Mike at Vauxhall Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Had three people in today. It's wrong to prejudge people, but you do. Didn't like the look of them. Their selection of product was way too fast ( £5 umbrella on a very very dry week.) Then they presented a Scottish £50 note. The paper did not feel right, but I could not find my counterfeit detection pen. I refused to take it. Of course they started to kick off, I said " I've never seen a scottish £50 , it might be fake, I'm not taking it." When I warned the other traders on the station, the florist said he would have kept it. That doesn't seem feasible when you are out numbered and not even 100% certain it was counterfeit. I'm quite happy to take scottish notes up to £10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 We only take Scottish notes if we know the customer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gardner Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 That ain't fair I take English notes from strangers. Due to being beside the docks we also take US dollars and euros as well and sometimes we get Irish money in. It's all cash at the end of the day Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Ive NEVER seen a scottish £50.00. Experience of the currency I handle give me the instinctive feel and eye for a counterfeit. I wouldn't take a Scottish £50.00 unless I new the customer either. Craig if I presented you with a counterfeit rupee of large denomination you'd be hard pressed to make a split second decision on its authenticity simply because you hadn't seen many. Its the same thing. a fool and his money are soon parted. Wise for the sake of an umbrella sale or the loss of £50 quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hibsjo(SCO) Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 it probably came from a bank! the banks pass more counterfeit money than anyone get online and check what a fifty quid looks like in all denominations fifty quid notes do feel different than others as they are not used readily everyday with living in a Union why wouldnt you take scottish money? by the way there is no such thing as legal tender not even for bank of england notes! carry on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at Vauxhall Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Certainly don't have a problem with lower denom Scottish notes. The last Scottish twenty I took was a fake. That means in about 16 years of trade, 33% were forgeries . I did know the customer that time, although I'm fairly certain he was an habitual drug user. As a side note, I stopped selling tartan insoles, because they always reminded me if my Scottish grandmothers god awful traditional cooking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercoulson Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 If someone kicked up a fuss that far South trying to use a Scottish £50 then something is wrong, you did right, quite a few shops don't take theEnglish version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hibsjo(SCO) Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 would you have taken it if the magic pen was there and didnt mark it? carry on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at Vauxhall Posted February 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 I think the answer would still be no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at Vauxhall Posted February 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Wise for the sake of an umbrella sale or the loss of £50 quid. These are the two options. I was unhappy with the transaction before I had even seen the note. Probably would have refused even if it was a English £50. ( sorry mate, not enough change in the till at the moment. ) Would only have accepted it for a sale in excess of £30, by someone like Billy Connelly or Frankie Boyle. hibsjo(SCO) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at Vauxhall Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 You've always got to be careful with £50 notes. A good few years ago I had three eastern European gypsies shuffling into my shop, I instantly though" what scam are they going to try on me,or will it will it be straightforward shpplifting." One picked up shoe polish and presented me with a fifty. " Here we go I thought to myself. " note was good. I gave out £48 . She said " is this for a baby? " " no it's for bloody shoes." " I want a refund!" she gave me a £2 coin, saying I could now give her the £50 back. Over twenty years in retail, I'm not going to fall for that old potato. Very angry words were exchanged, she presented me with first £28, and then finally the full £48 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 I got done like this when I was about 18, running a shop on my own, bunch of lads came in and asked for a tin of polish, paid with a £20 note, then asked if they could have some change which I obliged, then asked to break the change down a bit more before changing his mind and asking to make it up to a £20 note. Nothing seemed suspicious until I noticed when he walked out and past the window he had a £20 note in one hand and a tin of polish in the other!!! Later heard they had been round town and conned money out of other shops so I was quite lucky to get away with just a tin of polish. Never figured out he did it but always remembered it and rarely give out change to randoms now!! kobblers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobblers Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Me too, Michael. Bastards. Rick. Michael 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Muppet Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Chances are that he had his £20, your £20 and a tin of your polish. They are very clever and sadly it has made me refuse to mess about with change with anyone these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 This is a very old scam called ringing the changes. It used to be done with an old penny (1d) and 4 farthings, not that I can remember it all that well these days. kobblers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 I had to watch this 3 times before I got it. Mike at Vauxhall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 I have witnessed this a few times, the scammers are very good at it. I make a rule that once a large note is in the till it cannot be taken out. This seems to cure most of this type of scam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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