Counterfeit pound coins

[xoggoth]

Now I've looked I find I have a Gibraltar pound with a picture of a Neanderthal skull on the back.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

When travelling south of the border I get English notes from the bank or use an ATM. Not sure whether they're legal tender or not but best to avoid the grief.

I had thought this was getting better over the years, but in my experience the upswing in foreign workers at food and coffee joints has caused a new level of confusion.

Now Northern Irish notes.......

[wim121]

Poundland gave me a whole bunch of change making up a £1 the other week too. The girl on the till said it's the same money, yeah a pocket full of same money. She went way overboard, I must have had 20 coins and might have accepted less, but I soon got a £1 coin when I asked to speak to the manager.

This post, aghhhhhhh ... no sense .... it makes no sense ....

If everything is a pound in a pound shop, why on earth would they need any other change apart from £1 to hand out?

[CheeseSlice]

This post, aghhhhhhh ... no sense .... it makes no sense ....

If everything is a pound in a pound shop, why on earth would they need any other change apart from £1 to hand out?

I imagine they can easily run out of £1 coins if they're not careful. People walking in with £5 or £10 notes would get a lot of £1 coins in change.

As for how they obtain the loose change, some people less fortunate than contractors such as yourself may have to scrimp and save for weeks for that £1 jar of coffee

[BrilloPad]

As for how they obtain the loose change, some people less fortunate than contractors such as yourself may have to scrimp and save for weeks for that £1 jar of coffee

You can get a jar of coffee for less than £10.

Doesn't everyone drink venezulan beaver coffee with essence of panda sperm?

sas

[Churchill]

You can get a jar of coffee for less than £10.

Doesn't everyone drink venezulan beaver coffee with essence of panda sperm?

sas

Only when we've run out of the good stuff.

[TimberWolf]

I imagine they can easily run out of £1 coins if they're not careful. People walking in with £5 or £10 notes would get a lot of £1 coins in change.

As for how they obtain the loose change, some people less fortunate than contractors such as yourself may have to scrimp and save for weeks for that £1 jar of coffee

LOL, I buy that coffee all the time, it's Maxwell House Classic Roast and is okay IMO. £1 for 95g, can't complain. I also regularly buy 3 cans of coke (£1) and a box of After Eights (£1).

They have their camping season on at the moment, which is worth taking a look at even if you don't camp. E.g. 15m of cord (£1), a waterproof throwaway coat (£1), space blanket, etc.

[mudskipper]

Am I the only one who still checks every 20p I get for the missing date thing? Anyone else still doing that?

[mudskipper]

LOL, I buy that coffee all the time, it's Maxwell House Classic Roast and is okay IMO. £1 for 95g, can't complain. I also regularly buy 3 cans of coke (£1) and a box of After Eights (£1).

They have their camping season on at the moment, which is worth taking a look at even if you don't camp. E.g. 15m of cord (£1), a waterproof throwaway coat (£1), space blanket, etc.

How much is the space blanket? Tell us! Tell us!

[TimberWolf]

How much is the space blanket? Tell us! Tell us!

Two for £1.