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"The Deise" - Our own currency

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    #32
    michellie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,691 ✭✭✭michellie


    ziedth wrote: »
    Maybe we are looking at this wrong. What about a "DeiseCard" much like the Visa Credit cards that O2 and Bank of Ireland are using. You top it up at various points and get a % Discount at participating stores. I'd assume if work loaded money onto it for you as a bonus that they would still benefit from the tax deduction and you would still spend it locally. Exact same principle that ATBB is talking about just without the fear of counterfeiting.

    I like the card idea :)


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    #33
    Jason Todd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,326 ✭✭✭Jason Todd


    Yeah, I'm liking the generation of ideas in the Waterford City forum in general. Better than the threads that descend into rows anyway! :)


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    #34
    AdMMM
    Registered Users Posts: 9,472 ✭✭✭AdMMM


    michellie wrote: »
    I like the card idea :)
    Only problem with these is that an entire new payment system would have to be developed and integrated at massive cost. What most places do with this kind of idea is provide pre-loaded Mastercards or VISA cards, that are branded for that particular place (and almost giving impression that it can't be used elsewhere) e.g. Dundrum Shopping Card. Discounts could be applied manually by staff if a cardholder mentions that they are paying using their "Waterford Shopping Card" before the transaction is complete.


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