Warning to all cashiers etc

AnnieO1234

Hi all,

Just wanted to share something that happened yesterday. Was in asda and the guy in front of me wanted to purchase a £5 top up using not only a £50 note but a Scottish one at that. It was refused and the guy walked out. Apparently it's a common scam, and I was assured if the value of the transaction had been around £50 they would have probably accepted it.

Unfortunately for the cashier in the neighbouring Iceland, he purchased a box of chocs with the same note.

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Shrimply

Sometimes, I buy a £2 item and find I only have a £20 note in my wallet. Is that any different?

It might have been a scam, maybe the guy just wanted to break a £50 note and knew the big supermarkets were more likely to accept a Scottish note they don't see much than smaller places. Unless the cashier actually checked if the note was genuine I think it's unfair to assume the guy was a scammer.

System

The only note we don't accept is the £100 note that one of the Scottish banks issues. Though if the customer produced this note late in the day and spent £80+, I think we can accept it, as its only like a customer spending a few quid and paying with a £20. That situation has never happened.

I am guessing the cashier in Asda never seen a Scottish note and therefore refused it. I have been to Asda with a Scottish £20 and accepted it.

hollydays

Basically you are saying beware of forgeries?

peachyprice

Or beware of going shopping with a Scottish £50 note?

[Deleted User]

Hi,

mmm, wee touch of racism here.

Of course, you don't get dud English £50 notes.

sheramber

A few years ago there was a flood of fake Scottish £50 notes.

Maybe the shop are stil being cautious.

torbrex

The most common forgeries are the 10 and 20 English pound notes, they have even been known to have been issued by cash machines

pimento

[Deleted User] wrote:

Hi,

mmm, wee touch of racism here.

Of course, you don't get dud English £50 notes.

Your average England based cashier wouldn't be as familiar with a Scottish £50 note as they would be with an English £50 note so it's fair to say they should exercise more caution around something with which they aren't familiar.

I think this is a wee case of paranoia on your part.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

pimento wrote: »

Your average England based cashier wouldn't be as familiar with a Scottish £50 note as they would be with an English £50 note so it's fair to say they should exercise more caution around something with which they aren't familiar.

I think this is a wee case of paranoia on your part.

oh, so now the average English based cashier is an expert on forged banknotes, especially Scottish?

pimento

[Deleted User] wrote:

oh, so now the average English based cashier is an expert on forged banknotes, especially Scottish?

Are they? That's interesting. I never knew that.