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antonioledesma · 08-17-2005, 10:42 AM

That's a hell lot of money :shock: . Come on JW's UK members, give your money and maybe JW can be a small sponsor

"About £1bn is lost or lying idle in the UK's 24.7 million households
Britons have enough small change around their homes to fund half of the London Olympic Games, according to a survey published today

An overwhelming 88% of the 1,500 people surveyed said at least £10 was lost in small change throughout their home.
A further 62% estimated they had at least £56 in jars, pots, pockets and down the back of sofas"
http://money.guardian.co.uk/news_/st...html?gusrc=rss

08-17-2005, 02:18 PM

fuck tony blair.. I bet one of his spin doctors fed that story to the papers in the hope they can find a way to scam us out of more money

antonioledesma · 08-17-2005, 02:28 PM

all of you and sons will continue to pay the olympics for many many years to come.

08-17-2005, 04:10 PM

well if done well of course we'll make a profit, but well our history of big projects isn't great... millenium dome anyone?

Still should be cool to watch, prefer the world cup but maybe i'll just make do and go to germany next year

I have to say looking around my room i can believe these figures i always empty the small change out of my wallet and never do anything with it

08-17-2005, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by AL123

I have to say looking around my room i can believe these figures i always empty the small change out of my wallet and never do anything with it

I take mine down the arcade and gamble it in the tupenny slot machines

TransAm · 08-17-2005, 04:53 PM

I put mine in a big plastic Corona bottle (about 2.5ft tall)

Fuck knows what I am gonna do with it all - mostly 1c coins (hapennies lol) as I feed the Lockheed coffee machine of extortion with most of my silver coins.

Arrgh mateys silver coins!

The mention of silver coins made me feel all piratey

I really should grow up

antonioledesma · 08-17-2005, 05:18 PM

I kept my cents to give them to some beggars, but they've started to refuse them!

now I'm stuck with at least 50 pesos= 5 usd of coins, and the banks don't "have time to change"

08-17-2005, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by antonioledesma

I kept my cents to give them to some beggars, but they've started to refuse them!

now I'm stuck with at least 50 pesos= 5 usd of coins, and the banks don't "have time to change"

whatever happened to beggars can't be choosers?, i give to none of them but then there are alot of homeless charities i will give to, infact most discourage you from giving to street beggars i think

graywolf624 · 08-17-2005, 05:51 PM

I collect mine in a little jar and take them to my local bank. The machine there counts them up and gives me dollars in exchange(even better, unlike the ones at the grocery store, since I have an account there they dont take a percentage).

antonioledesma · 08-17-2005, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by AL123

Originally Posted by antonioledesma

I kept my cents to give them to some beggars, but they've started to refuse them!

now I'm stuck with at least 50 pesos= 5 usd of coins, and the banks don't "have time to change"

whatever happened to beggars can't be choosers?, i give to none of them but then there are alot of homeless charities i will give to, infact most discourage you from giving to street beggars i think

they began to choose when those coins started to be meaningless. We have 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents coins. A subway ticket costs 2 pesos, the cheapest bubblegum costs 1 peso. And no vending machine accepts those little coins.

pharzo · 08-17-2005, 08:35 PM

Kinda like the cent in the US. The only reason for its' existence is sales tax.

As JC would say, His Tonyness is up to something

TransAm · 08-17-2005, 08:38 PM

At least you can use the 1 cent in stamp machines (although 37 of them at a time is a bitch of a wait for the person behind you if you are after a few stamps lol)

Coffee / chocolate vending machines dont take them though

ZfrkS62 · 08-17-2005, 08:49 PM

i only use pennies to flick at people

done right, you can leave an impression of Lincoln's head on someones arm

after a loud yelp of course

corpse_grinder0 · 08-18-2005, 03:19 AM

I put my pennies in baggies, and then stick them in my jacket pocket... that way when someone "doesnt" see me... I can let them know im there, by giving them a present.

TransAm · 08-18-2005, 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by corpse_grinder0

I put my pennies in baggies, and then stick them in my jacket pocket... that way when someone "doesnt" see me... I can let them know im there, by giving them a present.

I just found a new use for my pennies!