Getting rid of coins
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Secondly, coppers (1p's and 2p's) can be refused if more than 20p in total of being offered.
Really? I never knew that! :)
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Yep - here[^]'s a list! [edit] Sorry, just realised this a repost from an hour ago! Oopsie :|
Dave
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OriginalGriff wrote:
punch cards in some format were first used in 1725 for controlling mechanical looms
Ask Henry about that, bought a Jacquard Bell machine.
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I wonder if the one CG had sucked?
Dave
Binging is like googling, it just feels dirtier. Please take your VB.NET out of our nice case sensitive forum. Astonish us. Be exceptional. (Pete O'Hanlon)
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn) -
Yes going to try this soon once I've confirmed the branch I think has one does, and I can access it at night or weekends.
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I buy pretty much everything on credit or debit card. The exceptions are bus fare, taxi fare and most pubs/clubs which tend not to take them.
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Having accumulated way too much change I checked out the coinstar machine in asda. I took one jar in (of about 30-ish I'm guessing I could fill) - 2*£2, 89*£1, 94*50p, 114*20p, 112*10p, 37*5p, 5*2p, 23*1p = £178.18. The coinstar machine took a £15.86 service charge plus I had to wait ages at the till while they found the notes to give me in return for the voucher. I've heard some HSBC branches might have deposit machines that do it for free, so going to try and find one in Manchester that's open Saturdays. I've heard the St Annes Sq one is but haven't been to check yet. Either way at least I'll hopefully be able to see the floor of my flat again soon :)
I never have trouble getting rid of coins. Not only does the CoinStar machine at the grocery store do it for free, I have 7 casinos across the river that will be only too happy to take them from me. :-D
Will Rogers never met me.
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Having accumulated way too much change I checked out the coinstar machine in asda. I took one jar in (of about 30-ish I'm guessing I could fill) - 2*£2, 89*£1, 94*50p, 114*20p, 112*10p, 37*5p, 5*2p, 23*1p = £178.18. The coinstar machine took a £15.86 service charge plus I had to wait ages at the till while they found the notes to give me in return for the voucher. I've heard some HSBC branches might have deposit machines that do it for free, so going to try and find one in Manchester that's open Saturdays. I've heard the St Annes Sq one is but haven't been to check yet. Either way at least I'll hopefully be able to see the floor of my flat again soon :)
Next time you're in Tesco try the self service till. Put in all your lowest denomination coins first, then notes. You will get back some change but usually a lot less than you put in. No tiresome coin counting and no charges.
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Showing your age there, aren't you? :-\ So, here's a quiz I was given in a pub ages ago. What's the next number in the following series: 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, 24 ...
30. [Edit] I deliberately didn't look at the other answers before posting this. Although, having now done so, it was nice to see that DD got it wrong. :) The financial future of the Nation is obviously in good hands. :laugh: [/Edit]
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2 Farthings to the Ha'p'ney. 2 Ha'p'ney's to the Penny. 3 Pennies to the Thruppeny Bit. 2 Thruppeny Bits to the Sixpence. 2 Sixpences to the Shilling. 5 Shillings to the Half Crown. 2 Half Crowns to the Crown. 2 Crowns to the Pound. 1 Pound and a Shilling to a Guinea. Simple, why did we have to change it, that's what I want to know!
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Dalek Dave wrote:
3 Pennies to the Thruppeny Bit
FFS, surely you Pommy Gits called it a Threepence (pronounced Thrippence (with a very short i sound)) like the good looking and intelligent dwellers from Downunder?
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Three guineas per pound.
Is that old guineas or new guineas? Either way, it's a bit much -- no need to be a pig about it.
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I don't know about viaducting but I don't charge for service of taking money
Sorry, but I don't use open-source money removal services.
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Budgeting $X for an evening playing roulette or the slots or lotto tickets as an evenings entertainment is no different budgeting the same for a movie or a concert.
3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18
Dan Neely wrote:
Budgeting $X for an evening playing roulette or the slots or lotto tickets as an evenings entertainment is no different budgeting the same for a movie or a concert.
Yes, and just as musicians train for years, and other entertainers practice and practice, people in the casino industry spend a huge proportion of their time working on how to take your money from you. It's not entertainment, it's theft with enticement.
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Ha! I know this trick question. The answer is £150.83 because a pound and a quid are the same thing!
gkushner wrote:
Ha! I know this trick question. The answer is £150.83 because a pound and a quid are the same thing!
Ah, but are you sure you're not getting the quid mixed up with the knicker?
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