bhic wrote:

No, I wish I was Sagres, but I am serious

....oh dear bhic

Benidorm............
Didn't you think it strange that, wherever you bought your euros from never asked where you were going and just took a fistful of notes out of the drawer and counted them out ?
Come to think of it,why didn't the miserable s*ds ever tell you that you could keep your euros and use them elsewhere in Euroland ??

I always keep my money to spend next time. Also the €1 coins can be used in supermarket trolleys here in the UK - keep a euro in your purse and you never have to go to customer services for 'change for a trolley'. In some holiday airports you need a €1 coin for a luggage trolley so it's handy to have one in your pocket when you arrive

We change most of ours back except hubby keeps one coin of each value for his beloved coin tin. (It only sees daylight when he wants to add coins to it) However the mere suggestion that its rubbish has him launching a speech about the countries they've come from.

Sagres wrote:

Didn't you think it strange that, wherever you bought your euros from never asked where you were going and just took a fistful of notes out of the drawer and counted them out ?

No, I just always ask for X amount of "Spanish Euros please". And I have always been given crisp brand new Spanish Euros, so that is why I assumed what I did. How silly can one be And no, no one has ever mentioned to me that I can use them anywhere in "Euroland".

Gary ... just in case there is still some confusion, you won't be given "crisp brand new Spanish Euros", as the Euro notes have a common design and do not show individual national identities.

Only the coins show individual national identities and banks and exchange bureaux in the UK rarely issue Euro denomination coins. Those who do will not sort them by national identity, because it would be too time consuming and pointless, as they can be used in all Euro nations irrespective of national identity shown.

So when you buy Euros, you are buying Euros, not Spanish Euros.

David

So when you buy Euros, you are buying Euros, not Spanish Euros.

Many thanks. You would have though that the Cashier would have said something to me about there being no such thing as 'Spanish Euros' would'nt you. But I guess they are too busy to correct me. They hear the word 'euro' and thats all they really need to know. I'm going to see if I can find some of my previous transactions slips though, because I am almost sure it mentioned on these somewhere that they were selling me 'Spanish Euros' But then that can't be so can it. I really do feel vey silly about this now.

You would have though that the Cashier would have said something to me about there being no such thing as 'Spanish Euros' would'nt you

Perhaps they did Gary, but felt it was like Euro-nating in the wind !!

David

I'm going to see if I can find some of my previous transactions slips though, because I am almost sure it mentioned on these somewhere that they were selling me 'Spanish Euros'

If I were you, Benidorm, I'd keep my head down and my mouth shut and hope that nobody else notices.

Euro-nating in the wind

There's got to be something, somewhere, in the forum rules about this !!!

Euro-nating in the wind

There's got to be something, somewhere, in the forum rules about this !!!

Sod the rules that just cracked me up and deserves an oscar.

sanji x

I don't mind other people laughing, afterall, although I feel somewhat embarrased, it is very funny. I have been asking for Spanish Euros, in the same way that I used to ask for Spanish Pesatas, Greek Drachmas, Cypriot Pounds, US Dollers, and so on. I would say the name of the country and the name of the currency. But as I travel to Spain and Greece a lot I will no longer be changing any left over Euro notes back to GBP's now. I can now see there is no point. They will come in handy for my next trip, no matter where in Euroland that may be.

Someone has mentioned that a One Euro Coin can be used in supermarket trolleys, I thought the one euro coin was slightly larger than a £1 coin, although I appreciate they do look very similar. But surely there is a weight difference? Anyway, I have a Charity Token that I use for supermarket trolleys.

Someone has mentioned that a One Euro Coin can be used in supermarket trolleys, I thought the one euro coin was slightly larger than a £1 coin, although I appreciate they do look very similar. But surely there is a weight difference?

I shop in Morrisons and I know their trolleys have a coin slot with a picture of a £1 coin and a €1 coin - and I know I've used my 'trolley euro' at other supermarkets too. I think Asda and Tesco both take €1 coins in their trolleys.
I had a tiny one cent (euro) coin, and daughter put it in her memento box because it was so small and 'cute' - I think she plans to stick it in a scrapbook one day with ticket stubs and photos, and also a French franc coin from when we went Disneyland Paris just before the euro came in, it was only worth about 10 pence (exchange rate was 10 francs to the £1 at the time) so it was worth keeping just as a reminder of old currencies. I also have one of those peseta coins with a hole in the middle (25 pesetas I think) which I keep on my keyring - all nice reminders of good holidays

BHIC

That is the reason we keep our euros, because if you holiday in euro zone you don't have the hassle of keep exchanging them. As mentioned in my earlier post we normally holiday in Tenerife but hubby takes the kids skiiing normally to Austria or Italy early in the New Year and then my eldest son holidays all over with his mates from Spain to Greece, Canary Islands etc. Any euros we have left over just go in a tin and whoever in the family is next to go away they take them, then when they come back they place any unused euros in the tin and so on and so on........

Jackie

at home i put all my change under 50p in a gallon bottle which i then convert to euros for my holidays.
so when i am away i empty my pockets every time i get back to my room and put all the small change under 1 euro in a pot - i cant be bothered to try and sort out small change when i go to a bar or restaurant - and leave it for the chamber maid. this will usuallly amount to quite a bit over even 7 nights -last time it came to about 15 euros - and the girls at all the hotels i've stayed at fully deserve that.
i dont think that they would be insulted by that sort of tip.

cyberspacekadette wrote:

I also have one of those peseta coins with a hole in the middle (25 pesetas I think) which I keep on my keyring

What an excellent idea. I have got one of the coins with a hole in the middle. Can't recall if it is a pesata coin until I retrieve it from my tin, but I'm going to put it on my keyring now. I like that idea.

I think she plans to stick it in a scrapbook one day with ticket stubs and photos

Ah, that is cute. It will be a nice momento for her when she gets older and the pesata coins are ancient history.

well if you listen to my lad.. they are ancient history now!!!