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Originally posted by meridian View PostWhich works for Zara in Spain where people can’t shop around.
Doesn’t work so well for M&S in Letterkenny where people can see the price difference between Euros and Sterling and drive to Derry to save money.
bolloks.
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Originally posted by CryingSheep View PostM&S have the euro prices in their labels the same way Zara (and most of global clothes brands) always had every currency they do business in, so the same label works for every country....
Doesn’t work so well for M&S in Letterkenny where people can see the price difference between Euros and Sterling and drive to Derry to save money.
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostYour link does not support your statement.
A detective has shown me various counterfeit currency and the likes of you and me wouldn't tell, unless the deviations were specifically highlighted.
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostA shop can accept any currency they like. Quite a few shops in and around Oxford St accept Euros (M&S used to have Euro prices on their labels, not sure if they still do) and if you're ever in Brixton they have their own local currency, the The Brixton Pound - Money that sticks to Brixton - BGBP.
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Originally posted by JohntheBike View Post
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostI think you'll find the change was planned for years before the ref, and has more to do with making the coins much harder to counterfeit. The Euro coin was ahead of the game in that respect, and the BoE borrowed some of their ideas.making the coins much harder to counterfeit
counterfeit pound coins - Google Search
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostAnyone notice that the pound used to look different to the Euro, up until it was changed after the referendum?
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostYou can walk around Edinburgh Royal mile, there's a number of shops accepting Euro. Don't know if it's legal for them to do so, but they do.
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostYou can walk around Edinburgh Royal mile, there's a number of shops accepting Euro. Don't know if it's legal for them to do so, but they do.
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