MUMBAI: The new 2,000 rupee banknote is like a mighty impractical sword where all one needs is a knife or a scalpel.Mumbaikars armed with this forbidding violet bill can scarcely buy food or medicines since few retailers are able to provide change. "My daily requirement is a loaf of bread which comes for Rs 22, a litre of milk for Rs 50, vegetables worth Rs 50 and maybe Rs 40 for transportation. My weekly requirement of medicines is worth Rs 150. Each item is available at a different outlet. Which vendor will give change for Rs 2,000? This new note is of use only to those who hoard black money. For the middle class it is a showpiece that has no utility," said Anita Sitlani , a resident of Bandra.The delayed arrival of utilitarian 500 rupee notes and shortage of 100s has hit all segments from houswives to daily wagers, blue collar workers, middle class and elite. Uday Singh who is a security guard at Lokhandwala Complex wondered what his wife and parents back home in Badaun , UP, will do with this time's monthly despatch. "There is no method of exchanging such big banknotes there yet. If I in Mumbai find it difficult how will villagers manage?"Drivers, maids and labourers are more hard pressed than most. "I even avoid taking Rs 500 notes from the bank when I withdraw money, what will I do with this 2,000 rupee monster?" said driver Kisan Sah who was in queue at Karnataka Bank in Manish Nagar Thursday.