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Old money, old stamps & WH Smith vouchers.
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Our local Post Office accepted some old paper notes I found while doing a clear out late last year.
They would not give me money, only lodge into my bank account (which was fine with me).I don't care about your first world problems; I have enough of my own!1 -
regarding the stamps that is a whole thread on this subject
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6331387/royal-mail-barcoding-stamps-existing-stamps-valid-only-until-31-jan-2023#latest
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I have to say it has been THAT LONG since I have been to the cinema I would not know if you now need a 2nd mortgage to go there.eskbanker said:
Puts me in mind of thisIf you change the £10 note and add it to the vouchers you might just have enough for a chocolate bar from WHS.

Can you still pay in cash to enter or do you need an eye retina scan?0 -
No eye retina, a finger.JamesNoBonds said:
I have to say it has been THAT LONG since I have been to the cinema I would not know if you now need a 2nd mortgage to go there.eskbanker said:
Puts me in mind of thisIf you change the £10 note and add it to the vouchers you might just have enough for a chocolate bar from WHS.

Can you still pay in cash to enter or do you need an eye retina scan?I remember when I was a kid I’d always be terrified they’d find me smuggling the sweets into the cinema and couldn’t understand why my parents wouldn’t buy the sweets at the cinema - fully get it now. How much for popcorn!!?!!1
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