one Liberty Dollar and one federal reserve note out on the
counter and asked the man which does he want, debt or real wealth? This cashier
took the Liberty Dollar, put it in his pocket, and put one of his own federal
reserve notes into the cash register. I also use them for tipping waitresses whenever I eat out. Thanks for bringing back real money Bernard. Us hardworking
Georgians deserve it! P.S. I just got back from spending $9 in New American Dollars
at Kroger. A little resistance at first, but after I explained them and asked
if they wanted debt or real wealth, about 4 of the other customers threw their
dollar bills at the cashier People, when they see the Liberty Dollar, are very interested
and some business accept them readily. Bombay Spiceland on Reseda Blvd. just
south of Parthenia in Northridge, California accepted 4 Liberty dollars for my
purchase of 3.xx FRNs. The owner put them into the register and gave me tokens
in change. When I informed her that the certificates were redeemable in silver
and showed her the silver Liberty, she took them out of the register and put
them into her purse. The next day my wife and I went to Pacific Theaters:
Winnetka 20, corner of Prairie and Winnetka. I handed the lady at the Customer
desk a ten Liberty note for two senior tickets. She called someone over who
took them into the back. That person returned and we were given our tickets. At
the concession stand we bought ice cream also with the Liberty dollars. These events have special significance only because the
currency is new to the market place. Given time they will be as common as
credit cards. At Office Depot for a printing bill of $4.06 FRNs, I handed
the cashier $.06 and four Liberty Dollars. She gave them to a manager who took them
to the back. He returned and said to accept them. When he learned that they
were backed by silver, with a very pleased smile, he put them into his shirt
pocket. When I was leaving a tip at A Votre Sante on San Vicente
Boulevard near 26th Street in Brentwood, the waiter saw the new currency and
showed interest. The week-end manager came over to the table and wanted to know
all about them, where he could get them, etc. He said he had seen them before
and had a couple. He was very pleased to exchange 30 FRNs for the recommended
packet that consists of one 10 note, one 5 note, five 1 notes and a silver
liberty. The recommended gives one the full spread of the currency. The silver
is the money; the certificates are the convenience. These occurrences indicate a very definite awakening upon the
part of the American people to the nature of coin and credit. They are a
hopeful sign for the future. Who owns the money owns the world. If we want
economic freedom, we will have to regain ownership of our money. We now have a choice. We can own it or we can rent it. We,
Americans, owned our money in the past and we can own it again. She then accepted them and put them in the register. I told
her to offer them in change. I remember when we had real money, when the dimes, the
quarters, fifty cent pieces and dollars were of silver. We didn't use the
dollar coins too much in California, but when we went to Nevada, that is all
they gave us in change. They wanted us to use them in their one arm bandits,
and for them you don't use paper. When we came back to California, we had a
pocket full of silver. We went to the bank and exchanged it for paper---paper
that said, "There is on deposit in the Treasury of the United States one
dollar in silver, redeemable by the bearer on demand." The American dollar
was considered as "good as gold." I remember when a hamburger together with a giant malted milk
cost twenty five cents, a hotel room at the Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City cost
$5.00. I remember when the dollar sign had two vertical lines on it. I remember freedom in America when we had firecrackers on the
Fourth of July, when we had bonfires and weenie roasts on the beach, when the
government didn't force one to wear a helmet when riding a bicycle. I didn't know that the Federal Government declared bankruptcy
and got the states to pledge, without our knowledge, our life, labor and
property as Surety for the debt obligations of the Federal United States. Up to
1933 Americans owned gold. With the surrender of our rights in that year we
lost the ownership of our land and together with the states became possessions
of the Federal United States. On March 9, 1933 the Roosevelt administration
declared war upon us- the American people-and under color of the Trading With
The Enemy Act confiscated our gold by declaring us "The Enemy." When the November 1998 issue of Media Bypass appeared with
"The Rainbow Currency" on the cover, I remembered when and jumped for
joy for I knew that now at last we had a choice. We no longer had to use
debt-based Federal Reserve Notes. After reading the article on American Liberty Currency, -- I
now refer to it as the New American Dollar thanks to Minister Thomas Ehyeh
Asaiah of Brooklyn, N.Y. who knows how to ring bells in people's minds--I sent
for the Thirty Dollar Packet which consisted of a Ten, a Five, five Ones and a
Coin. With my new silver backed money, I went to the Saturday Morning Calabasas
Ranch Market where farmers from Central and Southern California bring their
produce. Being now in a position to pass on the choice that American Liberty
Currency gave me, I said to the farmer, "I can pay you in debt or I can
pay you in silver. Which would you prefer?" Three merchants that morning
accepted the silver. Encouraged by this experience, I ordered $200 in One's.
Since that first Saturday morning in December, Maria and I have been purchasing
our produce on an average of twice a month using the New American Dollar. Acceptance at the market has not always been that smooth. Two
merchants enthusiastically look forward to receiving silver backed money. Most
of the merchants are sitting on the fence waiting to see. One merchant who
accepted it the first day subsequently said that she would have to think about
it. At a later time she accepted it again. At a still later time she said her father
didn't want her to accept it. On this occasion of my purchase I gave her a bill
large enough so that she would have to make change. As change she gave me two
Federal Reserve Notes. I held out my hand waiting for her to notice what she
had given me. Then I asked her where her New American Dollars were. She lifted
up the tray of her cash box and showed them to me. I told her that she ought to
offer them in change if she wanted to and that she could give them to me now.
She didn't want to. I believe she really likes the silver. Another person who worked in the sprout booth where the owner
wouldn't accept the New American Dollar did accept them. He was anxious to
redeem a coin. He most likely substituted his own FRN's for the New American
Dollar. He has redeemed several coins and is now seriously considering
circulating the certificates. This has been going on since December. After eating a meal at a restaurant when the waitress brings
the check, I always say, "I am going to leave you a tip. I can give you
silver or I can give you this, which is debt." Then follows a short
explanation of what "this" is. The silver has been turned down only
once by a waiter at the Greenleaf Restaurant in Ashland, Oregon who said,
"I can't use it in the bar upstairs." He didn't try. Recently my wife had an accident for which I had to rent a
wheel chair from Norco Rents in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The rental fee was $20.
I said to the man, "I can pay you with silver. What would you like?"
Without a blink or a nod, he took the certificates. We have had so many positive experiences showing the New
American Dollar that it would take a long time to recount them all. It appears
that Americans, in general, are woefully ignorant of the political statements
they make on a daily basis every time they buy something. The solution offered
by the New American Dollar acts like a light that reveals either the lack of
awareness or the hypocrisy that exists within the patriot community. People who
understand money and the solution NAD offers are excited and inspired. Some
burst out laughing and we all laugh together. But when it dawns upon them that
they are looking at REAL money, they laugh even harder, their eyes filled with
hope for the future. After paying for gas at the pump, I open my wallet, bounce
the coin on the counter top at the cashier's stand and say, "Have you seen
the New American Dollar?" At one convenience store, this display attracted
three young ladies. One said, "How can I get one?" Another more savvy
about money wanted to know more. I explained the purpose of the $30 packet. She
didn't have $30, but she did go to the ATM a few steps away and took out a $20.
She exchanged this for one Five, five One's and a Silver Liberty so she could
show them around. We have bought magazines from magazine stands, sandals in
Hawaii, shoestrings at a shop where a gentleman with his daughter watched me
pay with Liberty Dollars. I told him they exchanged one for one. He wanted one
for himself and his daughter. At the same time a girl friend of the sales
person was going to give a talk at the college. She chose options in currency
for the coming millennium. I made a special appointment with her to go over a
notebook I had assembled dealing with currency. I created this book so that I
would have something to leave with the manager of a restaurant or the manager
of a movie theatre while we had dinner or watched the movie. Perhaps the most exciting experience I had was when Maria and
I went to Follow Your Heart Restaurant in Canoga Park. While waiting for our
meal to be served, I went to the cash register to browse the magazines. In the
Table of Contents of THE UTNE READER was an article entitled DOLLARS OR SENSE
by Minna Norse, with the caption, "WHAT COULD POSSIBLY UNITE LIBERTARIANS,
TECHNOCRATS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS? USURPING THE FEDERAL RESERVE, AND CREATING
AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR." When I saw NORFED mentioned, I
became very excited. Picking up the magazine I returned to my table. Lunch had
been served. After lunch when the waitress brought the check, I gave her
the usual choice. At first she declined preferring the FRN's but when I pointed
to the magazine and told her that there was an article in it that mentioned
NORFED, she change her mind. This scene was witnessed by two young ladies at an
adjoining table who showed great curiosity in what was taking place. I did my
usual currency display. One of the ladies wanted the coin then and there. I
explained how the coin was a redemption for the certificate and that the $30
dollar packet contained the coin as well. Without hesitation, she took out two
twenties to exchange for the packet. Since two other people at an adjoining
table to theirs were also curious, I gave them flyers. These are just a few of
my experiences with the New American Dollar; you will have your own. I can
truly say, it is much more fun to play with real money than monopoly money. To which I asked "How would you like me to pay my
fine" I have a friend who has witnessed someone win a case because the
Judge is forbidden by law to demand credit in payment of a fine. Federal
Reserve Notes being promissory notes are credit on the Congress of the United
States. The Judge said, "Cash or Check will be fine!" To
which I replied would promissory notes be acceptable? "No! Promissory
notes will not be acceptable! "Well I'd like to pay my fine. Will silver
be acceptable? "I don't know." The Judge asked the prosecutor what he
thought and the prosecutor said, "If the silver is redeemable at face
value for Federal Reserve Notes let him pay his fine with silver." So I
went to the Clerk of Court's office and paid my fine with ten Silver Libertys
and received $3.25 change in return. The Receipt reads as follows: 7/26/99 Robert Miller 99-mt-2447 99-mt328 $96.75 Receipt
number 5095 ERNEST NATIONS, JR. CLERK OF COURT HABERSHAM COUNTY I really blew the minds of the clerks working in the office!
They both heard the Judge say I could pay my fine in silver as long as my
silver was redeemable in Silver. Even though I lost my case, I still had a good day! The following week, the manager was walking around with
coffee for the patrons making sure everyone had everything needed. When he
spotted me, he asked if I had information concerning the currency and the
silver Liberty. Of course, I always do and gave him the old brochure. I wonder what he will say this week when he has had a chance
to read and understand the great cause and issue that NORFED is rectifying. No
Fed - just NORFED. Due to this article, many calls have been made inquiring
about NORFED, and more currency is being circulated now as more people buy it
or accept it in change during normal business transactions at our shop in
Polson. "Thank you for the opportunity" Today I spent 17 Dollars in Liberty Dollars. I put gas in
my wifes car, I bought a Subway Sandwich, I bought ice cream from the Ice cream
man in the little buggie. The Ice cream man, when I gave him a choice of a
$5FERN or 5 Liberty Dollars, he said," I take this ( FERN) because it is
easer. I asked what was so hard about taking the silver certificate? I told him
he could give me change in FERN'S and he took the silver certificate! I always
give the option of FERN or Liberty Dollars. When I'm told that they want FERNS
I say," Good, because I would rather keep my silver and give you my debt
instead." They open their eyes and somtimes change their mind. When I use
my credit card I give the choice and say," I can set the debt aside for
future payment and never be able to pay the compounding interest or I can pay
off the debt right now. I then let them know that it is a credit card isn't it? "Support of Honest Weights and Measures" Office Depot Northridge, California continues to accept the
Liberty Dollar. They have been regularly accepting it since before June 19th
2000. You can refer to that update here in Success Stories which states that
they had then accepted it over six times. Because of their friendly position
regarding honest weights and measures, I would certainly encourage everyone to
give them our business. I asked the manager one day what he did with them? He
replied, "We take them to the bank." "What bank?"
"Bank of America." As a test I deposited 2 ALC in addition to some
checks with Wells Fargo and they credited my account showing that additional 2
ALC's. After all, money is money, and banks deal in money. Video Super Shop at 19643 Parthenia St. Northridge, CA. 91324
(818) 701-1133 has also accepted the Liberty Dollar beginning with our first
visit there. Here's a place to go for your video rentals. Back in April 2000 was our first experience with AMC
Promenade 16 movie theatres. We have used ALCs there every few months since
that time, seven or eight times. Recently we did not go to this movie theatre
for a period of almost two or three months, but on July11 we decided to go
again. I wondered whether they would continue to accept Liberty Dollars for
sometimes I feel that I am the only one in Los The following week I handed the cashier a 10 ALC and 3 one
ALCs and they were accepted without question. We also purchased our drinks at
the concession with ALCs. If you live in the San Fernando Valley, make AMC
Promenade 16 movie complex your theatre of choice. It is ours and has been for
a long time. My wife, Maria and I, wish to take this opportunity to thank them
for their support of honest weights and measures.
My Maryland drivers license expired on my birthday (14 aug
65), so I went down to the local Tennessee drivers branch to get a new one and
paid for it with $35.00 face value in the Liberty Dollar silver certificates. I
also wanted to let you no that my soon to be 2 year old has been listening to
my conversations about those dreaded federal reserve notes, my other 3 daughters
each had 3 federal reserve notes that they could not find, only to find out
later that my 2 year old threw them in the garbage. I also found out that
Liberty Dollars is bad for my health, I use to never eat out, but now I weigh
20 lbs more and my cholesterol is up from using Liberty Dollars over 40
different times at various restaurants & fast food places. "Taking Texas Back" This afternoon I exchanged $60 worth of ALC to the person
I've suddenly targeted as my fourth RC. <proud grin> Slowly but surely,
we're taking Texas back from the FED. "First experiences using the Liberty Dollars" I want to thank you first of all that the 500 silver pieces I
ordered arrived when I was on vacation. So today was my first day to attempt to
use them save that one experience I had buying gas in the last week of August.
Today I again needed gas so decided to buy $20.00 worth instead of $10.00 since
I was using a minivan and it holds more fuel. I went to the same Amoco gas
station here at Exit 169 off Interstate 24 and of course it was a different
cashier. But they accepted it just like before. It was lunchtime so my wife and I decided to eat at Subway
and we used two libertys there but I should have been smart and left and not eaten
there because they went to the bank to see if it was valid money and of course
banks don't accept silver so they charged my credit card $20.00 and gave me
back the silver. Of course I still had the $7.00 Federal Reserve notes that
they gave back as change so I am not complaining. I then went to Proffitt's at Hamilton Place Mall in
Chattanooga to pay a bill I had with their credit card that was $51.97 and gave
them six silver libertys. They accepted it no questions asked, please note that
it was an older cashier so maybe this makes a difference but the next place I
went was Sears to pay my Discover card Bill. Anyway Sears didn't accept them. I
then went to Wal-Mart to pay for $89.00+ worth of merchandise and since there
was a bank inside Wal-mart they had them check it out and of course refused it
because "banks don't like silver". Interesting to note though about Wal-mart was the fact that
there was a person in line behind me that said he would like two of them
himself and the cashier even wanted some but when the bank refused it they
changed their mind as well. Poor folks, people are duped into believing credit
cards, checks, paper Federal Reserve Notes, are more valuable than plain
Silver. Someday when the economy crashes like the World Trade Center today they
will realize their mistake but lo, it will be too late for them then.. It is very interesting to see people's reaction to using the
silver for purchases. So far I have had more successful attempts than not. The
only negative stores for certain are Wal-Mart, Sams Club, Sears, etc. I have
successfully used them at four different gas stations including 5 times at the
closest Amoco station to my house. But two stories to tell you are outstanding.
One was a Krystal restuarant in Trenton, GA where the manager said her husband
was a coin collector. She asked for 5 more of them besides the one I used for
the food. Then this afternoon we went to a Wendy's Restuarant in Kimball, TN
about 20 miles from my house and the man who took the money wanted more. In fact
he went outside the restuarant and asked me how many I wanted to trade. I
happened to have 10 in my pocket and he bought all ten. Another interesting store experience was the above
mentioned Sams. Two of the cashiers that were close by and saw them wanted some
for their own personal use even though the manager would not accept them. One
more experience was trying to buy something from CVS in Lookout Valley, TN a
suburb of Chattanooga, they refused it but the Food Lion grocery store next
door accepted it. Also when I went to a CVS in Jasper, TN next to Kimball the
other day they accepted it. So just because one Chain store doesn't accept it
doesn't mean nationwide it would be the same. I have used it succesful at
another grocery store called Bi-LO for film that I got developed there. I have
used it successful in Kmart and Radio Shack as well. "Success in the Denver area" Dear Liberty Dollar, I received my ALD's last week. I have
successfully used them throughout the Denver area. It is crucial for everyone
to know that ALD's are real and are easily used when submitted. This is a
challenge for everyone to begin using this new currency and stop wasting time.
Just do it. The awareness grows exponentially each time an ALD is put into circulation!
We are moving forward! "There is tremendous awareness" I have been refused only once in the past months. This is
incredible, as my success rate was about 85% before 9/11. Since then, I have performed
over 20 exchanges (at normal shops and stores) and I have been refused only
once. This is rather amazing. My technique: "I have the paper money but I'd like to
pay in silver." If they ask where I got it, I usually say "From a friend
who collects them, but I like to spend them!" If they ask any further questions I will tell them about
LibertyDollar.org. I am also very honest if they ask about putting it in banks.
I tell them they probably wont take it. When they say why, I tell them "It
does not come from the federal government, it is privately minted and is 100%
pure medical-grade silver." This usually gets a few gears turning in their heads...
"Banks wont take silver coins? I thought our money was backed by gold and
silver? What? Huh? DISCONNECT - WHAT IS GOING ON!?!?" Get out there and use the currency! It's fun and there is a
tremendous awareness building. This is truly exciting for freedom in the world. "I was excited to get the
money" I just
received my Liberty Associate kit today and was excited to get the money into
circulation. The first place I went to was the gas station. I simply told the
attendant that I needed $10 in gas and asked her if they take the New $10
Silver Liberty as I set one on the counter. She said "sure" without
hardly looking at it. I mentioned it was backed by pure silver which prompted
her to tell me about the one of her friend's old silver coins and how it was
worth alot of money now. The other attendant reached into his pocket to pull
out FRN's to buy it - except all he had was Thanks for bringing us real money! I have been having great success using the Silver Liberty's
just about everywhere I go. When it comes time to pay, I simply ask the
merchant if they've seen the "New $10 Silver Liberty" and ask if they
take it. I tell them "it's $10 worth of pure silver" (I'll explain
below). 9 out of 10 merchants readily accept it and often ask if I have any
more. When they say "yes" I then proceed to show them the Silver
Certificates and quickly explain how they work. Often times they'll exchange
FRN's for the Silver Here is how I justify a Silver Liberty being worth "$10
of pure silver": The Liberty Dollar is a copywrited design of genuine
numismatic value. In other words, it IS different from regular 1 ounce bullion
"rounds" and therefore commands a higher price - much like the
American Eagle. Another reason it is worth $10 is because there are thousands
of individuals and merchants that will gladly exchange FRN $10 for the Silver
Liberty's. The value is determined by what people are willing to pay for it.
And, last but not least, I will gladly exchange my dreaded FRN's - at face
value - for any Silver Liberty that I put into circulation. When someone asks
me, "Can I get FRN$10 for this?" I simply state, "Sure, but why
would you want to trade real silver for worthless (unbacked) paper?". Finally, I also use the current Argentina
devaluation/crisis as an example of what can happen with government controlled
fiat currencies. "That is so Cool" Yesterday my wife and I went out to dinner and then had a
few drinks at "I needed a new wallet" I needed a new wallet to carry my new Liberty Currency so I
went out and "If you just try" I have been quite amazed by how easy it is to spend the
Silver Libertys. About 50%, no less than 1/3 of the times I try, Houston
merchants accept. Here's a new strategy, however, for when they say
"no." Be slightly aggressive. Say, "Really, you'll have no
trouble spending it... here's my business card. If you just try to spend it
three times and no one will take it, call me and I'll take it back." "My first success" In my first two attempts at using ALCs, at a Kroger and Kinko's on the University of Tennessee campus, they didn't know what to do with it quite frankly. Even the people at the NBC bank in the Kroger weren't sure what to make of it. I did have my first success at a Chili's on Kingston Pike Sunday night. I used a $5 AL |