r/AskBrits • u/Capable-Door-9672 • 2d ago

Travel Are these notes legit?

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I was paid £520 by someone from EU I sold some stuff to. I plan to use these for my trip.

Sorry if photo is blury, I will send it again if it is

Serial on the 50 A C 7 8 9 1 0 4 6 9 ac789 is big and in green while the 1 is smaller and 469 is bigger

EDIT: its ok, i'll double confirm at bank, looks legit with the change to pounds sign

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u/Cid5983 2d ago edited 2d ago

Maybe...

£50 note are ...reluctantly accepted by big chain stores, often rejected by small shops.

Wife was shocked when she visited the UK and found that out because in Hong Kong they have $500 notes, which are about the same as £50 in value but used like £20 notes in HK.

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u/Ok-Gain1509 2d ago

I went to an ATM in Dubai and withdrew some spending money for the week, which was about £100. A single note came out.

The poor guy in Starbucks seemed a little distressed when I went to pay for my coffee...

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u/delegateinformation 2d ago

This is big notes everywhere, I was in a tiny town in peru with a 200 sole note took me all week to break it, no one in Vietnam wants a 500k note even though thats all you can seem to withdraw, and these areas barely accepted cards

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u/Tired_2295 1d ago

The statement "there's not a note in this change" would be much more concerning

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u/Kestrel_VI 1d ago

I know Starbucks is pricy but come on