None of my colleagues would take it and I was genuinely surprised.
I paid him 1 pence pieces after
which to my surprise he agreed to take. [Edited on 5/6/11 by liam.mccaffrey]
Been raging for a long time this one, would you take as payment for a 5 pound debt, a 5 pound winning scratch card. This is a genuinely good card,
in date and totally legit.
None of my colleagues would take it and I was genuinely surprised.
I paid him 1 pence pieces after which to my surprise he agreed to take.
[Edited on 5/6/11 by liam.mccaffrey]
Nope.
You bet £5... not goods to the value of £5!
I know what you're saying - what's the big deal... it's guaranteed £5.
But why should the victor have to take the scratch-card to a shop and cash it in!?
As above, you bet the £5, why should he have the hassle of going to get it?
Jacks alive, gimmie Five! Cash only thakyou!
depends.
IF the guy was a d**k then nope.
I'd make him get it.
If it was a mate who'd forgot the cash but had that in his wallet then I'd be fine with it.
there is no option for "who cares"
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Originally posted by AndyW
there is no option for "who cares"
I would, and if turned out not to be genuine I'd simply demand it back, if its a work colleuage then you know they are not gonna leave the country!
Nope, if the bet was for a 5" cucumber then I would expect a 5" cucumber, not a 5"gherkin.
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Originally posted by jollygreengiant
Nope, if the bet was for a 5" cucumber then I would expect a 5" cucumber, not a 5"gherkin.
, or tomatos for that matter
does that mean the naysayers wouldn't take a cheque to the value of £5 either. You'd still have to go pay it in or cash it. whats the
difference.
and just for the record, it was my mate who I share an office with. There was nop chance he'd have ended up out of pocket.
[Edited on 5/6/11 by liam.mccaffrey]
Nope... wouldn't be interested in a cheque, postal order, gift voucher or payment in kind 
You bet £5... now't else!
I'd take a scratch card no problem :/
Banknotes are not actually money but a promisary note on behalf of the Bank of England (I promise to pay the bearer...) If £5 represents a certain
weight of sterling silver then I'd pay him in a tiny amount of sterling silver which is equal to £5 to annoy him (would be more annoying than
pennies )
[Edited on 5/6/11 by Benzine]
quote:
Originally posted by scootz
Nope... wouldn't be interested in a cheque, postal order, gift voucher or payment in kind
You bet £5... now't else!
Every part!
So (for the sake of argument) I'd have to bet you "£5, or maybe a couple o' pints tonight?" because you wouldn't accept a fiver of beer if I'd offered it afterwards (assuming we were going to the pub anyway, either that night or at some point in the near future)
you could always just leave it on his desk, tell him take it or leave it
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Originally posted by JoelP
you could always just leave it on his desk, tell him take it or leave it
i appreciate your annoyance there scott, however id see it from my point of view, that since you are at somepoint undoubtedly going to be in a shop
that does the lottery, it costs you nothing to accept it. Not accepting it is thus just being annoying, thus annoyance in return is justified.
However, i dont gamble, so there would be no bet, and no scratchcard even if i lost 
Hang on, was it a bet though? only says a £5 debt.
So, if you borrowed a fiver, only seems reasonable that you repay a fiver, in cash, and not be a PITA about it.
If you lost a bet, the honourable thing to do would be to pay up and again, not be a PITA about it.
If the guy happened to be d**k, then don't ask to borrow money or have a bet with him.
Most of all maintain dignity, and don't make yourself look a k***b over a fiver
Man, you guys take things so seriously
It wasn't a bet I bought something from him and didn't have the cash with me and offered him the scratchy as i had it in my desk.
It is now a running joke in the office.
[Edited on 5/6/11 by liam.mccaffrey]
I'd take the scratchy but also demand a further 50p handling charge.......
I'd rather have the scratch card. It's easier to change a scratch card into a fiver than 500 one pence pieces. (i've got £10 in pennies
sat upstairs waiting for me to go to the bank with them and they've been there about 18 months)
Having said that, I've got a winning scratch card sat on the mantle piece but I always forget to take it to cash it in (only for a quid).
What i really want to know is :
quote:
Originally posted by cliftyhanger
don't make yourself look a k***b over a fiver
Hmmmmm, kebab.......
i didnt have enough money to pay the taxi driver, and made up the difference with a £2 scratch card.
he ended up with a bit more overall, and he was all upset about it aswell?
i couldn't believe it.
IC
quote:
Originally posted by ianclark1275
i didnt have enough money to pay the taxi driver, and made up the difference with a £2 scratch card.
he ended up with a bit more overall, and he was all upset about it aswell?
i couldn't believe it.
Can't see what the problem is, I'd take the scratchcard, people are just petty sometimes.
I think you should have paid him in Postage stamps, legal tender according to David Brent.
quote:
Originally posted by Doctor Derek Doctors
Can't see what the problem is, I'd take the scratchcard, people are just petty sometimes.
I think you should have paid him in Postage stamps, legal tender according to David Brent.