Isabelle Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Search for "I Think You'll Find Pal, That's Legal Tender" on You Tube . I won't post a link because the clip contains some swearing and might be taken off. I have worked in shops and pubs and Scottish banknotes are so uncommon that staff will likely be unaware how to identify one as genuine, so it's just easier to refuse to accept them in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel22 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I work for Sainsbury's and we accept Scottish notes. But I don't normally give them out as change. If i've only got a Scottish fiver left, i ask people if they want that or coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Hans Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Where I work, we accept Scottish notes, I once..as a joke..tried to give somebody a Scottish fiver, then I was like "Ahhhhh joke". She was not amused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersFCFan Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Anyone know if Scottish bank notes are usually accepted in pubs/bars/shops in Sheffield? Heading down tomorrow and kind of wish I got English notes just in case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTID Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Yeah majority of places take them. I've got them in my change before in pubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bypassblade Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Anyone know if Scottish bank notes are usually accepted in pubs/bars/shops in Sheffield? Heading down tomorrow and kind of wish I got English notes just in case! I'd have thought so, if not can you not nip in one of our many banks and just change them, I doubt you'll have any problems though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersFCFan Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Cheers guys, I'll maybe try get them changed to English notes tomorrow at some point just to be on the safe side but if I can't manage it's good to know most places accept Scottish notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Bynnol Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 The banks will change them. Big outlets will usually take them but there is no requirement for any body to take them as payment. If given change involving Scottish issued notes you are perfectly within your rights to refuse them. Legal tender is a complex issue and has been discussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedith Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I wouldn't accept a Scottish banknote in change as I have had experience of retail outlets in Sheffield refusing to accept them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osrit Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I agree with whats been said mostly. I lived in Scotland for many many years, coming back to Sheffield recently - so I was always bringing Scottish notes back and forth with me. Although they are legal tender, it always amazed me how many places initially refused them in shops and such. Often a quick check with someone in charge would sort it, but it wasn't unknown for them to be refused on occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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