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Vecchio 19-01-2011, 13.31.38
Martin
 
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:29:56 +0000, karrensmt
<karrensmt.77c7f88@travelbanter.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>The currency used in the Netherlands is the Euro ...... Euros are
>divided into 100 cents. There are coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents,
>and 1 and 2 euros. There are notes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500
>euros. Please note that some shops do not accept large denomination
>notes.The Dutch Guilder is no longer usable, and no longer can be
>exchanged for Euro.We find it easy to use as there is 100 euro cents to
>1 Euro.As of Feb. 2006., there was 1.25 Euro to the US dollar.There are
>many places to change money in town. Post Offices usually give the best
>rates. The GWK at Central station is also good.[/color]

GWK rates of exchange are near robbery.
[color=blue]
>Compare rates carefully
>at the exchange offices in town. Hotels are usually an expensive way to
>change money. Banks can be slow. There's an American Express on the
>Damrak, and a Thomas Cook on the Dam.Credit cards are not as widely
>accepted in the Netherlands as in many other lands, but it's getting
>steadily better. Always enquire first if you intend to pay by credit
>card.If you have an ATM card. a card for getting money out of a machine
>in the wall, it will most likely work in the Netherlands, so you don't
>need to take traveller's cheques. Check with your bank before leaving
>though. Such cards, certainly if they have a Maestro logo on them, can
>often also be used for direct debit payments in shops, shops that
>display the blue "PIN" sign.Like in all big cities the world round,[/color]

Some ATMs charge for use. Avoid them.
[color=blue]
>there are cheats looking for an easy target. A typical trick in less
>reputable establishments is, if you pay with a note, to give you change
>as if you tendered a note of one denomination smaller. For instance to
>give you change for 50 euros if you give them a 100 euro note, and then
>pretend it was a mistake if you notice. The best way to avoid this
>happening is to speak the value of the note as you hand it over, "100
>euros", so they can't claim not to have noticed ......[/color]

You forget to mention avoiding pickpockets and the wide spread skimming on ATM
machines.
--

Martin

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  #22  
Vecchio 19-01-2011, 13.31.38
Martin
 
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Predefinito Re: Dutch Money

On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:29:56 +0000, karrensmt
<karrensmt.77c7f88@travelbanter.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>The currency used in the Netherlands is the Euro ...... Euros are
>divided into 100 cents. There are coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents,
>and 1 and 2 euros. There are notes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500
>euros. Please note that some shops do not accept large denomination
>notes.The Dutch Guilder is no longer usable, and no longer can be
>exchanged for Euro.We find it easy to use as there is 100 euro cents to
>1 Euro.As of Feb. 2006., there was 1.25 Euro to the US dollar.There are
>many places to change money in town. Post Offices usually give the best
>rates. The GWK at Central station is also good.[/color]

GWK rates of exchange are near robbery.
[color=blue]
>Compare rates carefully
>at the exchange offices in town. Hotels are usually an expensive way to
>change money. Banks can be slow. There's an American Express on the
>Damrak, and a Thomas Cook on the Dam.Credit cards are not as widely
>accepted in the Netherlands as in many other lands, but it's getting
>steadily better. Always enquire first if you intend to pay by credit
>card.If you have an ATM card. a card for getting money out of a machine
>in the wall, it will most likely work in the Netherlands, so you don't
>need to take traveller's cheques. Check with your bank before leaving
>though. Such cards, certainly if they have a Maestro logo on them, can
>often also be used for direct debit payments in shops, shops that
>display the blue "PIN" sign.Like in all big cities the world round,[/color]

Some ATMs charge for use. Avoid them.
[color=blue]
>there are cheats looking for an easy target. A typical trick in less
>reputable establishments is, if you pay with a note, to give you change
>as if you tendered a note of one denomination smaller. For instance to
>give you change for 50 euros if you give them a 100 euro note, and then
>pretend it was a mistake if you notice. The best way to avoid this
>happening is to speak the value of the note as you hand it over, "100
>euros", so they can't claim not to have noticed ......[/color]

You forget to mention avoiding pickpockets and the wide spread skimming on ATM
machines.
--

Martin

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  #23  
Vecchio 19-01-2011, 13.31.38
Martin
 
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Predefinito Re: Dutch Money

On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:29:56 +0000, karrensmt
<karrensmt.77c7f88@travelbanter.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>The currency used in the Netherlands is the Euro ...... Euros are
>divided into 100 cents. There are coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents,
>and 1 and 2 euros. There are notes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500
>euros. Please note that some shops do not accept large denomination
>notes.The Dutch Guilder is no longer usable, and no longer can be
>exchanged for Euro.We find it easy to use as there is 100 euro cents to
>1 Euro.As of Feb. 2006., there was 1.25 Euro to the US dollar.There are
>many places to change money in town. Post Offices usually give the best
>rates. The GWK at Central station is also good.[/color]

GWK rates of exchange are near robbery.
[color=blue]
>Compare rates carefully
>at the exchange offices in town. Hotels are usually an expensive way to
>change money. Banks can be slow. There's an American Express on the
>Damrak, and a Thomas Cook on the Dam.Credit cards are not as widely
>accepted in the Netherlands as in many other lands, but it's getting
>steadily better. Always enquire first if you intend to pay by credit
>card.If you have an ATM card. a card for getting money out of a machine
>in the wall, it will most likely work in the Netherlands, so you don't
>need to take traveller's cheques. Check with your bank before leaving
>though. Such cards, certainly if they have a Maestro logo on them, can
>often also be used for direct debit payments in shops, shops that
>display the blue "PIN" sign.Like in all big cities the world round,[/color]

Some ATMs charge for use. Avoid them.
[color=blue]
>there are cheats looking for an easy target. A typical trick in less
>reputable establishments is, if you pay with a note, to give you change
>as if you tendered a note of one denomination smaller. For instance to
>give you change for 50 euros if you give them a 100 euro note, and then
>pretend it was a mistake if you notice. The best way to avoid this
>happening is to speak the value of the note as you hand it over, "100
>euros", so they can't claim not to have noticed ......[/color]

You forget to mention avoiding pickpockets and the wide spread skimming on ATM
machines.
--

Martin

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  #24  
Vecchio 19-01-2011, 13.31.38
Martin
 
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Predefinito Re: Dutch Money

On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:29:56 +0000, karrensmt
<karrensmt.77c7f88@travelbanter.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>The currency used in the Netherlands is the Euro ...... Euros are
>divided into 100 cents. There are coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents,
>and 1 and 2 euros. There are notes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500
>euros. Please note that some shops do not accept large denomination
>notes.The Dutch Guilder is no longer usable, and no longer can be
>exchanged for Euro.We find it easy to use as there is 100 euro cents to
>1 Euro.As of Feb. 2006., there was 1.25 Euro to the US dollar.There are
>many places to change money in town. Post Offices usually give the best
>rates. The GWK at Central station is also good.[/color]

GWK rates of exchange are near robbery.
[color=blue]
>Compare rates carefully
>at the exchange offices in town. Hotels are usually an expensive way to
>change money. Banks can be slow. There's an American Express on the
>Damrak, and a Thomas Cook on the Dam.Credit cards are not as widely
>accepted in the Netherlands as in many other lands, but it's getting
>steadily better. Always enquire first if you intend to pay by credit
>card.If you have an ATM card. a card for getting money out of a machine
>in the wall, it will most likely work in the Netherlands, so you don't
>need to take traveller's cheques. Check with your bank before leaving
>though. Such cards, certainly if they have a Maestro logo on them, can
>often also be used for direct debit payments in shops, shops that
>display the blue "PIN" sign.Like in all big cities the world round,[/color]

Some ATMs charge for use. Avoid them.
[color=blue]
>there are cheats looking for an easy target. A typical trick in less
>reputable establishments is, if you pay with a note, to give you change
>as if you tendered a note of one denomination smaller. For instance to
>give you change for 50 euros if you give them a 100 euro note, and then
>pretend it was a mistake if you notice. The best way to avoid this
>happening is to speak the value of the note as you hand it over, "100
>euros", so they can't claim not to have noticed ......[/color]

You forget to mention avoiding pickpockets and the wide spread skimming on ATM
machines.
--

Martin

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  #25  
Vecchio 19-01-2011, 13.31.38
Martin
 
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Predefinito Re: Dutch Money

On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:29:56 +0000, karrensmt
<karrensmt.77c7f88@travelbanter.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>The currency used in the Netherlands is the Euro ...... Euros are
>divided into 100 cents. There are coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents,
>and 1 and 2 euros. There are notes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500
>euros. Please note that some shops do not accept large denomination
>notes.The Dutch Guilder is no longer usable, and no longer can be
>exchanged for Euro.We find it easy to use as there is 100 euro cents to
>1 Euro.As of Feb. 2006., there was 1.25 Euro to the US dollar.There are
>many places to change money in town. Post Offices usually give the best
>rates. The GWK at Central station is also good.[/color]

GWK rates of exchange are near robbery.
[color=blue]
>Compare rates carefully
>at the exchange offices in town. Hotels are usually an expensive way to
>change money. Banks can be slow. There's an American Express on the
>Damrak, and a Thomas Cook on the Dam.Credit cards are not as widely
>accepted in the Netherlands as in many other lands, but it's getting
>steadily better. Always enquire first if you intend to pay by credit
>card.If you have an ATM card. a card for getting money out of a machine
>in the wall, it will most likely work in the Netherlands, so you don't
>need to take traveller's cheques. Check with your bank before leaving
>though. Such cards, certainly if they have a Maestro logo on them, can
>often also be used for direct debit payments in shops, shops that
>display the blue "PIN" sign.Like in all big cities the world round,[/color]

Some ATMs charge for use. Avoid them.
[color=blue]
>there are cheats looking for an easy target. A typical trick in less
>reputable establishments is, if you pay with a note, to give you change
>as if you tendered a note of one denomination smaller. For instance to
>give you change for 50 euros if you give them a 100 euro note, and then
>pretend it was a mistake if you notice. The best way to avoid this
>happening is to speak the value of the note as you hand it over, "100
>euros", so they can't claim not to have noticed ......[/color]

You forget to mention avoiding pickpockets and the wide spread skimming on ATM
machines.
--

Martin

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  #26  
Vecchio 19-01-2011, 13.31.38
Martin
 
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Predefinito Re: Dutch Money

On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:29:56 +0000, karrensmt
<karrensmt.77c7f88@travelbanter.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>The currency used in the Netherlands is the Euro ...... Euros are
>divided into 100 cents. There are coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents,
>and 1 and 2 euros. There are notes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500
>euros. Please note that some shops do not accept large denomination
>notes.The Dutch Guilder is no longer usable, and no longer can be
>exchanged for Euro.We find it easy to use as there is 100 euro cents to
>1 Euro.As of Feb. 2006., there was 1.25 Euro to the US dollar.There are
>many places to change money in town. Post Offices usually give the best
>rates. The GWK at Central station is also good.[/color]

GWK rates of exchange are near robbery.
[color=blue]
>Compare rates carefully
>at the exchange offices in town. Hotels are usually an expensive way to
>change money. Banks can be slow. There's an American Express on the
>Damrak, and a Thomas Cook on the Dam.Credit cards are not as widely
>accepted in the Netherlands as in many other lands, but it's getting
>steadily better. Always enquire first if you intend to pay by credit
>card.If you have an ATM card. a card for getting money out of a machine
>in the wall, it will most likely work in the Netherlands, so you don't
>need to take traveller's cheques. Check with your bank before leaving
>though. Such cards, certainly if they have a Maestro logo on them, can
>often also be used for direct debit payments in shops, shops that
>display the blue "PIN" sign.Like in all big cities the world round,[/color]

Some ATMs charge for use. Avoid them.
[color=blue]
>there are cheats looking for an easy target. A typical trick in less
>reputable establishments is, if you pay with a note, to give you change
>as if you tendered a note of one denomination smaller. For instance to
>give you change for 50 euros if you give them a 100 euro note, and then
>pretend it was a mistake if you notice. The best way to avoid this
>happening is to speak the value of the note as you hand it over, "100
>euros", so they can't claim not to have noticed ......[/color]

You forget to mention avoiding pickpockets and the wide spread skimming on ATM
machines.
--

Martin

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  #27  
Vecchio 19-01-2011, 13.31.38
Martin
 
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Predefinito Re: Dutch Money

On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:29:56 +0000, karrensmt
<karrensmt.77c7f88@travelbanter.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>The currency used in the Netherlands is the Euro ...... Euros are
>divided into 100 cents. There are coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents,
>and 1 and 2 euros. There are notes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500
>euros. Please note that some shops do not accept large denomination
>notes.The Dutch Guilder is no longer usable, and no longer can be
>exchanged for Euro.We find it easy to use as there is 100 euro cents to
>1 Euro.As of Feb. 2006., there was 1.25 Euro to the US dollar.There are
>many places to change money in town. Post Offices usually give the best
>rates. The GWK at Central station is also good.[/color]

GWK rates of exchange are near robbery.
[color=blue]
>Compare rates carefully
>at the exchange offices in town. Hotels are usually an expensive way to
>change money. Banks can be slow. There's an American Express on the
>Damrak, and a Thomas Cook on the Dam.Credit cards are not as widely
>accepted in the Netherlands as in many other lands, but it's getting
>steadily better. Always enquire first if you intend to pay by credit
>card.If you have an ATM card. a card for getting money out of a machine
>in the wall, it will most likely work in the Netherlands, so you don't
>need to take traveller's cheques. Check with your bank before leaving
>though. Such cards, certainly if they have a Maestro logo on them, can
>often also be used for direct debit payments in shops, shops that
>display the blue "PIN" sign.Like in all big cities the world round,[/color]

Some ATMs charge for use. Avoid them.
[color=blue]
>there are cheats looking for an easy target. A typical trick in less
>reputable establishments is, if you pay with a note, to give you change
>as if you tendered a note of one denomination smaller. For instance to
>give you change for 50 euros if you give them a 100 euro note, and then
>pretend it was a mistake if you notice. The best way to avoid this
>happening is to speak the value of the note as you hand it over, "100
>euros", so they can't claim not to have noticed ......[/color]

You forget to mention avoiding pickpockets and the wide spread skimming on ATM
machines.
--

Martin

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  #28  
Vecchio 19-01-2011, 13.35.15
Erick T. Barkhuis
 
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karrensmt:
[color=blue]
>
>... A typical trick in less reputable establishments
>is, if you pay with a note, to give you change as if you tendered a
>note of one denomination smaller. For instance to give you change for
>50 euros if you give them a 100 euro note, and then pretend it was a
>mistake if you notice. The best way to avoid this happening is to
>speak the value of the note as you hand it over, "100 euros", so they
>can't claim not to have noticed ......[/color]

They can't??

They can still claim they hadn't noticed.
They can claim to have 'overheard' you saying so
They can claim the missing 50 euro bill is for "tourist taxes".
They can claim they gave you proper change, and you made the missing
note disappear.
They can claim that they will handle your objection tomorrow, because
they're closed now.

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  #29  
Vecchio 19-01-2011, 13.35.15
Erick T. Barkhuis
 
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karrensmt:
[color=blue]
>
>... A typical trick in less reputable establishments
>is, if you pay with a note, to give you change as if you tendered a
>note of one denomination smaller. For instance to give you change for
>50 euros if you give them a 100 euro note, and then pretend it was a
>mistake if you notice. The best way to avoid this happening is to
>speak the value of the note as you hand it over, "100 euros", so they
>can't claim not to have noticed ......[/color]

They can't??

They can still claim they hadn't noticed.
They can claim to have 'overheard' you saying so
They can claim the missing 50 euro bill is for "tourist taxes".
They can claim they gave you proper change, and you made the missing
note disappear.
They can claim that they will handle your objection tomorrow, because
they're closed now.

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  #30  
Vecchio 19-01-2011, 13.35.15
Erick T. Barkhuis
 
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Predefinito Re: Dutch Money

karrensmt:
[color=blue]
>
>... A typical trick in less reputable establishments
>is, if you pay with a note, to give you change as if you tendered a
>note of one denomination smaller. For instance to give you change for
>50 euros if you give them a 100 euro note, and then pretend it was a
>mistake if you notice. The best way to avoid this happening is to
>speak the value of the note as you hand it over, "100 euros", so they
>can't claim not to have noticed ......[/color]

They can't??

They can still claim they hadn't noticed.
They can claim to have 'overheard' you saying so
They can claim the missing 50 euro bill is for "tourist taxes".
They can claim they gave you proper change, and you made the missing
note disappear.
They can claim that they will handle your objection tomorrow, because
they're closed now.

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