High denomination notes and Europe

[Derivative]

Not something that's immediately pressing, but something I've been thinking about for a while.

What is the highest denomination note that shops routinely accept in say, France or Spain?

In the UK a £50 is going to be frowned upon basically anywhere but a bank, I think even buying a car with fifties would seem a bit odd. Is this a quirk shared by other countries or are we just weirdos?

[.Chris.]

500 Euro notes are looked upon with suspicion, but then you're unlikely to come across any as a tourist, as bureaux de change here don't sell them and they're rarely in circulation.
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[Maruchino]

never had any problems with 50's and 100's, never tried a 200 or 500 though

[waffles]

500 Euro notes are often forged so people don't really accept them in shops
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[Maruchino]

[John933]

In all my year's travelling in Europe. I have only once seen someone use a 500 euro note in a shop. Well it was a motor way station. No problem. They swiped it in a machine, and then took it. I on the other hand I find the 50 euro note is no problem.

You don't need many of them. But why carry cash all the time? Get one of them card's that you load up with money and use that.
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[Marmalade]

I just get it out a hole in the wall as required.

Losing or getting mugged for 600 euros would be a huge heartbreak

Getting your card cloned would be a pita but you'd get it back if it did happen
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[621andy]

50s are OK, 100s sometimes cause problems in smaller shops. Wouldn't take anything bigger.

Be aware that UK cards aren't always accepted by foreign machines...especially in France(!)
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[shereen]

Visa cards are used worldwide and pretty much accepted everywhere.
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[c_dug]

Indeed, working in the science museum I see all sorts of weird and wonderful cards from Europe, it is very very rare for us not to accept a European card, can't see why it would be any different the other way around.

Our transatlantic cousins on the other hand ALWAYS pull out an AMEX card first, they're the ones that cause issues.

While were on the subject does anybody here have one card that works both as a debit and credit card? Every couple of weeks I get given a card with debit/credit written on it, when it is inserted into the machine the customer gets the choice of which they want it to be. Cool stuff, I'm fairly certain it's just Spanish people who have them though.
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[Maruchino]

Sometimes I think people live in the dark ages! The world is such a small place now, credit card for everything. Safe / secure / insured / easy to use / universally accepted / card-only petrol stations.

Small notes / change for coffees and snacks and tolls, apart from that it's plastic all the way!

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[fatpies]

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[Maruchino]

[fatpies]

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[shereen]

[Kickstart]

[fatpies]

[Marmalade]

I think shereen was referring to the lack of charges.

I have business accounts with santander and pay about a fiver a month.

Santander UK is separated from santander spain
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[c-m]

Oddly enough Spain has the highest amount of 500EUR notes in the Eurozone. Criminal gangs and dodgy dealers use them for payment.

In reality you're not going to have a problem with any of the notes. It's only UK that gets a bit gay with 50s event though 20s and 10s are more routinely forged.
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