Exchanging a small amount of Euros

[romeogolf]

When we moved house recently and as a housewarming gift my grandad was going to give me £100. However, following a heated discussion regarding our opposing views on Brexit, he gave it to me in Euros as a tongue in cheek "good luck on the continent!" gift.

I thus have €115.

I've no plans to actually go to any Euro-zone countries in the immediate future and with limited exchange-and-currency knowledge wondered if there was much point in holding on to it for a while or doing anything more useful than taking it to a bureau de change and getting £80 for it.

[Du1point8]

find a friend and exchange them otherwise just keep them.

[bmwmike]

Agree.. consider it an investment as the £ slides further down the greasy Brexit pole.

[Jockman]

Keep it as a memento, like deutsche marks or french francs.

One day someone will ask you what it is.

[mcflurry]

Why not pop it in a safe, until you next have a trip to mainland Europe?

[Armitage.Shanks]

Offer to a friend/work colleague at a reasonable rate or keep them until you need them which is what I usually do.

[zb]

I've used this outfit before www.no1currency.com I did have to venture into a cash converters to make he physical transaction, you'll get £97 for your €115 at current rates

[audidoody]

Day trip to Boulogne?

[abzmike]

Spend them in M&S - I'm pretty sure they take them.
Failing that, spend them in an airport somewhere - They generally take £, $ and € everywhere now.

[bigandclever]

abzmike said:

Spend them in M&S - I'm pretty sure they take them.
Failing that, spend them in an airport somewhere - They generally take £, $ and € everywhere now.

Or Selfridges (any store), or Harrods.

[bmwmike]

bmwmike said:

Agree.. consider it an investment as the £ slides further down the greasy Brexit pole.

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