100 Euro notes in Greece

Angellore

Hi all

We ordered our Euros (using the MSE page to find the best rate) but have been sent a couple of 100 euro notes in the currency. Can someone advise me if they will be easy to use in Crete? Usually we go to Cyprus and they aren't a problem there, but with the current situation in Greece I just wanted to check if they will be ok or if places may refuse them.

Thanks.

Pollycat

If you try to buy a bottle of water with a 100 euro note you may have a problem but if you pay for a lunch or evening meal for say 40 euros it shouldn't be a problem.

This was our experience in Crete in May 2015 (pretty small resort) and Parga in July (busy resort).

Angellore

Thank you Pollycat, that's great.

Kernow666

gotta love the companies that deliver people €100 notes , i get them all the time wanting to change what they have been sent , i guess they do its as its less work for them when packing

eDicky

I never do, but if I bought some euros like this I would expect a selection of notes, a few tens and twenties, a couple of fifties, and the rest in hundreds if possible to cut down on bulk. They can always be changed somewhere as you go ahead. I don't know why people worry about big notes, perhaps because Brits rarely use anything bigger than a £20 note so the equivalent of a £70 bill seems precarious.