New £5 Notes

[saintpeter48]

I've been to Australia and NZ and they have plastc notes, they are horrible in my opinion! I think that they're easy to lose, very slippery and you can't hold a wad of them (not that I have wads), but 4 or 5 together I found was a nightmare. Anyone else experienced similar?

[Jackdaw33]

Point taken, but just think of the weight of the old half crown compared with its modern equivalent.

[Mamyalynne]

Oh yes the half dollar increased the sale of replacement pockets - I know I sold hundreds ;-)

[Georgiesmum]

I use cash all the time. I am disabled and both my gardener and my cleaner and mobile hairdresser all expect to be paid in cash.On the odd trip into town I use a taxi, which needs cash, the same as my local cafe and my local fish and chip shop, both of which wont accept payment by card.