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A customer at a bar in southern France paid with Monopoly money, taking advantage of confusion in Europe’s currency switch to get a free drink, the bar’s owner said.
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Jean-Paul Boutan, owner of the bar in Auch, said the bartender was not used to the new euro notes and mistook the 5-euro Monopoly note for real currency.
“It was the first day of the new year,” Boutan said. “We were tired after being open so late the night before.”
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