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What a lovely massive cheque; wherever did you get it?

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We love it when listeners write in with the inside scoop on things we discussed in the podcast. For instance, Kat’s exposé of Build-a-Bear, and now, following Jon from Bath’s question about giant cheques in Episode 101, we’ve received the real answer from Adrian from Tolworth:

As a bank employee, I can tell you far more about them than anybody could ever really care.

They cost the bank £1.72 each to produce and are made on laminated paper, so they can be wiped clean and reused. Generally, each branch holds one, which are then lent out to companies or charities as
necessary.

These are not real cheques (for many good reasons), so whenever one is used, they’ll also have to hand over a boring regular-sized cheque as well.

So there isn’t a giant sitting in the back room of HSBC churning them out? Damn. Perhaps some things should remain a mystery.

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