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mark occomore



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 8:05 pm    Post subject: New Pound Coin Reply with quote
New £1 coin: every shopping trolley in Britain will have to be adapted. All vending machines too. Good for business.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/budget/10707367/New-1-coin-every-shopping-trolley-in-Britain-will-have-to-be-adapted.html
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ruddlescat



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I still prefer the old pound notes - I used to get far fewer holes in my trouser pockets in those days Smile
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Toggy



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 10:20 pm    Post subject: Re: New Pound Coin Reply with quote
mark occomore wrote:
New £1 coin: every shopping trolley in Britain will have to be adapted. All vending machines too. Good for business.



And parking meters, pay & display machines, slot machines in pubs, etc. Must be a bit of a nightmare for them.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 10:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's not going to be an easy changeover that's for sure!

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