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« Reply #15 on: August 02, 2007, 02:27:01 PM » |
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We occasionally get people paying in £50's at our place. Usually worker types that are likely to be paid in cash themselves.
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boldie
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« Reply #16 on: August 02, 2007, 03:04:42 PM » |
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I got loads of 50's and 100's when I sold my car ages ago and get them from the bookies sometimes (admittedly not often enough)..they are a pain in the neck to spend though....
I assume the 100s are a Scottish thing, otherwise, yes, they'd be difficult to spend. yeah they are...Scottish notes are a pain in the arse to spend anywhere to be honest. I just came back from Prague and the exchange rate is much lower for Scottish pounds than it is for GB (read English) pounds. I have asked my bank several times to only give me English pounds for when I go on holiday (the exchange rate for changing more than 250£ is better in some places in Prague than it is through the banks over here even though they will tell you it's not) but they are unable (or unwilling) to do so  Withdrawals from Barclays (Sauchiehall St, Gordon St, Airport) are all in Englandshire notes. I shouldn't have told you that for your miserly comment though  lol...thanks, I'll remember that for next time  |
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Claw75
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« Reply #17 on: August 02, 2007, 06:38:26 PM » |
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A lot of them are probably brought in by tourists exchanging a fair bit of cash into sterling before they come over here.
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« Reply #18 on: August 02, 2007, 08:32:02 PM » |
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A lot of them are probably brought in by tourists exchanging a fair bit of cash into sterling before they come over here.
lol..daily mail reader? (j/k claw) |
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« Reply #19 on: August 02, 2007, 08:49:54 PM » |
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A lot of them are probably brought in by tourists exchanging a fair bit of cash into sterling before they come over here.
lol..daily mail reader? (j/k claw) lol - coming over here with their poncy foreign money  |
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« Reply #20 on: August 02, 2007, 11:13:21 PM » |
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I once had some cash chewed up by my dog, it was about £80 and she literally ate half of each note.
The only way to get them replaced is to send them off to the bank of england, they in turn send you a cheque.
I put the cheque into lloyds and asked if it would be immediately available but was told that it would take 3 to 5 days to clear!!!
I asked what the odds were a cheque from the bank of england would bounce?
She never got the irony.
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« Reply #21 on: August 03, 2007, 01:20:30 AM » |
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when i had the pub ,some of my staff took some very good forgeries 20 notes .
i took them to the bank ,and they accepted them ,gave me a receipt for them .
and i claimed it back on my tax at the end of the quarter .
didn't know anything about this until they explained this .
a good way to stop other people getting ripped of ,it always seems to be pensionors like you tk what kops for it .
just thought i would let you all know how to get rid of em.
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« Reply #22 on: August 03, 2007, 04:15:49 AM » |
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I can't believe intentionally passing on dud notes is right....I hope that was a joke.
Isn't it a bit like having your car stolen and thinking "well I'm not losing out, I will go and steal someone else's" ?
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« Reply #23 on: August 03, 2007, 08:11:26 AM » |
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I was rather surprised at the bookies once when a guy walked in and wanted to stake 100£ on a horse with fake twenties..they just said "these are fakes, we can't take them" and handed him the money back. (the guy quite clearly knew they weren't real. whatever happened to calling the cops?
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« Reply #24 on: August 03, 2007, 10:18:44 AM » |
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I can't believe intentionally passing on dud notes is right....I hope that was a joke.
Isn't it a bit like having your car stolen and thinking "well I'm not losing out, I will go and steal someone else's" ?
No joke for me - I'm not taking the financial hit. I'd prefer it was taken by a business with much bigger finances than me who are more able to take the financial damage. If you get a fake £20 note I suppose you're straight round to the police station, are you? 'Oh well, £20 out of pocket for me'. |
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« Reply #25 on: August 03, 2007, 10:29:16 AM » |
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Something I was wondering last night - how do £50 notes get into circulation?
It would appear we don't know - the mystery remains. |
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« Reply #26 on: August 03, 2007, 11:07:02 AM » |
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Something I was wondering last night - how do £50 notes get into circulation?
It would appear we don't know - the mystery remains. I think it's the Poles. |
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« Reply #27 on: August 03, 2007, 12:28:40 PM » |
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Something I was wondering last night - how do £50 notes get into circulation?
It would appear we don't know - the mystery remains. we already solved it..it's us..erm..them bloody foreigners. |
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« Reply #28 on: August 03, 2007, 02:08:53 PM » |
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« Reply #29 on: August 03, 2007, 02:10:43 PM » |
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i put a handful in circulation last time I came back from Vegas Is that a euphemism?  |
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