Guest Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Boycotting Tesco as from now,here in Tipp,cashiers are no longer giving brown coins in your change..if you are due a penny or twopence.. you have to go to customer service!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,427 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Hope you've got another store to go to, Ian. They just get greedier, don't they? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/oct/19/ireland-ditch-1-cent-2-cent-coins Ian it's not just Tesco's its Ireland in general. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 interesting that dave,as the article states the only drawback i see is the charities missing out,and in cafe's and bars the staff and their tips, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 That's very true Benjamin. I must admit If I get 1p and 2p coins in my change it goes in a charity box if there is one handy or I add it to other coinage to buy a newspaper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Had to laugh here when small change was virtually impossible to find they would give you sweets or shoe laces instead of change. One day my husband was so fed up of receiving shoe laces ( in wrong colour) from the local newsagent that he put all the shoelaces together to pay for his paper. The shop keeper just glared at him and asked him what he was playing at. Hubby replied if they are good enough for you to give them as change they are good enough to buy a newspaper. He never did it again. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Buggers aren't they..what if I was a couple of pence short in my purchase? Or I bought something for £5.96,would I pay 5.95 to the till..and make the cashier queue at the Customer services for her penny? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Coming back from scotland the other week I hadsome coppers in my bag. They were bulky and heavy, I had to get rid of them. I thought I would get another pack of paracetomol ( they are expensive here) 16p I was 1 p short when I opened my purse and counted out the coppers. The cashier saw I had £20 & 10 s and said she could change that. I wanted to get rid of them not accumulate them. I ended up putting them , plus into cancer research. A more intelligent choice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Charities for small change is good. When I put petrol in the car I always do multiples of ten quid but go 2p under to save me going over and having to scramble for pennies. I always put the change in the charity tin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 We dont have many charity boxes here . Shame really but think theyd be pinched Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 All my small change & anything I find goes into a gallon demijohn (20p separate money box) Counted the 20ps on Friday...........£98 80 I must have £50 in 1p,2p,5p & 10p coins. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I keep all my cents in a jar and when the grandchildren want to "work" I Try to pay them in cents but they want whole euros. Probably takethem to the bank to change. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 #11 problem with having that much in coin is the weight. And I always carry at least 1 20p coin just in case I need the loo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 nonnaB When I went to Italy a few times some years ago, when they had the lira, it was common for them to give you sweets instead of very small change - there were so many lira to the pound though, weren't there? Good for your husband! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ValuerJim 277 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 My wife detests Tesco. For us its Aldi, and now a Lidl has opened next door, so it's an agonising choice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 We only use Tesco's IF we really have to My wife also hates Tesco's something going back to the Shirley Porter days Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ValuerJim 277 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 When Tesco announced that they were halting their out of town expansion plans and selling off their land bank it was like a breath of fresh air. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I am amazed Tesco's attitude to small change as their slogan is "every little helps"! In some supermarkets I have seen change machines where you can put in small change and get out larger value coins but you do not get the full value of what you put in. I see a lot of people using them! More money than sense? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I've seen people (usually youngsters) come out of shops & throw away 1p & 2p coins Thanks kids a bit more to Bubblewrap's Christmas beer fund. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 #19 In the old days the kids were asking for a penny for the guy! I guess now they would expect contributions using Visa! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,721 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Boycotting Tesco as from now,here in Tipp,cashiers are no longer giving brown coins in your change..if you are due a penny or twopence.. you have to go to customer service!!! Surely that is pretty close to theft? I'd be inclined to say ' You want £5:43p?' I'll give you £5:40 and you can go to my Customer Service dept for the rest. Cheeky B%^&^$ds!! Col Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,721 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 I put all of my 20 p coins in a bag in the car to pay for parking if necessary and for the odd small purchase if I've forgotten my wallet. If they get to about £30 I'll stick them in my music/hi/fi fund. Everything else under 50p goes in a tin and a couple of times a year I bag it all up and take it to the bank. The bank will usually provide cash bags FOC and accept reasonable amounts of change. I just pay it into my 'slush' fund for hi-fi or other purchases outside of household stuff. That way I'm not fazed by chucking a few quid at good causes when the mood takes my. I refuse to use those 'Coinstar' machines. Last time I looked they were grabbing 12.5% just for counting YOUR money. Everybody is on the take. Col Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,088 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 In the good old days, we'd be gathering up empty pop bottles and claiming the deposits to spend on sweets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tompa 285 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 It works both ways, if something costs you ex: £2.91 then it is rounded up to £2.95......... and if it cost £2.99 then it is rounded down to £ 2.95. that's how the system works in Sweden and has done for donkeys years. So its swings and round-abouts and works fine. Can't see a problem Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ValuerJim 277 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Some of the pop bottles had already been reclaimed. The pub in Bulwell Market, by the station, kept their empties in an arch under Highbury Road, and we could easily climb over into the arch and nick the bottles to re-reclaim them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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