Best place to get some euros

zagfles

GlitterMedusa said:

Nebulous2 said:

zagfles said:

Doshwaster said:

NoodleDoodleMan said:

If I take Euros at a Banco Santander branch ATM if offers 3 currency value options which allows bodyswerving €50 notes.

50 Euro notes usually aren't too bad and will be accepted at most places but German ATMs have a habit of dishing out €100 notes which can be a total pain to get rid of.

I've paid for small value stuff using EUR100 notes in Germany and they don't bat an eyelid, they give change without fuss. The rest of the world doesn't seem to have the British aversion to high denomination notes. 

I've had kickback / reluctance to take 50 euro notes in both France and Spain. Not usually a problem for 35+ euros of goods, but an issue for less than 20. 

That's likely more to do with the amount of change they have in the till than anything else.

I'm French, I've been living in the UK since 1993 and I still can't understand why people here are so scared of the 'big' notes... Compared that with Switzerland where I've paid many times for a coffee or similar with a CHF200 note without any issues. I've also never had any problems in French shops with €100 notes, but if I go to something like a street market, then I wouldn't take any notes bigger than €20

I've lived in the UK all my life and have never used a £50 note, but I've used similar/higher denomination notes abroad loads of times. It's an odd British foible. 

GlitterMedusa

zagfles said:

GlitterMedusa said:

Nebulous2 said:

zagfles said:

Doshwaster said:

NoodleDoodleMan said:

If I take Euros at a Banco Santander branch ATM if offers 3 currency value options which allows bodyswerving €50 notes.

50 Euro notes usually aren't too bad and will be accepted at most places but German ATMs have a habit of dishing out €100 notes which can be a total pain to get rid of.

I've paid for small value stuff using EUR100 notes in Germany and they don't bat an eyelid, they give change without fuss. The rest of the world doesn't seem to have the British aversion to high denomination notes. 

I've had kickback / reluctance to take 50 euro notes in both France and Spain. Not usually a problem for 35+ euros of goods, but an issue for less than 20. 

That's likely more to do with the amount of change they have in the till than anything else.

I'm French, I've been living in the UK since 1993 and I still can't understand why people here are so scared of the 'big' notes... Compared that with Switzerland where I've paid many times for a coffee or similar with a CHF200 note without any issues. I've also never had any problems in French shops with €100 notes, but if I go to something like a street market, then I wouldn't take any notes bigger than €20

I've lived in the UK all my life and have never used a £50 note, but I've used similar/higher denomination notes abroad loads of times. It's an odd British foible. 

It's really funny to watch the near panic in many shops here if you try to pay with a 50 - if they accept it at all. They need something like 3 managers and 5 different pens to check it. It's ridiculously entertaining 

Nebulous2

zagfles said:

GlitterMedusa said:

Nebulous2 said:

zagfles said:

Doshwaster said:

NoodleDoodleMan said:

If I take Euros at a Banco Santander branch ATM if offers 3 currency value options which allows bodyswerving €50 notes.

50 Euro notes usually aren't too bad and will be accepted at most places but German ATMs have a habit of dishing out €100 notes which can be a total pain to get rid of.

I've paid for small value stuff using EUR100 notes in Germany and they don't bat an eyelid, they give change without fuss. The rest of the world doesn't seem to have the British aversion to high denomination notes. 

I've had kickback / reluctance to take 50 euro notes in both France and Spain. Not usually a problem for 35+ euros of goods, but an issue for less than 20. 

That's likely more to do with the amount of change they have in the till than anything else.

I'm French, I've been living in the UK since 1993 and I still can't understand why people here are so scared of the 'big' notes... Compared that with Switzerland where I've paid many times for a coffee or similar with a CHF200 note without any issues. I've also never had any problems in French shops with €100 notes, but if I go to something like a street market, then I wouldn't take any notes bigger than €20

I've lived in the UK all my life and have never used a £50 note, but I've used similar/higher denomination notes abroad loads of times. It's an odd British foible. 

The only times I've used £50 notes in the UK is for moderately high value transactions. Buying a car, for several thousand pounds in cash, £50s are expected. I don't recall ever using one in a shop.

You occasionally see framed, signed £50s or £100s, generally paid symbolically to settle a bet.  

Doshwaster

martindow said:

zagfles said:

Doshwaster said:

NoodleDoodleMan said:

If I take Euros at a Banco Santander branch ATM if offers 3 currency value options which allows bodyswerving €50 notes.

50 Euro notes usually aren't too bad and will be accepted at most places but German ATMs have a habit of dishing out €100 notes which can be a total pain to get rid of.

I've paid for small value stuff using EUR100 notes in Germany and they don't bat an eyelid, they give change without fuss. The rest of the world doesn't seem to have the British aversion to high denomination notes. 

I think Germany is not typical as it is much more geared to cash payments.  Before covid many places did not accept card payments at all.  Since, it has changed and cards are more widely taken, but the tradition of using cash lives on.  They will be familiar with and more happy to accept larger denomination notes than many other countries.

Yes, COVID was a big change in Germany. Beforehand most places were cash only while I was in Munich recently and almost everywhere took cards - though cash is still very popular. I used less than €50 in cash all weekend.