Do you still take foreign cash anymore?
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So am off to Austria on Sunday for a fortnight of snowboarding at St. Anton.
Just remembered i don't have any Euro's, was going to order some, but then thought what am i going to likely need actual cash for?
Even when i was in the US last year pretty much all tips etc was done by card and brought most of my dollars back home with me.
So do you still take any foreign cash with you?
Just remembered i don't have any Euro's, was going to order some, but then thought what am i going to likely need actual cash for?
Even when i was in the US last year pretty much all tips etc was done by card and brought most of my dollars back home with me.
So do you still take any foreign cash with you?
I don’t usually abroad but a fair few of the mountain restaurants in St Anton only take cash. Not all of them but enough that I’ve seen it cause issues last year and the year before.
It’s an odd one there. Some of the places that took cards before COVID only take cash now when the rest of the world is the other way around!
It’s an odd one there. Some of the places that took cards before COVID only take cash now when the rest of the world is the other way around!
Soft Top said:
I don’t usually abroad but a fair few of the mountain restaurants in St Anton only take cash. Not all of them but enough that I’ve seen it cause issues last year and the year before.
It’s an odd one there. Some of the places that took cards before COVID only take cash now when the rest of the world is the other way around!
This. I had exactly the same experience skiing in Gerlos last year. It’s an odd one there. Some of the places that took cards before COVID only take cash now when the rest of the world is the other way around!
V8 Stang said:
So am off to Austria on Sunday for a fortnight of snowboarding at St. Anton.
Just remembered i don't have any Euro's, was going to order some, but then thought what am i going to likely need actual cash for?
Even when i was in the US last year pretty much all tips etc was done by card and brought most of my dollars back home with me.
So do you still take any foreign cash with you?
I always take Euros to France with me, but rarely (if ever) need them. It's just an old fashioned habit of not wanting to be 'stuck' somehow. I never use cash in the UK and only ever have my iPhone with me - I don't carry cards either. France (and Austria) is much the same as the UK, even in the rural farmers' markets you can use a phone to pay. Just remembered i don't have any Euro's, was going to order some, but then thought what am i going to likely need actual cash for?
Even when i was in the US last year pretty much all tips etc was done by card and brought most of my dollars back home with me.
So do you still take any foreign cash with you?
But I still take cash with me.
Nope.
Just done Athens, Tenerife, and Lisbon. I could even have left the cards at home. Every single purchase using Apple Pay.
Also went to Malaysia at Christmas and thought it prudent to get a few Ringgits for the islands for taxis etc. But ended up frantically trying to spend them at the airport on the way home.
Cash is pretty much just for the black economy wherever you go.
Just done Athens, Tenerife, and Lisbon. I could even have left the cards at home. Every single purchase using Apple Pay.
Also went to Malaysia at Christmas and thought it prudent to get a few Ringgits for the islands for taxis etc. But ended up frantically trying to spend them at the airport on the way home.
Cash is pretty much just for the black economy wherever you go.
I regularly visit my Granddaughter and her family who live in Germany, and always take a few hundred euros. Unlike the UK cash is still regularly used in Germany.
Next month it’s Lanzaroti where I will only use cash for a taxi, a beer or coffee and tips.
No matter what country we visit I always have cash, just in case there is a problem with cards.
Next month it’s Lanzaroti where I will only use cash for a taxi, a beer or coffee and tips.
No matter what country we visit I always have cash, just in case there is a problem with cards.
I don't carry cash in the UK, the only place that I ever visit that's cash only is a barbers, but only for a haircut once a month, so easy to prepare cash for.
We've done 8 Europe trips in the last 12 months and always take some cash. Every shop/restaurant has taken cards (Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland etc) however we did find a few street vending stands that didn't, which I was surprised about. Quite a few at the Vienna Christmas markets were cash only.
We didn't need a lot, but it did help just taking 50 euros in a wallet out every day, just in case.
We've done 8 Europe trips in the last 12 months and always take some cash. Every shop/restaurant has taken cards (Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland etc) however we did find a few street vending stands that didn't, which I was surprised about. Quite a few at the Vienna Christmas markets were cash only.
We didn't need a lot, but it did help just taking 50 euros in a wallet out every day, just in case.
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