jonathanforman
25.Jun.2009 09:43 hrs
I have a forthcoming trip to China planned.
Does anyone know of a good place around Friedrichshain/Kreuzberg to change my Euros into Yen?
Many Thanks.
Jonathan
JeffZ
25.Jun.2009 09:44 hrs
Here's a hint: they don't use yen in China.
Krieg
25.Jun.2009 09:46 hrs
And another thing: It is better to bring Euros and exchange them directly in the destination.
HAL9000
25.Jun.2009 11:37 hrs
And the next thing. 1 Chinese yuan = 0.146329 U.S. dollars.
If you want to bring some with you then try the Euro Exchange place in the Alex train station.
HAL9000
25.Jun.2009 13:01 hrs
Banks don't generally have an exchange desk these days and when they do one must order the money and banks don't generally have cash desks and banks don't generally have much of their own money anymore either.
Darkknight
25.Jun.2009 13:19 hrs
Depends on your bank and how much of the foreign currency you need.
My bank has USD,CAD,GBP,CHF and a few other of the big ones. If you need up 10000 Eur
in these currencies, then your good to go. Anything over that and you need to order more
which usually takes 48-72 hrs.
cantenaccio
25.Jun.2009 13:22 hrs
Here's a hint: they don't use yen in China.
lmao
Krieg
25.Jun.2009 13:24 hrs
You could put the money in your account and then take it again in the ATM, wow, I am so smart.
About taking big quantities from the bank, the other day I went to my bank to take 9k and I did not inform them before, I was totally expecting that they would tell me to come back the next day to pick up the money, instead they solved the problem by allowing me to take all the money from the ATM using some special cards they programmed for me.
adamkirchner
25.Jun.2009 15:07 hrs
What about just taking cash out of your Euro account at the ATM once you're in China?...
ATMs usually have the best exchange rates anyway.
HAL9000
25.Jun.2009 15:26 hrs
Have you ever tried using a Chinese ATM?
JeffZ
25.Jun.2009 15:52 hrs
I hear their money slots are sideways...
Krieg
25.Jun.2009 15:56 hrs
Have you ever tried using a Chinese ATM?
Is this a serious question?
HAL9000
25.Jun.2009 16:09 hrs
Yes because believe it or not they are not as straight forward as you would expect.
Krieg
26.Jun.2009 07:30 hrs
Well, what's the problem with Chinese ATMs then? If it is the language, every Bank of China's ATM will switch to English when you put your foreign card in.
alohaberlin
26.Jun.2009 17:11 hrs
As a backup, be sure bring Euros in cash with you in case you choose the ATM option, but it doesn't end up working over there for whatever reason.
Also, though you probably already know - most major hotels in China take credit cards these days and have money exchange desks with competitive rates right in their lobbies.
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