Do you think that shopkeepers over-react when you try to buy things using a 50 pound note?

Question

I tried it the other day and they checked it for about 10 minutes before accepting it.

Answer 1

Try getting a round of drinks in with one,see the reaction

Answer 2

I think that they have a right to be suspicious, a lot of smaller shop keepers cannot afford to be ripped off with fakes of any amount & if they've been caught in the past then they are going to be extra careful in the future...............Just another point though , when you buy something say with a 20 note & its only for 2 - 3 pounds why dont we check the notes given back to us by the shopkeeper...I dont think many people do.

Answer 3

I worked in a shop for a while where large cash purchases are common. £50 were a daily occurence and like with most forged notes you can usually tell by touching them. (All the forged notes I've been handed were far too smooth)

In Scotland we have £100 notes also, the same applies, I frequently took these as payment and although I took more care over £50's and £100's, you can still tell by touch. Nae bother!

I reckon smaller shops like newsagents which will rarely be given £50's as payment will take longer in checking. The bar I used to work in demanded a manager check all £50's, which I found slightly pathetic.

Answer 4

Yes because hardly any1 walks around with £50 apart from the riches around lol thats why they check them, however they shouldnt be becuase at least you are paying for the item and not stealing it, they should be grateful the reason why they get irritated is because the change they have in the till gets substituted by the 50 note

Answer 5

Yeah! They do. Most shops these days don't even take 50's cauz they think they are FAKE. If a kid tried to buy something with a 50 i'm sure they would refuse! They do over react and i say money is money.

Answer 6

here in the USA store owners won't accept anything larger than a $20 bill, and it's been that way for years now. But I think most of the problem is counterfeiting, and training their staff to know what counterfeit money looks like. But you know, maybe large money ties up the money they can give back to individuals when they buy something. And, also maybe they don't want to hold a lot of money onsite.

Answer 7

they dont like it becasue most shopkeepers have small shops, with limited changed and if you use a £50 then the next person uses a £20 then theres no change!

Answer 8

I find it difficult to spend those 50 pound notes as well. There are so many places where they simply do not accept it.

Answer 9

Sounds fun, think i will try it just to annoy the local shop keeper.
Will probaly say local people dont use £50 notes so booger off this is a local shop for local people.

Answer 10

I live in the US and routinely pay with 50, and 100 dollar bills, they hold it up to the light to check for the watermark, and then they are done no problem.