Shitloads of Money

“Obviously, her ex-boyfriend wasn’t happy she’d left him for a Robert Pattinson lookalike who sold hot dogs.

Received from: Abbey, 34 Piccadilly, W1J 0DN.
Given to: 42 The Treaty Centre, High Street, Hounslow TW3 1ES

More info: Exchanged for £1.75 worth of Pick’n’Mix.

“The hot dog vendor looked better than Edward from Twilight.

…Minus the bloodsucking.”

Received from: Vue Cinema, West 12 Shopping & Leisure Centre, Shepherd’s Bush, W12 8PP.
Quality: It’s useable, anyway. I’m starting to think this category has no point, and may get rid of it in the future. :P
Given to: WHSmith, Westfield Shopping Centre, W12 7GB.

More info: I bought the pretty notepad in the background with this note. Emma tells me it’s impractical for college (because the paper has flowers on it and it has silver edges), but I digress.

“She had left him for a hot dog vendor.”

Received from: Emma, temporarily (i.e. all of 5 minutes).
Quality: Old.
Given to: Vue Cinema, West 12 Shopping & Leisure Centre, Shepherd’s Bush, W12 8PP.

More info: The opposite side of the note can be viewed here. Although not technically my note, it still deserved some writing on it before I waved it goodbye. This note was also exchanged for a ticket to “I Love You, Beth Cooper”.

“The massage chair did not like what he saw.”

Received from: Abbey, 34 Piccadilly, W1J 0DN.
Quality: Average.
Given to: Vue Cinema, West 12 Shopping & Leisure Centre, Shepherd’s Bush, W12 8PP.

More info: I completely forgot that with the “new” £20 notes, the serial number is on the opposite side. The opposite side of the note can be viewed here. This note was exchanged for a movie ticket for “I Love You, Beth Cooper”, which was the worst film I’ve seen in a long time.
Also, the cinema has massage chairs outside, which may have inspired this update. :)

“However, that pink fluffy thing knew exactly where she was going.”

Received from: New Loon Moon, 9A Gerrard Street, London W1D 5PL.
Quality: Brand new!
Given to: New Loon Moon, 9A Gerrard Street, W1D 5PL.

More info: …Ooh, shiny!

“It is an offence, under the Currency and Banknotes Act 1928 (section 12), if “any person prints, or stamps, or by any like means impresses, on any bank note, any words, letters or figures”.

Just thought I’d get this out of the way before I get into trouble. This is purely a fun project, and should not be taken seriously. Any words I have written are in erasable pen (e.g. with blue ink from a fountain pen, which is easily removed) or a pencil, so therefore should not shorten the life of the banknote in any way.

“They didn’t notice she’d gone.”

Received from: Starbucks, 50 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6LW.
Quality: Old, with tiny pieces of Sellotape holding it together from behind.
Given to: Costa, 62 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6LT.

More info: On the left side of this note, in faded ink, someone has written, “Barry, Southampton ‘09”. Southampton is 69 miles away from London. I hope Barry is reunited with his banknote some day.

“She left him on Friday, when everyone was still asleep.”

Received from: HSBC, 17 Gerrard Street, W1D 6HB.
Quality: Average - a bit worn at the corners.
Given to: Starbucks, 50 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6LW.

More info: This is my first sentence. Woo! If you’re wondering why the URL I’ve written is http://glomp.me/money/ (which redirects to here, btw), it’s because it’s shorter to write, and because I didn’t want to be writing “shit” on money. :P

I see money all the time. However, it leaves my possession sooner than I’d like it to, and is usually replaced with food, music or items of clothing that I regret buying the next day.

I wonder what stories my money could tell me, if it could talk.

…And so begins this project.

Every banknote I’m given will eventually form a story, a few sentences at a time. I currently don’t know what I’m going to write yet, but it should be interesting to see what my imagination comes up with. ^_^
This blog and/or my email address will also be written on every note I “deface”, in the hope that someone who receives it will be curious enough to email me about where and when they found it. I’d like to see how far my money has travelled, and how future owners have treated it.

To sum it all up, I’m writing a story… on actual pieces of money. If you see one of my notes, please email glomprammi@glomp.me with what was written on it, and, if possible, a picture. Thank you!