> On Tue, 16 Sep 2008, MIG wrote:

>> On Sep 16, 4:52 pm, Tom Anderson wrote:

>>> On Tue, 16 Sep 2008, MIG wrote:

>>>> On Sep 16, 1:41 am, rosenst...@cix.co.uk (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:

>>>>> In article ,

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>>>>> t...@urchin.earth.li (Tom Anderson) wrote:

>>>>>> The problem is that
>>>>>> cash comes in doses of 10 or 20 pounds, as notes. You cannot get
>>>>>> money from a cash machine in any smaller quantity.

>

>>>>> Er, I regularly get cash in £5 notes from a cash machine (in Cambridge).

>

>>>> There's one in Russell Square that gives fivers as well.  It's been
>>>> suggested that it has something to do with proximity to students, but if
>>>> so it's not consistent.

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>>> Is that the Travelex one, near the post office? Could it be because it's a
>>> funky non-bank machine?

>

>> No, it's the Barclays one on the Hotel Russell side that I'm thinking
>> of.

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> Hmm. I'd love to know how they make decisions like that!
>
> Maybe i'll write to them ...