Yay! I got a new £5 note

axisus

I like them! They look super cool. They have a little window.

Some of the first batch are exchanging hands for silly money - apparently the first one is worth between £800 and £1200!

paul_c2

The first one is worth £5, it says so quite clearly on the front!!!

axisus

A strange thought - can you imagine all new notes coming out with 'King' Charles on them? also all coins. I guess it will happen some day.

That would be .....weird

lloyd

You're older than I thought.

Hertz32

Theyre brilliant, not seen one yet but I can't wait for us to move over to them fully. 

I'd like to see a move away from coinage, back to the days of the £1 note. But it won't happen... 

paul_c2

I think they should introduce a 99p coin, and a £4.99 note, and a £9.99 and £19.99 one too.

strtdv

I hope they don't have the ripping problem that the northern bank ones had in the late 90s

fields5069

I've seen a ripped one on Facebook already.

DiscoStu

We've had them in Scotland a while now. 

proggy

I got my first one Saturday and I'm keeping it. Well, until I get my second one I suppose.

TheBlueWolf

Saw one in my local shop this morning.

lloyd

fields5069 said:

I've seen a ripped one on Facebook already.

I've seen one of these too, someone has posted it saying they're not indestructible, no shit, you've bitten it you bell-end.

fields5069

Actually they usually say "there not indistructible, they said you carnt rip them!"

strtdv

The plastic fivers we had in NI 15 years ago were very prone to ripping, I presumed that's why they didn't catch on. Any slight nick in the edge will very easily tear the whole note in two.

stratman3142

I got one as change from a supermarket. When I used it as part of paying for a meal, the waiter kindly said you'd better check it on Google because the early ones are quite valuable. Sadly mine was a common or garden one. I think it's the AA01xxxxx notes you need to watch out for.

BigBearKris

I have a few of these already. 

Looks like something you could play Monopoly with. 

Hygienic-wise it probably makes sense, it's more durable too - I'm sure. But just looks weird.

dano

Could I just laminate some pictures on Winston Churchill and use them in shops whilst people arent used to them ? 

merlin

I got one last night. I just need another 799 then I can buy @monoamine's 1959 Les Paul Junior DC.  

viz

paul_c2 said:

I think they should introduce a 99p coin, and a £4.99 note, and a £9.99 and £19.99 one too.

Super idea, I love it! It'd also be good to have a 98p coin, in case something costs £1 and you pay with two 99p coins. 

gubble

Went and set up a joint bank account with my wife last week (got married a few days earlier).

I asked the nice lady in Nat West if we could have a couple of new fivers and in exchange for a crinkled old ten pound note came back with two AA serial number fivers and told us to keep hold of them as a momento and a wedding present. Had no idea at the time they would be worth a lot of money.

axisus

gubble said:

Went and set up a joint bank account with my wife last week (got married a few days earlier).

I asked the nice lady in Nat West if we could have a couple of new fivers and in exchange for a crinkled old ten pound note came back with two AA serial number fivers and told us to keep hold of them as a momento and a wedding present. Had no idea at the time they would be worth a lot of money.

I'd keep them for a good while. People cashing in now are nuts, they'll be worth a lot more in years to come.