Count On Us Blog

Lower Prices Across Money Counting and Sorting Machines by Talaris

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Mike

Count On Us is one of the largest distributors of Talaris equipment in the UK and we have negotiated lower prices across the entire range for 2011. Read more...

Posted in Updates | Tagged banknote counters, coin counter, coin counters, coin counting machines, coin sorters, coin sorting machines, delarue, talaris | Leave a comment

He Earns How Much?

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Martin

Tis the season to be jolly. That is of course unless you are Carlos Tevez. Reportedly tired, depressed and disillusioned with life, the Manchester City superstar has this week handed in a written transfer request complaining of relationships with ‘certain executives’ at the club as being ‘broken and beyond repair’. Read more...

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What is Middle Britain?

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Martin

You’ve probably heard of the expression banded about in the press, by politicians and political commentators – Middle Britain. Ed Miliband talks of the ‘squeezed middle’. What about middle income, middle class? The mean (or is it median?) of the British population these days seems to hold centre stage wherever you look. From column inches to rolling news. A fiercely contested economic and political battleground, where exactly is Middle Britain? Read more...

Posted in Updates | Tagged counting the cash, credit raitings, economy, income, middle britain, middle class, middle income | Leave a comment

Tis the season to splash the cash

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Martin

You don’t need a cash counting machine to know that this time of year can be a severe test for even the healthiest of bank accounts. There’s something about Christmas that seems to relieve many of us of our financial senses, sweeping us along on great tidings of comfort and joy all the way through the party season to the January financial hang over. Washed up and spent out. Read more...

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Here Comes The Coin

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Martin

As church bells rang out across the land and the nation celebrated the news of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s engagement, somewhere in the darkest depths of Surrey an entrepreneurial coin designer was toiling away in their workshop. Their ambition? To win the rights to design the first legal tender coin commemorating the upcoming royal wedding. Industry and initiative handsomely rewarded with news that the Queen herself has issued official written approval for the coin. Read more...

Posted in Updates | Tagged coin collectors, commemorative coins, Pobjoy Mint, Prince William Engagement Coin, royal mint, Taya Pobjoy | Leave a comment

World record for spare change behind the sofa.

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Mike

Can you beat this hoarding record?

Estimates of spare change lying around in UK homes stands at a staggering £400 million pounds, but the world record is held by a US resident. Edmond Knowles, today broke the world’s record for the largest ever personal penny collection with a cash-in of 1,308,459 pennies (or $13,084.59) at Escambia County Bank’s Coinstar machine in Flomaton, Alabama. Read more...

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Coin counting down the days to London 2012

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Martin

Olympics 2012 50p coins I don’t know about you, but time just seems to fly by at the moment. It only seems like yesterday that the world was being awed by Zhang Yimou’s Beijing Olympic opening ceremony – those amazingly choreographed drummers the crazy colourful energy, the invention, the sheer scale. It’s hard to think that in no time at all the London 2012 Olympics will be upon us. Fingers cross the organisers have got as exciting a show lined up for us as they had in China. Read more...

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Count On Us now accepts Paypal

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Mike

In response to customer demand we have added Paypal as a payment option in the checkout process.

Whatever you wish to purchase from coin bags to coin counting machines, counterfeit detectors to queueing systems and exchange rate boards, all our products can now be paid for using Paypal. Read more...

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The top 10 most expensive cities in the world

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Martin

Luanda in Angola - The most expensive city in the world (Mercer Survey)

For many people working or retiring abroad is a dream come true. With English the international language of commerce, politics and the media and with global business the order of the day, there are increasing opportunities to experience life in another county. Read more...