# Arriving at the airport with a bag full of cash **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 2, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arriving-at-the-airport-with-a-bag-full-of-cash/505091 "2009-08-02T21:08:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arriving-at-the-airport-with-a-bag-full-of-cash/505091/21 "2009-08-04T15:49:43Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > I work retail, and we have to check for the strip and check the pictures on all 50’s and 100’s. We don’t use the pen. But I have been in lots of stores that test every twenty with the pen. A busy mini-mart near me had what musta been a misunderstanding, which lead to the cashier checking and using the pen on _every bill_ used there. I stood in line waiting to pay for my coffee, and the two ones I handed over were checked closely. The next time I stopped there, they were back to their normal procedure. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arriving-at-the-airport-with-a-bag-full-of-cash/505091/22 "2009-08-04T16:46:43Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > Second, how did your brother plan to unload all of that defaced currency? What’s the first thing a store clerk or bank teller does when handed money? Nine times out of ten, they hold it up to the light and look for that strip. No strip = no good. If the _were_ metal foil strips, just cutting the strip into short segments with a razor blade would probably be sufficient. A number of short cuts across the strip shouldn’t be very noticeable. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arriving-at-the-airport-with-a-bag-full-of-cash/505091.md?page=1)