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19-01-2011, 13.31.38
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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.
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Martin
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19-01-2011, 13.31.38
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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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19-01-2011, 13.31.38
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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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19-01-2011, 13.31.38
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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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19-01-2011, 13.31.38
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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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19-01-2011, 13.31.38
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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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19-01-2011, 13.31.38
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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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19-01-2011, 13.31.38
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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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19-01-2011, 13.31.38
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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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19-01-2011, 13.31.38
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|
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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