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Best place to exchange Euros into Sterling?

Hello,

I have about €1000 which I want to convert into £GB.

Where is the best place for me to do this to get the best deal?

Any advice really appreciated...

Many thanks,

Loid

PS - I asked this in the Euros thread, too, but wasn't sure whether it was the correct place...

Comments

  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,458 Forumite
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    Perhaps wait as the Euro seems to be getting stronger.
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • Lynsey
    Lynsey Posts: 9,486 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    .....or offer it to someone going abroad, £900's worth - lucky you, what rate did you pay for it??
    Hopefully a decent profit for you.

    Lynsey
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  • loid
    loid Posts: 33 Forumite
    We need the money, really, so want to exchange it now.

    I didn't buy the Euros, they were payment for a gig my boyfriend did in Spain so we're quids in, so to speak!

    Any more ideas about where to get the best rate? I always use M&S to buy Euros... Will they be a good bet to sell them too?
  • ...did you find a good rate? I have been looking for couple of days, but it seems to be so much easier to buy Euros than to sell them, that I am starting to tear my hair out... Someone give me a comparison tool for selling Euros back please!! (Especially since I don't get them in UK in the first place, so I can't "take them back"....)

    :confused:
  • dzug1
    dzug1 Posts: 13,535 Forumite
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    I think you must have been looking in the wrong place - you won't (generally) find buy rates online as it's going to cost you a fiver insured mail to send them back.

    Your local High Street is the place to look - I'd try M&S and Thos Cook if you don't want to trog round them all.
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