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TIRED OF JUST getting out boring old cash from the ATM? Want something a bit more substantial than €50 notes?
Then a German company has the answer – although we are not sure if many people in recession-struck Ireland would want to avail of it.
It’s the Gold to Go machine, which the Telegraph tells us sells gold “at constantly updated prices”.
One of the Ex Oriente Lux machines was installed at the Westfield Shopping Centre in London last Friday and sells gold in both bars and coins.
The 1g gold bar costs about £41, or €45, and you can pay with cash or card.
Do you think these ATMs would go down well in Ireland – or would they sit gathering dust?
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Silver is where the money is. :)
They would not be able to fill it fast enough.
We know what ATM’s people will be trying to skim from now.
Are they even legal currency in a domestic market?
The same machine was installed in Abu Daibi last May
it is worth more than the euro
Ill stick with bitcoin thanks. Patiently waiting for my bitcoin wallet to get nfc support.
I know a few types who would want one that dispenses copper
Nothing new here Sean Fitzpatrick had one of these in his executive bathroom for years. It was hooked up to the populace.
It wouldn’t last 2 minutes in Dublin it would be robbed
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