Shops in NI giving £1 to €1?

jammin_2

Just heard on Newstalk that shops in NI are accepting payment in Euro, at the rate of £1=€1.

Can anyone confirm this?

ballyblack

Depends on how large the purchase is. Its really only about 5% discount

Live rates at 2008.12.18 14:43
1.00 EUR = 0.944156 GBP

1 EUR = 0.944156 GBP 1 GBP = 1.05915 EUR

Phoolgrrrl

priceless shoes in Belfast Corn Market was on saturday.

Satscene

jammin wrote: »

Just heard on Newstalk that shops in NI are accepting payment in Euro, at the rate of £1=€1.

Can anyone confirm this?

Yes, noticed a shop had a billboard on the flyover at Banbridge advertising such, all thet have to do really is add a few pence onto everything to make up the difference

bullpeppar

Quite a few shops in Newry do it.

oneknight

Also noticed this in quite a few of the shops in Victoria Square, can't remember which ones but Tommy Hillfieger (sp) is one of them

sparky40

clockwork orange in vicky square have big signs up quid for a euro

jammin_2

I was in Belfast yesterday. While in McDonalds, the lads being served on the cashier next to me wanted to pay with a €20 note. The cashier checked with the manager it's worth. "That's worth £16 now", the manager replied. "The pound's after getting stronger".

Um, not by that much! If we're talking interbank, €20 is £18.57 at the current rate of 1.076. To say that €20 = £16 would be correct if £1 = €1.25 which, good or bad, is now a rate of days gone by.

So, honest mistake or McDonalds trying to cash in? I don't know. What I do know is, their ruddy milkshake machine is still not fixed!!

iluvfreebies

Chapelle Jewellery Shop In Junction One Were Advertising This

Jersy

Satscene wrote: »

Yes, noticed a shop had a billboard on the flyover at Banbridge advertising such, all thet have to do really is add a few pence onto everything to make up the difference

I was in Banbridge today and one of the shops was offering $=£1.05!

And yes - that is the correct way round, not a typo on my part!

dmxdave

Jersy wrote: »

I was in Banbridge today and one of the shops was offering $=£1.05!

And yes - that is the correct way round, not a typo on my part!

But the $ was :rotfl:sorry I knew you meant €