25 Mar
Posted by Travis Wright as Personal Finance, Prosperity Consciousness, Wealth & Money
I was over at a Japanese friend’s house the other night and he started to show me how to make origami with Japanese money. We were having a great time when he said, “The only problem is that there is no tipping in Japan. When I was In the US, I would fold the dollar bills there and leave them as tips. It was so much fun watching the waitresses when they went to gather the tips. I miss doing that.”
That’s when it occurred to me that it really would be fun to leave your tips as origami. At the very least you would leave an impression and likely the people at the restaurant would remember you from that day forward whenever you came in. So here are five origami that should leave a lasting impression when you leave a tip:
#5 Shirt:
Here are the directions to make the shirt. Below is a video showing how to fold the shirt.
#4 Bow Tie
Here are the directions to make the Bow Tie and here is a the bow tie being made in a video
#3 Spider
You need five $1 bills to make this origami. Here are the directions to make the Spider
#2 Rosette
Here are the directions to make the Rosette
#1 Accordion (pleated) Dollar
I couldn’t find the design or someone folding it, but this was just too cool not to place as number one. The design comes from the book “Origami to Astonish and Amuse” which you can pick up for under $10 at Amazon and is probably available at your public library. I have heard it’s an excellent source if you would like to leave even more amazing origami shapes and figures as tips. Take the time to learn how to fold a dollar bill in a few different ways and it will make leaving a tip at the restaurant an enjoyable part of the meal.
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11 Responses
Nick
September 1st, 2007 at 11:33 am
1Here’s instructions that can help with your #1 origami
What I’d like instructions on is how to make this rose which requires only one bill.
Ms Origami
April 21st, 2008 at 4:00 pm
2Not one great idea, but five!! Wow! Don’t like the spider though… ICK! The poor waiter would probably swat it rather than pick it up! Well, maybe if you didn’t like the service, then it would be appropriate! LOL! I love it! Thanks!
Chos
May 7th, 2008 at 8:26 am
3lol I really like the spider, but it seems like quite hard to do
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May 14th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
4the spider is awesome, but I not even gonna try it - too hard. in my case - waste of money
Matt
May 20th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
5It’s a unique idea, but would certainly take some to actually make some of those shapes - I guess you would have to have them pre-made. Certainly wouldn’t work in Australia as we have plastic bank notes!
Strengthmen
May 29th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
6Well .. I tried this in it’s great .. Worked for me and I can only suggest it to use for others too
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Navier
May 29th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
7Spider is HARD, wow, but it would be fun
Errikk
May 30th, 2008 at 12:05 am
8I like the rosette.Spider is good too.Congrats for the idea
WebmasterBlog
June 3rd, 2008 at 6:40 am
9Great article. I always love to read your articles. Keep them comming.
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ilaçlama
June 8th, 2008 at 8:43 am
10I like the rosette Thanxx
Tom
June 11th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
11I was looking up ways to leave a tip and I came across this. I just wish I was good at origami. Awesome post!
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