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It's because £50 notes have always been associated with fraud and money laundering, which has negative connotations for both users and merchants.
by lavezzi 7y ago
It's because £50 notes have always been associated with fraud and money laundering, which has negative connotations for both users and merchants.
- jsty 7y agoPaying for something with £50 notes is a nerve-racking experience rivalled only by attempting to attempting to spend Scottish notes in England (I usually chicken out and just deposit them all at a bank)
- pidg 7y agoTop tip - if you find yourself with a Scottish note in England, use it in a self-checkout machine.
- dhruvrrp 7y agoI had a lot of trouble spending leftover Jersey pounds when i reached London. People didn’t even recognize the bills! I think a McDonalds ended up accepting them.
- gerdesj 7y agoIts nowhere near as bad as it was back in the '70s or so when some places devalued the other countries' Sterling by 10% before accepting it or flatly refused it. I've spend several eg Bank of Clydsdale £20 notes in pubs in southern England. I've also spent a fair bit of English Sterling up (proper) north with no problems. It doesn't help that there are five or so different banks in Scotland issuing notes with different designs, so to spot a dud you need to really know your stuff.