“Re;c.williams, swansea

Funny money for funny haircuts, sounds ok to me!”

“ooh i would not accept funny money in my hairdressing saloon”

“As far as i'm concerned I think that its ridiculous that a company as big as McDonalds would alow this to happen. Scotland is in the UK the same as Wales, the money is still in pounds sterling the same as the bank of England and the bank of Ulster, the monetery value is the same as the bank of England. The fact that the scots are getting treated like there money is from a foreign country such as the euro or the dollar is Absurd. As for some people that have commented on Scotland bleeding the UK dry from benefits is completley irrelavent to this topic, if some people want to get into that discussion then all the nations in the uk claim as much as each other.”

“No Wonder the english government does not want scotland to become independent, The oil in the north sea provides the so called united kingdom 1 million pounds per second, infact if scotland where independant they would become the 3rd richest country in the world. No one in scotland has to abide by the bank of england, they are not government and certainly not law. For scottish banknotes to be illegal tender in scotland is somewhat obtuse, i suppose if the scottish people want to buy anything in there own country would they be breaking the law in doing so? i think not. If scottish notes where illegal then they would not be printed (common sense prevails). I think Mr Mounsey should change the bank he does business with if he gets charged £300 for a forged note, or maybe he should learn how to run a business properly by checking these notes, if he done that in the first place then both he and McDonalds would not find themselves in such a akward position.”

“I think this is shocking! If only wales were lucky enough to have there own money... The bank of England saying that scottish notes are not legal tender is nonsense, I feel sorry for the scots not only are they treated like outsiders , scotland is the country that makes britian one of the worlds richest countries, so shops that dont take there notes have a damn cheeck, if it wasn't for scottish oil and welsh coal, england wouldn't have a penny.”

“I own a shop in central Cardiff and every two years thousands of Scots come down for the rugby never mind the thousands that come down each year for a holiday.
I have never refused any money regardless of its origin unless of course I am concerned about its legality. I check each note and have yet to come across a forged Bank Of Scotland note but have came across several Bank Of England notes, I put this down to the fact that there are more English notes in circulation than Scottish ones, so therefore the percentage of forged English notes will be greater.

This Mousey character should be ashamed, in my opinion he has discriminated against the lovely Scots and their picturesque bank notes.”

“We visit our dear friends in South Wales every year. To come across this kind of discrimination in our day and age is unthinkable. I am Scottish and spend my hard earned cash in our country every year rather than boost the economy of places such as Spain. Mr Mounsey has Four franchises in Swansea I believe, and I know for a fact that his notices are not easily visable and it is horrible to be humiliated by staff infront of a full room of diners due to your cash. As for changing my notes from Scottish notes to Engish notes b4 we travel is not an option. I am a Brittish citizen...I am not from a foreign country and shouldnt have to do that. There are far more English Notes in circulation.....I wonder how many forged notes come from the Bank of England? How would you guys feel if you visited Scotland for the rugby and we made you feel like a criminal for handing over English bank notes....It is nasty..... and I hope none of you ever experience it......Mr Mounsey I hope the Scots never use your facilities again”

“Money is Money in england wales and scotland.
It all goes in the same buisness account and still means £20.00.This Div is more like a "McDonut" rather than a McDonald!!!”

“Perhaps McDonald's Franchisee Ron Mounsey, is just a silly 'Burgher' to turn down trade during a Recession!?”

“The shopkeeper does not even have to accept a british note if he decides not to. (wouldn't be good for business mind!). Both parties simply have to agree on what is being exchanged for the trade to take place.
As for the argument about "legal tender" you can do no better than look at the Bank of Englands own web site, it tell us that scottish notes are not legal tender. It also tells us that the term does not really apply anyway, - the "both parties agreeing thing" matters more in every case.”