£50 notes

[Tefal]

Oh, and paper money is rubbish. My country uses polymer notes, and I love them.

SO are they just like a sheet of rubber or woven synthetic like the yanks nylon?

 

[Rossmac]

Northern Irish joy.

 

[pitchfork]

Didn't know ireland had a bank, I thought you were still using bits of gold

 

[Bomag]

I thought by law you can't refuse legal tender. ??

The thread has already done the difference between legal currency and tender.

 

[pitchfork]

Wait on a serious note, aint ireland on euros now?

 

[Felix Da Housecat]

i've just drawn out £500 in £50 notes, i love how they don't fit in my wallet.

You think thats a lot, you should see what £6000 is like in 50's and 20's

Muhahahah, now that bank assistant had a fun time counting that lot + they were Scotish 50's so they had to check the computer to see what they looked like

 

[Scuzi]

Wait on a serious note, aint ireland on euros now?

The Republic uses Euro. Northern Ireland uses Sterling.

Plastic fivers are my favourite. Try spending it in England, you won't have a hope in hell.

 

[Energize]

I thought by law you can't refuse legal tender. ??

Only for settlements of debts.

 

[Angilion]

Lie? Could be that they had insufficient change to handle £50 notes that day?

I know I wouldn't serve someone trying to buy something under £1 with a £20 or £50 anyway. Funnily enough, shops aren't banks.

It's a routine sign. It might be because of small purchases - it's a card shop - but the fact remains that it's a choice.

The main reason to refuse them is concern about the loss if the note is fake combined with the fact that staff tend to be unfamiliar with them and thus more likely to accept a fake.

 

[Cupra]

all hail the manx note

 

[drdimmer]

Manx notes for the win, its a pain if you forget to change your manx money to english before going across to the UK though, as no where will accept it at all. Newsagents in the UK have even picked up me trying to use a manx one pound coin....