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New £5 note launched on Tuesday 13th September

elsiegee40

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Arthur

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If somethings costs £x, and I pay with £x, the checkout clerk can simply void the transaction and pocket the money, as they aren't required to open the till to give me change.

Does that mean if I told the checkout operator to keep the 1p change for items that cost £x.99 they could still pocket all of the money since that's effectively the same as paying £x.00?

Garacesh

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Does that mean if I told the checkout operator to keep the 1p change for items that cost £x.99 they could still pocket all of the money since that's effectively the same as paying £x.00?

 

Yes. It's not a perfect system. But given how long it's been around for, it suggests it's less perfect than the alternative.

Of course, we also have better ways for handling stock control, combined with CCTV, you'd probably still get in trouble for trying it.

FN-GM

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The idea of making things cost £x.99 means the vast majority of people pay with £(x+1). Tills cannot open unless a transaction is authorised, therefore the checkout clerk must authorise the transaction in order to open the till in order to give you your penny change. Ergo, every transaction goes through the till and is logged.

 

If somethings costs £x, and I pay with £x, the checkout clerk can simply void the transaction and pocket the money, as they aren't required to open the till to give me change.

 

Of course, this is a little bit outdated with the concept of receipts, but most people don't care for them, so I figure it still sticks around to be safe.

 

Nothing stopping the checkout person having a supply of 1p coins in their pockets.

Garacesh

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Nothing stopping the checkout person having a supply of 1p coins in their pockets.

True, but that probably looks a bit dodgy to the customer.

 

Like I said, the system isn't perfect. But it's better than doing nothin' at all... Nothin' at all... Nothin' at all...

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Garacesh

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Excellent for money laundering :D

 

Apparently not, if they shrink like that :p

I've gotten used to the new fivers now and whilst they still do feel a bit 'fake', I'm looking forward to the revamp of the 10 and 20.

Well, perhaps "looking forward to" isn't quite the right phrase. I'm hardly excited. Just intrigued. Curious. Still, it's a welcome change. I know I've had a fair few notes executed by way of washing machine. £5 I'm not too fussed about, but £20 is another story :rolleyes:

unixman_again

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Exactly the same thing happened when Australia first introduced the polymer bank notes; the technology was developed by the Reserve Bank of Australia. People where used to paper money and felt that the polymer notes was quite real money. A group who were trying to prevent the change said that the notes were rubbish because they shrunk when put in the mircrowave. Who puts their money in a microwave?? They were out $10 when they did. Anyway, since then (1988) all notes in Australia are polymer and they work just fine. When I'm home, I can take one into a pub, give it to the person behind the bar and they give me a nice cold beer in exchange. :)
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Garacesh

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According to facebook, dodgy fivers have been spotted in the wild already. They pass the UV test, but don't have the holographic foil.

But, y'know, it's facebook. So take it with a pinch bucket of salt. Personally I'm not one for believing it.

elsiegee40

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According to facebook, dodgy fivers have been spotted in the wild already. They pass the UV test, but don't have the holographic foil.

But, y'know, it's facebook. So take it with a pinch bucket of salt. Personally I'm not one for believing it.

 

Does it say "copy and paste this, do not share"? :rolleyes:

Garacesh

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Lol, nah. But my friend who's a pub landlord* has shared it from another pub landlord. Though I don't know if it's something he's personally posted or just shared. Facebook isn't the best tool for backtracing information :p

 

*And yes. He's bald. Throw your Al Murray jokes this way.

elsiegee40

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Daughter is working in a filling station to earn a crust while hunting for a 'proper' job.

 

She had to deal with an outraged customer who was not happy that they wouldn't accept melted fivers (company policy) and told him to take them to a bank to change them.

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DJ-1701

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I'd be very surprised if they bother with making a new fifty. It's not like anywhere accepts them, anyway.

 

Rare it is for me to have a fifty, but I have had them accepted in establishments. Unfortunately these same establishments didn't accept my £27 note, but that is another story.

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