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Best place to sell Japanese Yen?

Hi,

I've just got back from Tokyo with a lot more money than I expected to be left with and can't seem to find a good buy-back rate.

If I was to get the original rate I paid it means it would be £200 or so more than the best buy-back rate I can find which is a big difference.

Does anyone know of a good place to sell the currency back to?

Any help appreciated :D

Comments

  • dzug
    dzug Posts: 2,260 Forumite
    Where are you? There's places in London that offer good rates, but on the average High Street not much - M&S are the best of a bad bunch.

    For yen it's probably going to be difficult to 'phone a friend' but that's normally the best way of disposing surplus currency - sell at the mid-rate and everyone gains
  • Hi,

    I'm in Manchester but will be going to London in the next few weeks so if you told me a good place to go whilst I'm there I could just wait until then?

    Thanks,

    Wayne
  • Infidel
    Infidel Posts: 1,226 Forumite
    I may go to Tokyo later in the year. How was it?
    Instigated terrorism the road to dictatorship.
  • Fantastic place... go to Akihabara for electronics and go to Rappongi so you can go 52 floors up in the Mori Arts Building.
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