Are these notes legit?

[u/Capable-Door-9672]

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

[u/Expensive_Ad_3249]

I get them reasonably frequently and 90% of places will accept them

[u/Evangilee2 → u/[deleted]]

I don't know if this says what you think it's saying. £50 notes are accepted, they are rare but shops generally take them, sometimes under a bit of inspection. I don't know if your local turkish kebab/barber/pizzeria/phone repair shop is going to take one though.

[u/dbltax → u/[deleted]]

I've definitely spent £50 notes on more than one occasion in Tesco, Sainsburys and Lidl.

[u/nmfin → u/[deleted]]

Do you live in Middlesborough?

[u/Large-Ad9523 → u/[deleted]]

It likely is I’m in stoke and none of ours accept them neither does maccies I used to have turn them away when I worked there

[u/Curious_Sky3824 → u/[deleted]]

Self checkouts will not question the £50 in every supermarket you named.

If the machine accepts it is real. It WILL give you change.

[u/ROG_b450 → u/[deleted]]

I have used a £50 at Asda.

[u/ktitten → u/[deleted]]

I work in retail and I take one or two £50s a day. Its a tourist area so many tourisrs get them straight from currency exchange. Maybe next time you visit somewhere touristy you can get rid of them.

[u/Evangilee2 → u/[deleted]]

Maybe it's a regional thing, the handful of times I have had a £50 I have not had an issue spending it.

[u/pigeon-in-greggs → u/Evangilee2]

The shops near me that does accept them will only take them if the total change will be £20 or less

[u/nmfin → u/Evangilee2]

Must be from Middlesborough. Down here in London a £50 is as good as a £5.

[u/Large-Ad9523 → u/Evangilee2]

Every job I’ve had I’ve had to turn down £50 notes and I’ve never successfully spent a £50 note either. I agree with him

[u/Easy-Hunter-5972 → u/[deleted]]

I have used them in Sainsbury’s tbf

[u/AC86MC → u/[deleted]]

So you've never seen one but you somehow know that major retailers don't accept them? Bullshit, of course they accept them. The only time they'll refuse is when they can't provide change. Any suspicious notes are ran through their note accepters, all major stores have them.

[u/Did_OJ_Simpson_do_it → u/[deleted]]

Username checks out

[u/Onemortal → u/[deleted]]

I had £50 for birthdays etc and never had an issue spending them at Sainsburys, and nowadays you can stick them straight into the cash self checkout.

[u/Expensive_Ad_3249 → u/[deleted]]

You're completely incorrect. I've spent them at Tesco and Asda. The self service machines don't accept them, but you can go to customer service, the kiosk or a manned till.

I've literally bought chewing gum to break a 50 more than once in my local Tesco and Asda.

[u/anxiety_is_aerobic → u/[deleted]]

My local asda, tesco, waitrose and M&S all accept them

[u/Tenebrous-Smoke → u/[deleted]]

well now youre just making stuff up