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Groats, from '''G'''opher '''R'''eward '''T'''okens, are paper scrip handed out to volunteers to thank them  for shifts worked at the [[convention]]. Useable at the bar or hotel restaurant, and sometimes to buy t-shirts, they are more a novelty than a cash substitute. These are employed at British cons, which don’t issue membership refunds.
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Often done in pretty patterns, and easy to overlook in a pocket, many a con [[treasurer]] is delighted when they are not all redeemed by the end of the con.
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The volunteer nature of conventions means everyone works for pleasure, there are no employment or minimum wage issues that might occur in other professionally run events.
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[http://www.eastercon.org/index.php/Groats Article on UK usage]
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