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£2 Savers Club for 2021

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  • Gem-gem
    Gem-gem Posts: 4,640 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Went to the local butchers today. Bill came to £15.30. After asking if they wanted change and handing it over, I realised that I could have paid with a £20 note and received two £2 coins. Doh!
    That is what my husband would have called an own goal!!!!

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  • CazzieLT
    CazzieLT Posts: 348 Forumite
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    Gem-gem said:
    Went to the local butchers today. Bill came to £15.30. After asking if they wanted change and handing it over, I realised that I could have paid with a £20 note and received two £2 coins. Doh!
    That is what my husband would have called an own goal!!!!

    Oh no, Gem-gem! Missed opportunity!
    The self-service till let me right down - I paid a £1 bill with a tenner, and what did I get? A fiver and four poxy pounds! Not impressed! BUT Mummy T came to my rescue as she owed me £10 and she gave it to me in the form of five plain but beautiful £2 coins! So that saved the day and I now have a lovely £12 in my Christmas pot! Happy Cazzie :) xxx
    House Deposit Fund - £30,000 / Fees Fund - £5,000
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  • StokieBecks
    StokieBecks Posts: 4,997 Forumite
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    #18 with another plain coin potted. 

    Hope everyone is ok with the bad weather, know some parts have floods and when I went to work yesterday afternoon in the pouring rain, I never expected to have to walk home in the snow at 10pm. No work now until Sunday so doubt I will add any coins over the nextt three days
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  • Rdpncp
    Rdpncp Posts: 47 Forumite
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    #17 with another coin for me, thats 2 in total now :wink:
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    Now 03/06/2025 (£17,545)
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    Regular Saver = £900/1200
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  • CazzieLT
    CazzieLT Posts: 348 Forumite
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    edited 22 January 2021 at 6:33PM
    So I gave Mr. T another chance - paid £1.50 with a fiver, but did I get a £2 coin in my change!? No I did not! BUT in another little win, the previous user of the self-service till had left a small bundle of change in the change tray, so at least I'm 10p up :) Hope everyone else has better luck than me! xxx
    House Deposit Fund - £30,000 / Fees Fund - £5,000
    Furniture Fund - £2,500 / White Goods Fund - £2,500 / Flooring Fund - £2,500
    Emergency Fund - £7,500
    365 Day Penny Challenge for 2025 - £542.34/£667.95 (Holiday Fund)
    £2 Savers Club for 2025 - £24/£200 (Christmas Fund)
    52 Week Card Challenge for 2025 - £189/£400 (Fun Fund)
  • Gem-gem
    Gem-gem Posts: 4,640 Forumite
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    CazzieLT said:
    Gem-gem said:
    Went to the local butchers today. Bill came to £15.30. After asking if they wanted change and handing it over, I realised that I could have paid with a £20 note and received two £2 coins. Doh!
    That is what my husband would have called an own goal!!!!

    Oh no, Gem-gem! Missed opportunity!
    The self-service till let me right down - I paid a £1 bill with a tenner, and what did I get? A fiver and four poxy pounds! Not impressed! BUT Mummy T came to my rescue as she owed me £10 and she gave it to me in the form of five plain but beautiful £2 coins! So that saved the day and I now have a lovely £12 in my Christmas pot! Happy Cazzie :) xxx
    What a nice Mummy T. 👏
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  • Gem-gem
    Gem-gem Posts: 4,640 Forumite
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    #18 with another plain coin potted. 

    Hope everyone is ok with the bad weather, know some parts have floods and when I went to work yesterday afternoon in the pouring rain, I never expected to have to walk home in the snow at 10pm. No work now until Sunday so doubt I will add any coins over the nextt three days
    That must have been a bit of a shock StokieBecks. 
    Yes, I hope that everyone is safe and well from the flooding, snow and C19. 🌺
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  • Gem-gem
    Gem-gem Posts: 4,640 Forumite
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    Rdpncp said:
    #17 with another coin for me, thats 2 in total now :wink:
    👍🏻 Was it plain or did it have a picture on it?
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  • Gem-gem
    Gem-gem Posts: 4,640 Forumite
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    CazzieLT said:
    So I gave Mr. T another chance - paid £1.50 with a fiver, but did I get a £2 coin in my change!? No I did not! BUT in another little win, the previous user of the self-service till had left a small bundle of change in the change tray, so at least I'm 10p up :) Hope everyone else has better luck than me! xxx
    👍🏻 Well done on your 10p roadkill find. Hubby and I went for a walk yesterday and found 2X2p and a penny. We have found 77p so far this month. Always particularly thrilled if I find a £2 coin. Last time was in the back streets of London West End. 
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  • Sallyp2
    Sallyp2 Posts: 359 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 23 January 2021 at 3:43PM
    Another coin today in change. I’m not sure how I feel about swapping money for £2 coins ... I could just take £100 to the bank and get 5 bags of £2 coins. I like seeing what I can get and it’s all chance. It was a mini moment of joy to get a £2 coin in my change today 
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