What would you do with a dodgy note?

headcrash27

mikeywills wrote: »

I don't see what the problem is here. I recently got passed a forgery unknowingly and then went on to try and buy some sandwiches with it still unknowingly. The sandwich shop pointed out to me that it was a forgery albeit a very good one and recommended I took it to the bank.

I did this, and explained to the cashier the circumstances and she exchanged the fake note for a real one no quibble. I am not sure whether this is the case with all banks, but the Lloydstsb I used were more than happy to oblige.

This I hope takes the cash out of circulation and you are not penalised by it, why try and fob some unsuspecting trader off with a fake if you know it is one, when banks will exchange them.

This is what i always thought to be the case too. As far as i'm aware all banks do the same.

INT1

I have dealt with a few passed off dodgy notes with staff in a major fast food restaraunt, the staff in question will get a cash warning slip if they are found to have taken a dodgy note as the till is classed as to be down.

Think the best way to get rid of them is in them self service tesco machines!

Mr.Harley_Quin

Rip it up and give it to the cops. Why would you spend it? Are you the type of person that would cheat a business?

Do not be afraid of checking your change. If a shop is OK with checking your money, then check your change. If you are not sure, ask them to run it through the little machine they have.

I do it and I do not care if they are offended.

Frogletina

I once received a dud £20 note via a bank. Not realising this, I went to my corner shop where they realised it was not right and of course would not take it.

Although at the time I did not want to lose £20, I decided to take it back to the bank. After it was checked by a couple of people and after waiting for a considerable time, I was given a replacement note.

I was very relieved by this, but I could not have knowingly passed it on.

hawkwinds

The one time I was given a dodgy note I took it to the bank. They took it from me but said it was not their responsibility to give me another in return, and as it was counterfeit I couldn't have it back either.:mad:

Lesson learned, now it would go into the till of a supermarket.

Gavin83

I don't really see why people justify it by saying they'd spend it at a supermarket, why is that any more moral than a corner shop?

grayme-m

I guess it's a question of scale, Tesco makes a bit more than the corner shop and some question their morals.

I know two wrongs don't make a right, but...

sassy_one

I have never had one knowingly!

Karate

To all those that would try and pass it off to 'large corporate machines'... do you realise that quite often the sales assistant on the checkout is accountable for the money in their till, and if this includes counterfeit notes, it is often deducted from their wages?

grayme-m

Karate wrote: »

To all those that would try and pass it off to 'large corporate machines'... do you realise that quite often the sales assistant on the checkout is accountable for the money in their till, and if this includes counterfeit notes, it is often deducted from their wages?

I don't think that most 'large corporate machines' would be able to keep track of every note to know for sure who took individual fake notes.

However, if someone was regularly committing fraud or helping themselves, investigations would normally find the culprit.