Posted on 18/03/2017 22:09
just a heads up that on the 5th May the old £5 notes cease to be legal tender and shops etc will not accept them ,if you have any or find any down the back of the sofa after that date just take them to a bank,building society or post office to exchange it for a "new" one
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Posted on 20/03/2017 15:57 by tombarI find new £5s terrible to fold, so when you put one in your pocket, watch out as it may bounce out. On the note of the older £5s, I will dig my cache up from the back garden
Posted on 22/03/2017 16:07
Two points Tombar :--
I find I cannot fold the New £5 notes 'cos the shopkeepers keep grabbing them off me 
And these buried notes of yours :-- are they the old White Fivers at all. I only ask 'cos I dont think the Romans buried many of THEM !!
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Posted on 22/03/2017 16:07 by ABMTwo points Tombar :--
I find I cannot fold the New £5 notes 'cos the shopkeepers keep grabbing them off me
And these buried notes of yours :-- are they the old White Fivers at all. I only ask 'cos I dont think the Romans buried many of THEM !!
Posted on 20/03/2017 14:26 by JohnM20A friend works at a bank and she was telling me that the new £5 notes are not all they are cracked up to be. Apparently if they get a nick on the edge they tear quite easily, if they are creased it's impossible to flatten them again and because of this they can't then be used in cash dispensers. Also, apparently, if you leave one in a pocket and wash it it will be OK until it's tumble dried when it will then shrink!
(Worth 50k plus?)
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OOOOO ! Do be careful doing that, Vicm 
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