No Change!

[jasy]

Went into the paper shop tonight on the way home from work and tried to buy the local rag. Handed over a £10 note and the guy said " Sorry mate i cannot serve you if that is all you want because i have no change". Long day at work, cold and i have no sense of humour. I presume that was his way of trying to get me to spend more. Anyway, walk to the bus stop, get on and guess what. "sorry mate i don't have any change". Give it to me when you have it then, i replied. " I change my shift in a couple of stops, sorry mate". I have now totally lost it. What is going on that i first get refused my evening paper and then i cannot get home. All because i have a £10 note!!

 

[Thermo]

should have got your credit card out!

 

[AdamW]

Is this because of some inflationary thing? £10 notes are de rigeur now, last time you could get a fiver from a cashpoint was about 5 years ago (and that was only the HSBC one round our way). So, what are we meant to do? We have a couple of shops at work, they get the real hump if you try to pay for anything with paper.

Maybe it is partly psychological? If it was a £10 coin then they might be more likely to change it. If not, you could hit them with it. BAM!

 

[ninebob]

So what happened in the end then J? I was under the impression that they can't refuse you on public transport. Just get on, if they want to make a scene you can just say "look, I've got the fare"...

 

[2scoops0406]

Is this because of some inflationary thing? £10 notes are de rigeur now, last time you could get a fiver from a cashpoint was about 5 years ago (and that was only the HSBC one round our way). So, what are we meant to do? We have a couple of shops at work, they get the real hump if you try to pay for anything with paper.

Maybe it is partly psychological? If it was a £10 coin then they might be more likely to change it. If not, you could hit them with it. BAM!

Ha, Ha, not quite true, our caspoint dispenses brand new crisp fivers as a matter of course, but yes most general public cashies only dispense tenners.

BTW, did you know that only one bank can use the term cashpoint as it is a trademark. All the others are ATM's.

Dunno, about people not having change around here, no-ones got any money seems to me

 

[petewood]

I seem to have the opposite problem. Last week I went into town to see a band, on to a club, something to eat, taxi home and fall into bed. The next morning I emptied my pockets and there was nearly £18 in loose change. I think I must have mugged someone without noticing.

 

[jasy]

So what happened in the end then J? I was under the impression that they can't refuse you on public transport. Just get on, if they want to make a scene you can just say "look, I've got the fare"...

I got off the bus as this guy was adamant and went and got some change from the 'local', if you know what i mean. A snotty letter went off to the bus comp as well. The one that really pis*ed me off was the shop refusing to serve me!

 

[jasy]

I seem to have the opposite problem. Last week I went into town to see a band, on to a club, something to eat, taxi home and fall into bed. The next morning I emptied my pockets and there was nearly £18 in loose change. I think I must have mugged someone without noticing.

The fact that you went out with £100 was not mentioned mate

 

[david and julie]

Ah yes, pocket full of change syndrome. I get that on Sun and Wed mornings(quiz night tuesday). Price of beer and poor eyesight I reckon. Easier to give them a note each time and as the night goes on the change gets harder to see and count!

Got to watch the old notes as well in the clubs, a mate of mine you change all his into fivers to save being conned when pi**ed.

 

[petewood]

The fact that you went out with £100 was not mentioned mate

Don't tell the wife.

 

[andy]

about a year ago i went to get on a bus with a £10 note. the fare was £4 (was a day ticket for all transport in my area). he said he didnt have change but still let me on FOC. next problem was the metro., its an automatic machine and only takes coins! so i bought a 10P mixup from the newsagent. i was gonna get a penny chew (the 5P ones due to price insreases )

 

[pipme]

........Got to watch the old notes as well in the clubs, a mate of mine you change all his into fivers to save being conned when pi**ed.

Used to be standard practice that fivers max .. no wallet to lose, just a wedge, half in back rocket buttoned, the other in front trouser sky, let the good, and inevitably, not so good times roolllll !

 

[AdamW]

Problem I find with clubs and pubs now is... cards. It's TOO easy! At least the next day when you empty your pockets you can tot up how much you spent.

Is it just me or are there some people who will be very quick to take a drink when offered but never buy you one back? Then there are others who will pretty much fight to be the first one to get a round in!

I know two guys who discovered *ahem* exotic dancing clubs take plastic in exchange for dances... rather large portions of their bank balances evaporated that night... No, I wasn't one of them!

 

[pipme]

How many people actually buy more than they intended, just to get the change ? I bet many newspapers sold this way ....

 

[pna]

I've had the 'no change' response too, and have bought things I didn't really want to. I have a theory its a psychological thing - If I buy something with a tenner as opposed to a fiver, I just want a fiver - not all their "change"