Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire is a Canadian company that sells much more than tires. It has a large selection of hardware, automotive, sports, camping, gardening and electronics products.
Canadian Tire is also famous for "Canadian Tire Money", which can be used to purchase anything in the store. Contrary to popular belief, the picture of the man on the "money" is not Canada's first Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald; the man is actually a fictional creation named Sandy McTire.
It is colloquially known by Canadians as "Crappy Tire."
Canadian Tire Money
Practically every Canadian household has stashed somewhere in a drawer a wad of Canadian Tire Money. These are actually coupons issued by Canadian Tire but resemble real currency. In fact they look so much like real currency that it has been successfully passed off as Canadian currency to Americans and Mexicans at times.
Canadian Tire gives customers Canadian Tire Money every time they buy something in the store and pay cash for it. The amount customers get is 3% of what ever their total purchases came to. Customers can use Canadian Tire Money to buy anything in the store or even gasoline at their gas stations. The "money" can even be used to cover the sales tax on the purchases.
Canadian Tire Money comes in 3 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, 25 cent, 50 cent and 1 dollar denominations.