The possibilities are endless as the Chinese New Year approaches. Everyone wants to make money off of the major event, and they are thinking of many creative ways of doing so. Here are two examples.
You can now get your Air Force 1 Nike shoes for the New Year. They offer options to cover your shoes with metallic gold graphics in a few color choices. The Nike Air Force 1 Low Chinese New Year shoes will cost you $160.
Rather than just making money on products, some people have thought of actually making money to celebrate the Chinese New Year. That’s right. The United States Department of the Treasury is selling “Lucky Money” which is a special one-dollar note that comes with a series of numbers that start with 8888. This is considered to be a lucky number in Chinese culture.
Of course, the dollar comes in a red envelope with Chinese symbols and the envelope has a picture of a rooster on it. Of course, this is appropriate since 2017 is the year of the rooster. The director of the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Leonard Olijar, said “It’s our most successful cultural product that we have. We expect we’ll sell out in the first week of its release.”
There will be exactly 88,888 lucky dollars so get one while they last. And don’t think they sell for $1. They sell for $5.95.