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Re: Why can't we get rid of 1p, 2p, 5p coins?

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On Sat, 18 May 2019 15:16:00 +0100, "Commander Kinsey"
<CFKinsey@military.org.jp> wrote:

>On Sat, 18 May 2019 03:32:40 +0100, Chris in Makati <mail@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 17 May 2019 21:19:09 +0100, "Commander Kinsey"
>> <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 17 May 2019 11:28:25 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme <steve@easynn.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 16 May 2019 16:09:15 +0100, "Commander Kinsey"
>>>> <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 16 May 2019 13:17:44 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme <steve@easynn.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, 16 May 2019 00:33:56 +0100, "Commander Kinsey"
>>>>>> <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It would have been more hassle to do some kind of bank transfer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's a lot easier than searching for coins.
>>>>>
>>>>> She didn't search, she just took a fiver out of her purse.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I pay my gardener and my main carer by bank transfer. It's been setup
>>>>>> in my Lloyd Internet account for years. My wife has tried to get her
>>>>>> RBS Internet account to do the same thing but it's so "secure" that
>>>>>> it's impossible to use!
>>>>>
>>>>> Way too much hassle.  Handing someone a twenty quid note is way easier.  I wouldn't mind if they could take cards, but portable card readers cost too much.
>>>>
>>>> I don't carry any money or cards.
>>>
>>> How on earth do you buy things?
>>
>> Apple Pay, Google Pay etc.
>
>So you have to carry a phone around with you, I just carry a card which is 10 times smaller, and doesn't get upset if it rains or if it falls out of my pocket.

I take the phone around with me anyway. Most people who own mobile
phones do too. The payment option is just an additional function it
provides. Saves having to carry a wallet.

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