dandannieldanok Posted 3 August 2006 Posted 3 August 2006 What was the situation and how much was it? For me it has to be taking about £600 down to the foreign exchange.
lookwhaticando Posted 3 August 2006 Posted 3 August 2006 Most cash I've carried around was a cash payment for 'services rendered' - I was off t' bank to pay it in. As I recall it was about $300 - or about 140 quid. Not much, but a huge amount when you consider the usual amount of cash I carry is $0. I pay for practically everything with plastic. Except 'Tim Hortons' (a coffee/donut shop) who don't accept plastic at all - debit or credit! Can't be arsed to carry cash with me, it's just one more thing to lose while you're out and about
billabob Posted 3 August 2006 Posted 3 August 2006 £500 on payday and i withdrew it all at once and spent it all in withing a few ours
Nationwider Posted 3 August 2006 Posted 3 August 2006 £600 on my wedding day. It paid for the Little Chef.
Fosse_KC Posted 3 August 2006 Posted 3 August 2006 £6,000 ..... it took ages to count it out before taking it to the bank!!
lcfcalan Posted 3 August 2006 Posted 3 August 2006 Most was about ten thousand or so , taking it to the bank for work. I remember a colleague of mine was on his way to the bank with the firms money tucked up his jumper , (in brent cross shopping centre) when a bloke came up to him , and said 'are you Mick xxxx ' 'Yes' said Mick The man then said he was police and there was a disturbance back at the shop , police were there having sorted the situation, and he (Mick ) was to get back asap, the cop would take the bankings to the bank. Mick handed it all over, and headed back to the shop. SUCKER !!!! But it shows how easy sometimes we are fooled.
lookwhaticando Posted 3 August 2006 Posted 3 August 2006 Most was about ten thousand or so , taking it to the bank for work. I remember a colleague of mine was on his way to the bank with the firms money tucked up his jumper , (in brent cross shopping centre) when a bloke came up to him , and said 'are you Mick xxxx ' 'Yes' said Mick The man then said he was police and there was a disturbance back at the shop , police were there having sorted the situation, and he (Mick ) was to get back asap, the cop would take the bankings to the bank. Mick handed it all over, and headed back to the shop. SUCKER !!!! But it shows how easy sometimes we are fooled. Ouch! It's amazing really, over the years so many people have been fleeced by stuff like that. Today's victims are usually had by Nigerian bank scams. It's unfortunate that some people are so oblivious to such crimes (or too trusting of strangers!)
Daggers Posted 3 August 2006 Posted 3 August 2006 It's unfortunate that some people are so oblivious to such crimes (or too trusting of strangers!) Dear lookwhaticando , I am writing to you because a) You have won the Kinshasa lottery b) You are the last name on my dieing fathers lips when he said the names of his most trusted friends c) You are gullible The vast fortune locked up in a Nigerian bank account/solicitors office can be yours if you send £1000 urgently to our representative in Ealing via his bank account in Switzerland. The only question you have to pose is - why did I not choose to help these poor people sooner. Oh, and... why does anyone ever fall for this nonsense?
Thracian Posted 3 August 2006 Posted 3 August 2006 A few bob. And in my former line of business before money laundering regulations made cheques inevitable it was not unusual. Just to give examples:- I remember taking a Red Indian Chief One Armed Bandit down to Bermondsey market around 4-00am with the mist just lifting off the Thames. Two silver dealers took a fancy to it, began playing and having sizeable sidebets on the outcome. Two hours later one guy took £600 off his pal in winnings and gave me £100 cash just for the privilege of using the machine. It was small change against what they took in a day. Then, at Newark many years ago now I saw a guy in a Rolls Royce buy a Lowry painting, open his boot and pay the vendor in bundles of £20 notes which filled large suitcases. Again at Newark they ran a special collectors fair mainly devoted to limited and special edition ceramics. One exhibition hall was almost full except for two empty tables. Just as people were thinking of occupying the tables with their own gear what I called the Adams Family turned up all bedraggled...mum, dad and three young kids all carrying suitcases of various sizes as if they were off on holiday. Placing the cases on the tables they started to unload a whole tribe of pathetic cloth figures. I wondered if the organisers had failed to sell the stand and had invited a charity stall to fill in - but then I'd never heard of Beanie babies at the time. Gradually the queues formed and before the day was over that family had taken enough money to fill all their pockets and a plastic bag - a total of £56,000 cash, I learned, plus whatever in cheques. Turned out the Beanies were special limited editions from America. That was the exception but such things happened to many of us at one time or another and the parties in the evening were something to behold. Indeed the whole scene was an immensely colourful catalogue of triumph and disaster in equal measure.
lookwhaticando Posted 4 August 2006 Posted 4 August 2006 Dear lookwhaticando , I am writing to you because a) You have won the Kinshasa lottery b) You are the last name on my dieing fathers lips when he said the names of his most trusted friends c) You are gullible The vast fortune locked up in a Nigerian bank account/solicitors office can be yours if you send £1000 urgently to our representative in Ealing via his bank account in Switzerland. The only question you have to pose is - (1) why did I not choose to help these poor people sooner. Oh, and... (2) why does anyone ever fall for this nonsense? I'm game, count me in! And in answer to those questions (1) Greed. (2) God only knows
Jonbluefox9 Posted 4 August 2006 Posted 4 August 2006 Probably about £240 for my season ticket. Carried it round with me all day at school only to find that I couldn't go and get it that day anyway.
Janx Posted 4 August 2006 Posted 4 August 2006 Most was about ten thousand or so , taking it to the bank for work. I remember a colleague of mine was on his way to the bank with the firms money tucked up his jumper , (in brent cross shopping centre) when a bloke came up to him , and said 'are you Mick xxxx ' 'Yes' said Mick The man then said he was police and there was a disturbance back at the shop , police were there having sorted the situation, and he (Mick ) was to get back asap, the cop would take the bankings to the bank. Mick handed it all over, and headed back to the shop. SUCKER !!!! But it shows how easy sometimes we are fooled. likewise, sold one of my motors to an Irish geezer who flew over, I insisted on cash due to the amount of bankers drafts frauds going on...keerrrrrrchinnnnggg!!!
andyh1884 Posted 4 August 2006 Posted 4 August 2006 £4,000 when we were buying a car. Had to draw it out in stages cos banks only let you withdrawn so much a day.
Janx Posted 4 August 2006 Posted 4 August 2006 £4,000 when we were buying a car. Had to draw it out in stages cos banks only let you withdrawn so much a day. eh? Its your money...do you mean through a machine? If you ring em up before and go to a branch, just say I want 4K of my own cash please!!
andyh1884 Posted 4 August 2006 Posted 4 August 2006 eh? Its your money...do you mean through a machine? If you ring em up before and go to a branch, just say I want 4K of my own cash please!! That would've been the sensible thing to do, but then again I've never been that sensible! We could draw out £500 each (me & the wife) at the counter each day and then £300 from cash machine
Master Fox Posted 4 August 2006 Posted 4 August 2006 £3,200 , just sold my old car and had to bank the money. Amazing really
The People's Hero Posted 4 August 2006 Posted 4 August 2006 It's all plastic for me so not much. Expect I'll have a fair bundle at the wedding this weekend though.
davieG Posted 4 August 2006 Posted 4 August 2006 It's all plastic for me so not much.Expect I'll have a fair bundle at the wedding this weekend though. TPH I'm sure you'll have bundle but will you have much cash?
DanTheFoxBhoy Posted 4 August 2006 Posted 4 August 2006 I remember back in high school this question started an argument between two friends... My mate Drew's mum owned an antiques store in Chewton (a very small town, couple of hundred people there). So it went like this: Drew: The most amount of cash I've ever had in hand is about $3000... Dave: Oh... was that when your mum sold her op-shop in Chewton? *pause* Drew: **** YOU DAVE. I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THIS SHIT. Drew then proceeded the grab his bag and leave for the day. We had a good laugh at the time but Drew was fuming.
Janx Posted 4 August 2006 Posted 4 August 2006 I remember back in high school this question started an argument between two friends... My mate Drew's mum owned an antiques store in Chewton (a very small town, couple of hundred people there). So it went like this: Drew: The most amount of cash I've ever had in hand is about $3000... Dave: Oh... was that when your mum sold her op-shop in Chewton? *pause* Drew: **** YOU DAVE. I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THIS SHIT. Drew then proceeded the grab his bag and leave for the day. We had a good laugh at the time but Drew was fuming. erm what????
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