Topic: =/\= meet your new money! QUIDS!

[stoneyface]

well, it's official. space has it's own "coin of the realm" and it looks like flattened yo-yos.

http://www.travelex.co.uk/press/ENG/DOC_QUID_10042007.asp   <=== article

called quids for Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination ( funny i didn't know we were intergalactic or universal at this point but hey!) they are supposed to be safe for zero G environs and no sharp corners and made of a new plastic they get smaller for the lesser amounts...

comments?

"Different colours and sizes are used to denote different values. They are valued from one to ten and by looking at today’s rates one QUID would cost you £6.25, 12.5 dollars or 8.68 Euros."


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[Vipre]

76 years as a planet, all those science project solar system models and poor Pluto gets the shaft on the money. It's so sad. 

Anyone care to offer why paper money is no good in space? The writer mentions problems with existing currency then conveniently leaves out paper from his list. Guess it's back to money purses because it sounds like that money tube idea is only good if you don't actually need money, otherwise you have to dump the entire tube to find what you need.

I also like "Foreign exchange specialist Travelex today unveiled a unit of currency that has been created for use in space. It is the first currency of its kind in the universe". Kind of a bold statement, shouldn't we wait until we actually know something about the universe before we start with claiming universal firsts?

Seems like a nice gimmick to make money off a space trinket but how it any different from a Flash Gordon decoder ring?

[Panzergranate]

What's the exchange rate with Gold Pressed Latinum at the moment??

I would have figured that paper money would be better, bearing in mind the weight constraints during lift off. Lumps of plastic money resembling miniature souvenier paperweights are considerably heavier than bank notes. As the Vulcans would say, illogical!!

Obviously thought up by an idiot in an office (the usual habitat of idiots around the world)  who has no idea of how much extra weight all the loot in passenger's pockets would affect a ship attempting to make itinto space.

Stupid seems a tad too short in describing this idea.

[Bartok]

Paper - coins - they'd all be irrelevant - and in some ways already are here planetside -

just break out the atm card

[Vipre]

Paper - coins - they'd all be irrelevant - and in some ways already are here planetside -

just break out the atm card

The article points out the problems with atm cards. If those problems are insurmountable or not is another issue.

[Panzergranate]

I used to work as an engineer in a company that fixed the ATM machines off site.

ATM machines are not something anyone should rely on.

Cash will always be king!!

Cash transactions can avoid taxes when deals are done "Cash in Hand"!!

Cash doesn't allow you to spend more than you have in your pocket!!

Cash doesn't charge you extra for using it like a credit or charge card. Shop are charged a handling charge by banks and that is passed onto you!!)

Cash feels good in the hand and when counted. (I have Scottish and Yorkshire blood so this may be instinctive!!)

Cash lets you buy things cheaper!!

Cash allows you to haggle!!