Years ago when small coins where introduced, we called it 'shrapnel' ie 1p, 2p and 5p.
A lady who is a pensioner joined a PMR GCA support group, she did not have much money.
However she put all her 'shrapnel' in a jam jar and brought it to a meeting as she wanted to help. We did tell her that she had enough to do with the small amount of money she had. That Ladies response was, I never miss the shrapnel and I want to do my bit.
Following that many people then decided to have a 'shrapnel' jar. So every meeting the shrapnel jars were emptied and a volunteer took it away and put it into bank bags these were passed to the Treasurer.
Little things make big things and I still have a 'jar' labelled 'SHRAPNEL'.
PS: PMRGCAuk could do with the contents.
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Years from now, when sofas and seat are being destroyed old coins will become antiques. 😉😉😉
In the meantime those who have are are going 'contactless' will now have some where to send their shrapnel when the get rid of the sofa or chairs or empty their pockets before sending clothes to charity shops, air ambulance or which ever charity they support and not in landfill.
When I just get the local paper whilst on my walk I used to put shrapnel in the local AA jar - now its gone up from 62p to 65p (talk about inflation!) the odd 5p comes home - I save them anyway!😊
I do have problems when buying hats, which I don't do oftenm about twice in the last 30 years. I have two hats............W & F events only if required. ⛵️⛵️ (nearest thing to a V=Boat).
Over the 10 years around £3,500 as far as I remember................however, on average we never had more than 76 members in Area No 2.............we had more in Area 1, but they did the walking group.
That takes me back, my mother used to call it shrapnel too. Unfortunately I can't remember the last time I had any, all purchases of late have been on plastic, and I see this being more popular as more people are reluctant to handle money.
Our town is pedestrianised and I can't park near enough to cope with that yet, but even the small village shops want cards now. I read somewhere that they are very suspicious of cards in Germany
I will only use cash, this village has a lot of pensioners and they get their pension every week from the Post Office. The Post office people, who are friends, tell me that most of them have no bank account, they help them all the time. Maybe when my generation are out of the way................things will change.
I get my pension paid at Post Office, it was the only way to keep the post office going and once again the Govt has sent me a letter - saying we are going to stop payments soon, so you will need to open a bank account. As usual I wrote back and said, words to this effect.............'when Hell freezes over and all pensioners have an account opened free of charge'. Girobank come back please.
Your post made me smile, I still call it Shrapnel!
In Boots the Chemist the other day, an elderly male customer was being instructed to clean his hands with the sanitiser, , which he did, to my amusement she told him ‘in between your fingers as well’, which he did. Then she told him to sanitise his money, again he complied, with the comment, ‘it’s a good job it’s no’ old money hen, it would be in tatters’! Referring to the new plasticity notes. Must admit, was impressed by Boots attention to
Don't ask me I did not decide which coins to include in 'shrapnel' .
In the OED "the name of Major (later Major General) Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842), British army ... Coins, esp. copper coins, of low denomination; small change."
There are also claims from other countries including the USA.
Wow! I have three money boxes full to the top of "shrapnel" - I wish I could get rid of it. Our local bank have refused to take it unless it is 'rolled up' in 100s. Has anyone with chronic arthritis in hands ever tried to roll up 1, 2, 5 cents in 100 rolls?🤨🤨
We have a shrapnel jar and we put change up to 5p in it. Usually change it up about every two years for holiday spending money or extra food at Christmas.
I have been buying loads of stuff through Amazon Smile donating to this charity. We don't have much income so that was a great way to contribute since we shop online a lot. Wish I had known about that 3 years ago when I was first diagnosed. The charity would have benefitted more. We have certain things delivered regularly like big boxes of cat food and bulk washing liquid etc. Its easier for us as neither of us can lift heavy stuff. Perhaps the government will get round to making them pay tax as I am not happy that they get away with that. My brother in law does a bit of delivery for them too and assures me that he hasn't come across bullying in their "fulfillment centres". I don't doubt there is corporate bullying and bad working conditions in some of their centres though.
Its harder and harder to get banks to take coins so we use the supermarket change machines. Its a shame you can't choose a charity to donate a percentage too on those machines.
Bet the bullying at the big A is not significantly worse than that in the NHS. And the pay probably isn't much worse either if you are a porter or cleaner ...
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