Warning to all cashiers etc

chuckley

barmonkey wrote: »

For 13 years I worked in a pub which was part of a fairly large chain. The policy was, no £50 notes would be accepted and neither would Scottsh notes.

Are you sure it was such a 'big chain'? I've never heard of such a stupid rule in a pub/bar/club of all !!!!!!! places.

barmonkey

chuckley wrote: »

Are you sure it was such a 'big chain'? I've never heard of such a stupid rule in a pub/bar/club of all !!!!!!! places.

At the time they had 27 pubs in the chain and other premises such as cocktail bars and clubs all over the south west. It was a policy throughout the chain.
The last time I went into our local club (about 8 months ago) there was a sign behind the bar stating that £50 would not be accepted.

NBLondon

Edwood_Woodwood wrote: »

To stir it up further...

Shops, or anybody for that matter, are not obliged to give change.

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Unlikely to happen in a shop but it does actually happen, usually transport, like buses and vending machines.

Correct Ed! I'm not sure if there's an obligation to have a warning notice. When I were a lad, buses often had signs saying "Exact Change Only" on the cash machine and parking machines will have "No Change Given" on them. So if a shopowner were put a sign over the till, or indeed one to say "No £50 notes or Scots/Irish notes accepted" the customer can't argue.


Everytime I've seen this debated online., the phrase legal tender gets quoted but it's actually only applicable in specific cases involving debts and courts. If a retailer says they will only accept shiny 10p pieces and freshly ironed £20 notes - it's their business (or lack of it).

pimento

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Hi,



so what happens when a shopper has spent all £1 coins, £5'rs, £10'rs and £20's and only has a £50 or possibly £100 note left in the pocket?

If these notes are not acceptable, then why bother to print them, they're not monopoly money, they do have a value.

Have you ever seen this film?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Million_Pound_Note
Your post reminded me of it.

Cycrow

chuckley wrote: »

if they were trained properly they would know of other notes within the same country!

simply saying 'NO' because you can't read/see it's Scottish means your employer hasn't trained you on money, whether real or fake.

You cant really say they havn't been trained properly.

when i worked at tesco, we were told to refuse all £50 Scottish notes.

So when a cashier said no, it wasn't because of lack of training, but because they were doing what they were told