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Hugo

When in spain or france or germany italy etc do you have to spend spanish euros in spain, french euros in france etc or can you spend french euros in spain and vice versa etc?

dodger148

No, thats the point of the Euro, the exception of course is here where we have these pound thingies that cost to change (unless you use post office)

andy

haha... reminds me of a couple of years ago when the Spanish changed to Euros (we were in Gran Canaria at the time). When we got back home we had around 25 quids worth of euros left. Around that time, Marks 'n' Sparks ran an article in our local rag boasting that they accepted euros. So off I went with some and bought a couple of butties, cakes and a couple of drinks. Got to the till and the lady ran everything through the till and said "eight pounds sixty three pence please". I gave here enough euros to cover that and she looked at me with a puzzled look. I informed her about the article M&S put in our local paper and the realisation dawned on her face. Some how I wished I hadn't bothered cos I spent the next fifteen minutes up at the customer sevices desk getting my change sorted out.

Hugo

SO - I take it from that I can spend French euros in spain then? only a bank in Lyon last year refused them and I had to trapse round the city for half a day to find a bank that would change them!

stella2

that bank needs their arse kicking. Why change in the bank? The whole point is that the notes / coins can be used all over the euro zone. They are also becoming acceptable in areas just over the borders - in switzerland (geneva) the take euros without any query.

It's fun collecting the coins - from across the issuing countries, just shows how much people travel across europe.
we'll join eventually when people realise the benefits & stop beleiving the propoganda put out by foreign (non-european!) owned newspapers.

Billy

Bognormike is spot on.

We live in Germany and Euros from all over appear in your change, no one bats an eye.

I was giving my daughter coins from each of the countries as I found them thinking it would be a nice keep sake.

She said she was going to save them up in a safe place, but I caught her investing them with the Italian ice cream man who comes around the estate.

Kids eh Wink