September 2009
1 post
£20 - Serial No.: AJ352I6601
“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.
August 2009
8 posts
£10 - Serial No.: DK56601919
“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.
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£20 - Serial No.: BK52981109
“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...
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£20 - Serial No.: BE60961124
“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...
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£5 - Serial No.: KB80768912
“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!
Notice
“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...
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£5 - Serial No.: JE77137291
“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...
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£10 - Serial No.: EC42511743
“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...
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Money Money Money!
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...