Does anybody here remember receiving any co-op coins when shopping at
the co-op years ago ? (and I think I mean at least 50 years ago)

There plenty of pictures of these thing online, and I remember having
them, but I dont know if it was part of the dividend scheme or part of
the change.

I can't remember how the systemm worked, but I do remember having to
quote the dividend number - so why did we need coins as well ?

On 12/03/2024 08:24, Abandoned Trolley wrote:
>
>
> Does anybody here remember receiving any co-op coins when shopping at
> the co-op years ago ? (and I think I mean at least 50 years ago)
>
> There plenty of pictures of these thing online, and I remember having
> them, but I dont know if it was part of the dividend scheme or part of
> the change.
>
> I can't remember how the systemm worked, but I do remember having to
> quote the dividend number - so why did we need coins as well ?
>

I remember plastic co-op tokens being used to pay for our milk delivery
(remember that!), but I am not sure how we got them. This must have been
about 65 years ago.
These tokens were just left with the empty bottles at the front door,
and we lived in a terraced house which opened directly on to the street.
I don't think anyone would have enough trust in others to do that these
days.

>
> I remember plastic co-op tokens being used to pay for our milk delivery
> (remember that!), but I am not sure how we got them. This must have been
> about 65 years ago.
> These tokens were just left with the empty bottles at the front door,
> and we lived in a terraced house which opened directly on to the street.
> I don't think anyone would have enough trust in others to do that these
> days.
>

Interesting - thats the first I have heard of plastic tokens

I am talking about metal coins which had a Sterling face value - usually
a few pence.

Before the introduction of the 50p piece they were a bit of a novelty as
some of them were polygons, and some of them had a hole in them.

I imagine there were a load of regional variations as there were loads
of regional co-ops

On 12/03/2024 09:13, Abandoned Trolley wrote:
>
>>
>> I remember plastic co-op tokens being used to pay for our milk
>> delivery (remember that!), but I am not sure how we got them. This
>> must have been about 65 years ago.
>> These tokens were just left with the empty bottles at the front door,
>> and we lived in a terraced house which opened directly on to the
>> street. I don't think anyone would have enough trust in others to do
>> that these days.
>>
>
> Interesting - thats the first I have heard of plastic tokens
>
> I am talking about metal coins which had a Sterling face value - usually
> a few pence.
>
> Before the introduction of the 50p piece they were a bit of a novelty as
> some of them were polygons, and some of them had a hole in them.
>
> I imagine there were a load of regional variations as there were loads
> of regional co-ops

I was in Newcastle Upon Tyne then.
I may not be remembering everything properly of course!
As far as I can remember the tokens were just to pay the Co-op milkman.

In article <uspcjo$8aup$1@dont-email.me>, Peter Hawkins
<phawkins@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
> On 12/03/2024 09:13, Abandoned Trolley wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I remember plastic co-op tokens being used to pay for our milk
> >> delivery (remember that!), but I am not sure how we got them. This
> >> must have been about 65 years ago. These tokens were just left with
> >> the empty bottles at the front door, and we lived in a terraced house
> >> which opened directly on to the street. I don't think anyone would
> >> have enough trust in others to do that these days.
> >>
> >
> > Interesting - thats the first I have heard of plastic tokens
> >
> > I am talking about metal coins which had a Sterling face value -
> > usually a few pence.
> >
> > Before the introduction of the 50p piece they were a bit of a novelty
> > as some of them were polygons, and some of them had a hole in them.
> >
> > I imagine there were a load of regional variations as there were loads
> > of regional co-ops

> I was in Newcastle Upon Tyne then. I may not be remembering everything
> properly of course! As far as I can remember the tokens were just to pay
> the Co-op milkman.

In Edinburgh there were tokens to pay for bus & tram fares. When I did a
Christmas postie job in 1958, we were given some to get to our delivery
area.

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England - sent from my RISC OS 4té²
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

On 12/03/2024 08:24, Abandoned Trolley wrote:
> Does anybody here remember

There may be some information in this article if you can access it.

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/coin-collector/20201201/282364042419029

--
Oliver

Abandoned Trolley wrote:
> Does anybody here remember receiving any co-op coins when shopping at
> the co-op years ago ? (and I think I mean at least 50 years ago)
>
> There plenty of pictures of these thing online, and I remember having
> them, but I dont know if it was part of the dividend scheme or part of
> the change.
>
> I can't remember how the systemm worked, but I do remember having to
> quote the dividend number - so why did we need coins as well ?

Our local Co-op although quite large, closed around 10 years ag (so much
for "We're here for you") so I haven't shopped in a Co-op since then. So
sorry! can't help.
--
Heard messages are sweet but those Unheard are sweeter.
FN 2�24+. Mungo Brandybuck of Buckland..
flyingnun@roseofwhite.plus.com

On 12/03/2024 12:24, Oliver wrote:
> On 12/03/2024 08:24, Abandoned Trolley wrote:
>> Does anybody here remember
>
>
> There may be some information in this article if you can access it.
>
> https://www.pressreader.com/uk/coin-collector/20201201/282364042419029
>

Thanks - some interesting stuff in there, and its a while since I used a
"sideways" web page !

On 12/03/2024 17:22, Abandoned Trolley wrote:
> On 12/03/2024 12:24, Oliver wrote:
>> On 12/03/2024 08:24, Abandoned Trolley wrote:
>>> Does anybody here remember
>>
>>
>> There may be some information in this article if you can access it.
>>
>> https://www.pressreader.com/uk/coin-collector/20201201/282364042419029
>>
>
>
> Thanks - some interesting stuff in there, and its a while since I used a
> "sideways" web page !

I've never ever come across a sideways scrolling website before - is
there a valid reason for that?

On 22/03/2024 21:01, Harry Bloomfield Esq wrote:
> On 12/03/2024 17:22, Abandoned Trolley wrote:
>> On 12/03/2024 12:24, Oliver wrote:
>>> On 12/03/2024 08:24, Abandoned Trolley wrote:
>>>> Does anybody here remember
>>>
>>>
>>> There may be some information in this article if you can access it.
>>>
>>> https://www.pressreader.com/uk/coin-collector/20201201/282364042419029
>>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks - some interesting stuff in there, and its a while since I used
>> a "sideways" web page !
>
> I've never ever come across a sideways scrolling website before - is
> there a valid reason for that?

The only thing I can think of - is that something has gone badly wrong
with the content negotiation, as the page renders ok on my phone.

On 22/03/2024 21:01, Harry Bloomfield Esq wrote:
> On 12/03/2024 17:22, Abandoned Trolley wrote:
>> On 12/03/2024 12:24, Oliver wrote:
>>> On 12/03/2024 08:24, Abandoned Trolley wrote:
>>>> Does anybody here remember
>>>
>>>
>>> There may be some information in this article if you can access it.
>>>
>>> https://www.pressreader.com/uk/coin-collector/20201201/282364042419029
>>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks - some interesting stuff in there, and its a while since I used
>> a "sideways" web page !
>
> I've never ever come across a sideways scrolling website before - is
> there a valid reason for that?

I don't think it's the whole website that scrolls sideways, just the
pages of text from the selected newspaper or magazine. To imitate the
way one would read an actual publication? i.e. left to right?
--
Oliver