sawyl | I thought I had a fiver...

Whilst paying for my lunch, I had a sudden realisation: I bought a paper this morning using the self-service till at Tesco and paid with a ten pound note, yet I only collected four pounds and something in change. This was not the fault of Tesco, except in that their self-service tills are of a stupid design — coins come out of a slot next to the recipe printer, but notes are ejected into a cavity below the barcode scanner. Rather, it was my fault for being half-asleep and neglecting to check the note dispenser.

But I've decided to take a stoic view of my stupidity; to consider my error as part of a generalised effort to the redistribution of wealth. Just think how happy the next person to use the till will be when they discover an extra five pound note waiting for them. It'll make their day. Which makes me think it was money well lost...