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Can you tell me, please, how is it better to pay by card or cash in Paris?
I'm going from 01/04/2011 to 01/10/2011 on a bus tour from Lviv with 2 days in Paris. Please share how best to pay with a visa card or cash? Do they do this? I would be grateful if you could tell me inexpensive stores or stocks. Thank you!!!
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Unfortunately everything is expensive in Paris. But you can organize a good shopping in Prague (if your tour includes this city). When paying by card, there will be an exchange of dollars for euros. Currency conversion on the card takes place at a lower rate. Plus, the bank will write off another service fee - all the numbers will be given to you at the bank or ask them for a printout of the price lists for servicing the card.
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answered 14 years ago
As a rule, payment by bank transfer (card) is CHEAPER than cash (there is payment for human labor). But with non-cash, there is a conversion fee and a bank percentage. Travel to Europe with a Euro account. You can open it in 10 minutes in any reliable bank. Accordingly, the conversion from dollar to euro (and the loss of money) will be eliminated by itself ... Take a Visa, and not, for example, a Maestro ... it's more convenient ... From January 4, sales are everywhere in European countries, discounts reach up to 90%. In the same stores in different countries, prices can also be different!
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answered 14 years ago
It is possible and so, and so. But still, it is better to have at least some supply of "cash" (it is better to withdraw a little from an ATM upon arrival). Hindu sellers in souvenir kiosks (and they are the only ones sitting there) may refuse to accept your card if you buy souvenirs from them for less than 50 euros. I myself went to Paris with a dollar "Visa" two months ago. The conversion from dollars to euros is automatic. As far as I know, the commission is taken only when you withdraw money from an ATM, paying for goods with a card in a store, you do not pay a commission. Sometimes, it was even more profitable to pay with a card (I ordered an SMS banking service at the bank, with each purchase I received a message about the withdrawal of money and the account balance). But, there was also an unpleasant incident when I "finally" bought a large sum in a supermarket, and the saleswoman could not withdraw money from my card - I had to scoop out the last little thing from my wallet, and then run around the Champs Elysees in search of an ATM :(
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answered 14 years ago
We had both a card and cash ... For small purchases, of course, it is more convenient to pay in cash ... and then ... how to tip from a card?
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answered 14 years ago
I agree, you need to have cash with you for souvenirs in shops, or, for example, for food in the markets, and a card to pay for more serious purchases. From my own experience, I know that the amount of cash more than 20 euros confuses sellers, there is not always change, and 50 and 100 euro bills generally drive into a stupor, take, look at it like a curiosity!
Another important thing: you must have a card when traveling around the country, all roads are toll, terminals do not accept cash, only a card!
Another important thing: you must have a card when traveling around the country, all roads are toll, terminals do not accept cash, only a card!
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answered 14 years ago
Thank you all for your answers! I think I'll take it this way and that. I'll come and share the news.
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