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NEW 5 EURO NOTE

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    #32
    Freddy Smelly
    Registered Users Posts: 980 ✭✭✭Freddy Smelly


    when are the government bringing in the 9 bob note?


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    #33
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 33,042 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Freddy Smelly wrote: »
    when are the government bringing in the 9 bob note?

    Two thousand and fiddy.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    #34
    mick_jt
    Registered Users Posts: 47 ✭mick_jt


    Is it worth the same as the old five euro notes?
    Have the people thought this through yet?


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    #35
    mister bishi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 79 ✭✭mister bishi


    mathie wrote: »
    Are dare new fivers or are there old fivers or are their just de same old fivers?
    their new fivers that are replacing the old fivers that replaced the old fivers,,


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    #36
    lintdrummer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,699 ✭✭✭lintdrummer


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    Random fact.

    Most Irish (and German and American and probably a few other country's) banknotes have detectable amounts of cocaine on them.

    And as such, surely, detectable amounts of nostril hair and snot?


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    #37
    Schism
    Registered Users Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭Schism


    I want a €1 note. I liked the old £1 notes, made me feel rich :o


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    #38
    af_thefragile
    Registered Users Posts: 7,171 ✭✭✭af_thefragile


    They should bring in a 99c coin and a 4.99 or 9.99 eur note instead.
    My wallet is full of 1c coins I can't use anywhere! What a waste!!


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    #39
    mister bishi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 79 ✭✭mister bishi


    af_thefragile wrote: »
    They should bring in a 99c coin and a 4.99 or 9.99 eur note instead.
    My wallet is full of 1c coins I can't use anywhere! What a waste!!
    or a Tree Fiddy coin


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    #40
    MonkeyTennis
    Registered Users Posts: 3,098 ✭✭✭MonkeyTennis


    they are going to trial getting rid of 1 and 2 cent coins


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    #41
    Thrill
    Registered Users Posts: 5,485 ✭✭✭Thrill


    mick_jt wrote: »
    Is it worth the same as the old five euro notes?
    Have the people thought this through yet?

    I'm prepared to offer 3 euro for every old 5euro note from tomorrow.


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    #42
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,409 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    MonkeyTennis wrote: »
    they are going to trial getting rid of 1 and 2 cent coins

    And replace them with a three cent coin?


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    #43
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,184 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    flas wrote: »
    going to be more like the australian notes I think!as in ya ant rip them...
    Jay D wrote: »
    Are they going to be like those English plastic ones you can't rip?


    I think they're gonna be more like the Northern Ireland fivers.

    Bomb proof. ;)


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    #44
    jester77
    Registered Users Posts: 11,262 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    Should just go cashless, swipe your card or phone to pay for stuff and that's it. No carrying cash, rooting for change, waiting for some auld one to count out every penny in her purse to pay for something, no security for cash premises, etc.


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    #45
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,409 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    jester77 wrote: »
    Should just go cashless, swipe your card or phone to pay for stuff and that's it. No carrying cash, rooting for change, waiting for some auld one to count out every penny in her purse to pay for something, no security for cash premises, etc.

    How would the black market work?


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    #46
    frozenfrozen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,882 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    Cashless is a very scary prospect. I'll keep my dirty fivers thank you very much


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    #47
    jester77
    Registered Users Posts: 11,262 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    kneemos wrote: »
    How would the black market work?

    electronically
    frozenfrozen wrote: »
    Cashless is a very scary prospect. I'll keep my dirty fivers thank you very much

    Why is it scary? 90% of my transactions are cashless, the only reason it's not 100% is that some places still don't take cards as payment. Never had a single issue and don't have to worry about finding an ATM.


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    #48
    Organic Cavity
    Registered Users Posts: 70 ✭✭Organic Cavity


    RIP Old 5 euro note, we had some good times together.


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    #49
    YouTookMyName
    Registered Users Posts: 3,361 ✭✭✭YouTookMyName


    jester77 wrote: »
    Should just go cashless, swipe your card or phone to pay for stuff and that's it. No carrying cash, rooting for change, waiting for some auld one to count out every penny in her purse to pay for something, no security for cash premises, etc.

    Pubs and clubs would be a nightmare then.


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    #50
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,294 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Will make it more easy to launder them.


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    #51
    aN.Droid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭aN.Droid


    YouTookMyName wrote: »
    Pubs and clubs would be a nightmare then.

    I agree. Plus how would you buy stuff private? Would everyone have to have a card swiper?

    Not everyone uses a mobile phone and only a very small percentage have phones with near field communications enabled in it. Would be a HUGE endeavour to go cashless and would never ever happen is my guess.


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    #52
    Mr.Prodston
    Registered Users Posts: 16,304 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Prodston


    We should get rid of coins altogether. While away on my "Gap Yah" travels in Southeast Asia (please form an orderly queue for this rugged explorer ladies) I noticed that Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos had no coins at all and made carrying all the small denominations much easier without your wallet weighing a ton. Admittedly €1 is 27,500 Vietnamese Dong which makes notes more respectable.

    It was that indestructible paper in Nam too, although I guess you had to be there to know :pac:


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    #53
    jester77
    Registered Users Posts: 11,262 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    YouTookMyName wrote: »
    Pubs and clubs would be a nightmare then.

    Denmark have card payments in their pubs and clubs and I've had no issues paying with card while there. No reason why it wouldn't work. Instead of giving cash, putting it into the till, taking out change, the customer just swipes their card or phone on the bar terminal and enters their pin.


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    #54
    Jimoslimos
    Registered Users Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭Jimoslimos


    Mr.Prodston wrote: »
    We should get rid of coins altogether. While away on my "Gap Yah" travels in Southeast Asia (please form an orderly queue for this rugged explorer ladies) I noticed that Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos had no coins at all and made carrying all the small denominations much easier without your wallet weighing a ton. Admittedly €1 is 27,500 Vietnamese Dong which makes notes more respectable.

    It was that indestructible paper in Nam too, although I guess you had to be there to know :pac:
    Well if you were paying attention while you were there you'd know that some of the smaller denomination Dong are in coins. I still have some.

    Of course I'm guessing you were too busy flashing wads of US dollars about to notice!


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    #55
    Prodigious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭Prodigious


    MonkeyTennis wrote: »
    they are going to trial getting rid of 1 and 2 cent coins

    How would that work?


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    #56
    jester77
    Registered Users Posts: 11,262 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    Prodigious wrote: »
    How would that work?

    The same as Finland I would imagine, round up/down to the nearest 5c


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    #57
    Jimoslimos
    Registered Users Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭Jimoslimos


    Prodigious wrote: »
    How would that work?
    Amounts from 1-2c are rounded down and 3-4c up to nearest 5.

    An item costing €17.43 will be charged €17.45
    An item costing €17.42 will be charged €17.40

    Rounding is only done once for all items collectively at point of payment, therefore there is no need to change individual prices.


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    #58
    YouTookMyName
    Registered Users Posts: 3,361 ✭✭✭YouTookMyName


    Prodigious wrote: »
    How would that work?

    Rounded to the nearest 0, 5 or 10.


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    #59
    [Deleted User]
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    jester77 wrote: »
    Should just go cashless, swipe your card or phone to pay for stuff and that's it. No carrying cash, rooting for change, waiting for some auld one to count out every penny in her purse to pay for something, no security for cash premises, etc.

    You don't think that people will be rooting for their card? Or forgetting their pin? Or putting their card in the wrong way? Or getting all up in arms if there isn't enough money in their account/card is declined?

    In the shop I work in, card transactions are the most common reason for the queue being held up.

    How would people be able to give money to each other outside of business? If a friend needs a loan should you perform bank transfers to and fro?

    To be honest I just prefer cash. I find it easier to control what I spend, to budget, and most importantly, to feel like I'm rich on the rare occasion that there's a few big notes in my pocket.


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    jester77
    Registered Users Posts: 11,262 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    true-or-false wrote: »
    You don't think that people will be rooting for their card?

    Much easier to root out a card from your wallet (they come with their own compartments especially for cards) than rooting around for lots of change.
    true-or-false wrote: »
    Or forgetting their pin?

    Then they won't be able to get cash from the ATM either, so no difference.
    true-or-false wrote: »
    Or putting their card in the wrong way?

    There is always a huge symbol on the device showing which way to put the card in.

    true-or-false wrote: »
    Or getting all up in arms if there isn't enough money in their account/card is declined?

    Well, then they won't be able to get any cash from the ATM either.
    true-or-false wrote: »
    In the shop I work in, card transactions are the most common reason for the queue being held up.

    Why is that happening where you work? I've had the opposite experience, people rummaging from change, then counting it out and the cashier has to enter it and take out the appropriate change take much longer than a swipe and pin entry.
    true-or-false wrote: »
    How would people be able to give money to each other outside of business? If a friend needs a loan should you perform bank transfers to and fro?

    There are apps where you can just bump phones off one another to transfer money, e.g. bump, paypal.
    true-or-false wrote: »
    To be honest I just prefer cash. I find it easier to control what I spend, to budget, and most importantly, to feel like I'm rich on the rare occasion that there's a few big notes in my pocket.

    I find the opposite to be true. Not sure how having cash makes it easier to control spending. I can pull up my bank balance on my phone at any time and know how much I have.


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    #61
    [Deleted User]
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    Most of the elderly customers I have carry about 5 cards in each slot, on the rare occasion that they can quickly identify where it is, it takes a good while for them to get it out. Granted, it's not an issue with all customers, but neither is rooting for change.

    As for the ATM comments, why do you seem to think that people paying by cash come straight from an ATM? I visit an ATM once a week, not before every purchase.

    With the card in the wrong way issue, I know it's clear, if not just from the common sense that obviously if it's reading the chip, the chip needs to be in the pad, yet I see people put it in the wrong way every day.

    An app where I can bump phones with people would require me to have a smartphone in the first place, then afford internet, and still, logical or not I'd prefer to throw a friend a fiver than use bank transfers.
    jester77 wrote: »
    I find the opposite to be true. Not sure how having cash makes it easier to control spending. I can pull up my bank balance on my phone at any time and know how much I have.
    And that's great for you, but it doesn't take away the fact that I prefer the other option, nor does it justify making cash obsolete.

    I'm not arguing to get rid of cashless transactions, I just think that people should have the choice to use cash if they want to, because some people, like myself, prefer it, and some people, like myself, have a different experience of the trouble it can cause than you do.


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