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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

So, I'm old enough to remember when you wouldn't see an old halfpenny lying on the pavement without some lucky person picking it up but these days if I'm walking along and see a penny, 2p, 5p and even 10p (two bob in real money) I'd not think twice about leaving it. I might consider stopping to pick up a 20p.

So, what denomination would it have to be before you'd consider stopping to pick it up?

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

I would pick up a penny.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

With the state my backs in I won't be bending down to pick up anything.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

used to glue 50p's to floor floor outside a pub I used to drink at then watch through the window as people struggled to pick it up, evil I knows ;p

i'd pick up a ten pence piece by the way.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"used to glue 50p's to floor floor outside a pub I used to drink at then watch through the window as people struggled to pick it up, evil I knows ;p

i'd pick up a ten pence piece by the way."

Ooh, that's nasty.... But quite good fun by the sound of it!

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By *evilwolfCouple
over a year ago

Leicestershire

"used to glue 50p's to floor floor outside a pub I used to drink at then watch through the window as people struggled to pick it up, evil I knows ;p

i'd pick up a ten pence piece by the way."

Used to braze a nail on the back in the old days and hammer them into the workbench...

Superglued one to a bar top once as well

Good for a grin when you've run out of long weights.

Wolf

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By *kin BohnerMan
over a year ago

derby

"See a penny pick it up and all day long you'll have good luck"... Thats the saying but I prefer this version. 'See a penny pick up and all day long you'll have a penny'...

I pick up all coins and pop in em in the penny pot I have at home... pennies make pounds lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"used to glue 50p's to floor floor outside a pub I used to drink at then watch through the window as people struggled to pick it up, evil I knows ;p

i'd pick up a ten pence piece by the way.

Used to braze a nail on the back in the old days and hammer them into the workbench...

Superglued one to a bar top once as well

Good for a grin when you've run out of long weights.

Wolf

And left handed screwdrivers.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"used to glue 50p's to floor floor outside a pub I used to drink at then watch through the window as people struggled to pick it up, evil I knows ;p

i'd pick up a ten pence piece by the way."

I rememeber a pub in brum with one glued to the floor - was always amusing to watch!

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Pick them all up. You don't have to keep them.

There's always a collection tin waiting to relieve you of the stuff.

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By *rank_SimoneCouple
over a year ago

Bideford

Pick a penny up and while you are bent over some bugger nicks your wallet or purse.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"used to glue 50p's to floor floor outside a pub I used to drink at then watch through the window as people struggled to pick it up, evil I knows ;p

i'd pick up a ten pence piece by the way.

I rememeber a pub in brum with one glued to the floor - was always amusing to watch!

lol,

maybe one I've put their :p

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By *eminiman61Man
over a year ago

mansfield

I pick up most coins I dont know if its true or not but Ive heard its only lucky if its heads up and if you give it to someone

Ive seen coins superglued in various places I do the kick test

I once went into a nightclub the girl I was with said theres a fiver on the floor pick it up I said you pick it up. She did and a bouncer came and tapped her on the shoulder and said I like your style look on the back, I cant recall what it said but "gotcha" springs to mind

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

""See a penny pick it up and all day long you'll have good luck"... Thats the saying but I prefer this version. 'See a penny pick up and all day long you'll have a penny'...

I pick up all coins and pop in em in the penny pot I have at home... pennies make pounds lol

There's a second couplet to that rhyme (the former, not your version Akin

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See a penny pick it up,

All day long you'll have good luck.

Pass it on to a friend,

And your luck will never end

I will pick up any amount and if can't pass it on, will chuck it in charity box

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By *eminiman61Man
over a year ago

mansfield

Dont bend over for less than a £20 in Brighton

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By *am123Man
over a year ago

essex chelmsford

fiver

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Dont bend over for less than a £20 in Brighton

lol,

surely thats cheap for brighton though

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By *evilwolfCouple
over a year ago

Leicestershire

"used to glue 50p's to floor floor outside a pub I used to drink at then watch through the window as people struggled to pick it up, evil I knows ;p

i'd pick up a ten pence piece by the way.

Used to braze a nail on the back in the old days and hammer them into the workbench...

Superglued one to a bar top once as well

Good for a grin when you've run out of long weights.

Wolf

And left handed screwdrivers.....

Would have been handy for me, being a lefty

Back to the plot though... I wouldn't stoop to pick up a penny or 2p - they're magnetic. Pickup tool works nicely. I usually don't pick pennies up as every time I do I usually get clobbered by something or have rotten luck - so I've given those best.

Wolf

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I always pick-up any coins,,,No matter how little they are worth they are worth more in a charity box than a gutter,,,

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By *eminiman61Man
over a year ago

mansfield

Find a penny leave it be,all day long bad luck will find thee

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By *evilwolfCouple
over a year ago

Leicestershire

"Find a penny leave it be,all day long bad luck will find thee

oh blimey, put me off for good has that!

Wolf

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By *eminiman61Man
over a year ago

mansfield

Find a penny pick it up

all day long youll have good luck

make a wish and toss it away

to bless someone else

and make their day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I once found a 50 euro note as I parked my car to go buy a new car battery and the battery was 50 euro , now that was luck !

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

"Dont bend over for less than a £20 in Brighton

'Specially if Minxie is walking down the street, she'd probably fall over you...and I'm not even gonna mention Brightonsteve

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I pick up any coin I spot, goes in my small change bucket which goes to a local charity every year

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I would pick up a penny. "

see a penny pick it up andall the day you will have good luck LoL

10p upwards unless I dropped it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"used to glue 50p's to floor floor outside a pub I used to drink at then watch through the window as people struggled to pick it up, evil I knows ;p

i'd pick up a ten pence piece by the way.

Used to braze a nail on the back in the old days and hammer them into the workbench...

Superglued one to a bar top once as well

Good for a grin when you've run out of long weights.

Wolf

And left handed screwdrivers.....

And tartan paint

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By *ady4ladyWoman
over a year ago

liverpool

I saw a £20 note folded and lying on the floor of the supermarket doorway. I suddenly turned into a ninja, took a slide and long stride so my boot covered it , then got my phone out ( stood half way in and half way out of the exit doors). Pretended to use my phone texting for about 4 mins while i waited to see if anyone came looking for it. Then kneeled to fix my boot !!! while sliding it out and into my palm.

By the time i had walked away i was in total 'guilt' mode. Wondered if i had been filmed for some TV show, thought of a pensioner somewhere with no food all weekend. Or a mother with children who didnt have any nappies.

All because I had taken their money.

Ended up putting it in my purse as i passed the betting office and convinced myself it would only of gone on a horse.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

my ex bf found a 50 pound note in the street one day, brought 3 lottery tickets out of it and won just over 2 and half grand that same night .... fucker !

i'd pick up all coins, piggy bank at home likes them lol

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"used to glue 50p's to floor floor outside a pub I used to drink at then watch through the window as people struggled to pick it up, evil I knows ;p

i'd pick up a ten pence piece by the way.

Used to braze a nail on the back in the old days and hammer them into the workbench...

Superglued one to a bar top once as well

Good for a grin when you've run out of long weights.

Wolf

And left handed screwdrivers.....

You get them from the same shop as metric adjustable spanners

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By *kmale421Man
over a year ago

wirral

There was a news story a year or so ago about an old couple who always picked up any money they found on the floor and put in a jar at home. I can't remember how much they collected in a year but it was an impressive amount, somewhere between £20 and £50 I seem to recall, so collect and save those pennies because as the old saying went, save the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves...

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By *radleyandRavenCouple
over a year ago

Herts

I pick up anything, be it 1p, 2p... Just chuck it in the penny jar when you get home.

You'd be surprised how much it builds up!

(Yes, I'm a tramp, lol).

- Amy. x

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

A penny, see a penny pick it up all the day you will have good luck

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By *evilwolfCouple
over a year ago

Leicestershire

"used to glue 50p's to floor floor outside a pub I used to drink at then watch through the window as people struggled to pick it up, evil I knows ;p

i'd pick up a ten pence piece by the way.

Used to braze a nail on the back in the old days and hammer them into the workbench...

Superglued one to a bar top once as well

Good for a grin when you've run out of long weights.

Wolf

And left handed screwdrivers.....

You get them from the same shop as metric adjustable spanners

as an aside... try asking in the supermarkets for a 'shoelace repair kit'

Wolf

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"used to glue 50p's to floor floor outside a pub I used to drink at then watch through the window as people struggled to pick it up, evil I knows ;p

i'd pick up a ten pence piece by the way.

Used to braze a nail on the back in the old days and hammer them into the workbench...

Superglued one to a bar top once as well

Good for a grin when you've run out of long weights.

Wolf

And left handed screwdrivers.....

sky hooks, and bubbles for the spirit level

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By *eminiman61Man
over a year ago

mansfield

I once sent my gf to the shop for a quarter of boiled clitoris's I said theyre normally on the top on the right side. She came back all innocent and said both myself and the man couldnt find em

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

"I once sent my gf to the shop for a quarter of boiled clitoris's I said theyre normally on the top on the right side. She came back all innocent and said both myself and the man couldnt find em

Slightly off topic, but asked my husband to get Tampax for me from Boots once, he told the assistant they weren't for him

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I always pick it up and pass it on to someone else, or put it in the kid's money box. If there's money left in the coffee machine at work I put it in the charity box.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I pick any money up even if its a one penny.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There are no coins on the floor in Scotland, when they drop it they catch it on the back of their heads ....

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By *appyTrancerMan
over a year ago

Bristol

Like others I've glued coins to the floor. Was hilarious until, one day, an enterprising young kid tried to pick up the pound coin we'd glued down. Couldn't do it so he cycled off, only to come back with a screw driver and a hammer.

We stopped gluing coins down after that. Didn't seem as much fun.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I would pick up a penny. "

Same here

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