irishjim Posted December 13, 2011 #1 Share Posted December 13, 2011 :mad:Wife and I cruised Norway,Denmark Sweden ect ect. can Anyone explain why most Stores,Cafes,Patio Bars will not accept Euros,only their local money.Around the ports it was ok,Took home a lot of euros.In France everyone took Euros.Is it any wonder they are having problems in the Eurozone.I could have aquired local money if I wanted to,my point is why have Euros if they are not being accepted by local shops?Hope someone knows the answer?:confused::confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrhdhd Posted December 13, 2011 #2 Share Posted December 13, 2011 :mad:Wife and I cruised Norway,Denmark Sweden ect ect. can Anyone explainwhy most Stores,Cafes,Patio Bars will not accept Euros,only their local money.Around the ports it was ok,Took home a lot of euros.In France everyone took Euros.Is it any wonder they are having problems in the Eurozone.I could have aquired local money if I wanted to,my point is why have Euros if they are not being accepted by local shops?Hope someone knows the answer?:confused::confused: I'm not sure if this is a serious question, but countries adopt their own currencies. Establishments in a country that has not adopted the euro won't accept the euro. Not hard to understand. In the U.S., retailers don't take Canadian dollars. Same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcook052 Posted December 13, 2011 #3 Share Posted December 13, 2011 :mad:Wife and I cruised Norway,Denmark Sweden ect ect. can Anyone explainwhy most Stores,Cafes,Patio Bars will not accept Euros,only their local money.Around the ports it was ok,Took home a lot of euros.In France everyone took Euros.Is it any wonder they are having problems in the Eurozone.I could have aquired local money if I wanted to,my point is why have Euros if they are not being accepted by local shops?Hope someone knows the answer?:confused::confused: That's easy; the currency is France is the Euro so of course they'll take it there while Scandinavia have opted to keep their own currencies making spending Euros beyond the ports harder. Why not spend 3 seconds checking that kind of thing out pre-trip rather than blaming others after the fact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayenu Posted December 13, 2011 #4 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Let's assume it's not a troll question, and not a political stir-up. Why would any shop owner needed the pain of going to a bank or exchange place to exchange Euro? Would you like to receive Euro in the US? From my personal experience, US credit cards are widely accepted, and no headache of conversion for shopkeepers, not for how much to charge you, not for how much in tax to forward to the gov't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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san diego sue Posted December 13, 2011 #6 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I had to use credit card in countries where the Euro wasn't used. Didn't want to buy currency for many countries and be left with it, never to use again. However on a recent trip, in tourist areas any currency was accepted. Pounds, Euros, and dollars. An example was Greenland where the Danish money was their money. In Iceland I used American money and Euros. In Russia, they will take whatever you are willing to give them. As a poster pointed out, in U.S. we only take our own currency. To unload foreign currency, you go to a money exchange or bank and are charged a premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted December 13, 2011 #7 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Here are the 23 countries where the Euro is currently the local currency: 1) Andorra 2) Austria 3) Belgium 4) Cyprus 5) Estonia 6) Finland 7) France 8) Germany 9) Greece 10) Ireland 11) Italy 12) Kosovo 13) Luxembourg 14) Malta 15) Monaco 16) Montenegro 17) Netherlands 18) Portugal 19) San Marino 20) Slovakia 21) Slovenia 22) Spain 23) Vatican City Note that Denmark, Sweden, and Norway are not among them. However, when we were in Arhus Denmark There was a local crafts tent set up on the dock which had four cash boxes: Euro, Dollar, GBPound, and local Krone, and all items were price-marked in all four currencies. You got your change back in whatever currency you paid with. A great idea, I thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishjim Posted December 13, 2011 Author #8 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Thank you all for your quick replies.at least I now understand.my mistake thinking that all european countrys took euro:o:o:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted December 14, 2011 #9 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Too funny, I plan to the nth degree and others don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon10156 Posted December 14, 2011 #10 Share Posted December 14, 2011 FYI - On my cruise last year, I found that Turkey and Egypt also prefered Euros to US $, however with all the issues with the EC and the Euro I would have US4 in case. In Kusadasi, many stores had prices in Euros and local currency listed and not US$ (be sure to know exchange rate). Egypt would give you change in local currency if you paid with egyptian pounds or US$ (at least the small local stores). If you paid in Euros the same stores would give change in Euros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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