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Re: Euro vs. US dollars
[Re: GordJosie]
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04/01/2015 03:32 PM
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Euros are not accepted on the Dutch side. On the French side, you CAN use Euros but dollars are accepted everywhere. No real need for Euros at all.
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Re: Euro vs. US dollars
[Re: Dansc]
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04/01/2015 04:56 PM
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Dansc said: make sure you charge everything on a card and have the charge put through in euros to get the best exchange. If not the conversion is up to the establishment and they may be doing the exchange at a rate no where near the current rate which as of 10:30 this morning was close to 1.08 Exactly, we stopped at the Cadisco in SAndy Ground and we could pay at a rate of 1.20 with USD, but on CC it came out to 1.09 (few weeks ago), Anse Marcel same thing, 1.20 USD, but on the CC it came to 1.06. Just make sure you have a card that does not charge conversion or transaction fees. I NEVER use my credit card while on the island, only cash, but this was the first trip where I used it on the French side and while in St. Barths
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Re: Euro vs. US dollars
[Re: kim]
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04/01/2015 05:16 PM
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JohnandBev
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We always take some Euro's, not lots but 100 to 200, if we don't use them all, we bring them home and take the the next yr. This winter bought gas on the french side and the exchange was 1.2 to 1 so used Euro's. Same in the Marigot market when we bought some souvenirs. Bought some pictures on the french side, they started at 1.2 exchange, but after realizig I would use a cc instead if the exchange stayed at 1.2, they changed and came down a bit, so I paid in US.
I think the original poster said they were mostly staying on the french side, so not sure what they are bringing
J&B
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Re: Euro vs. US dollars
[Re: sail2wind]
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04/05/2015 11:00 PM
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sail2wind said: We were in a shop today and a hat was $19 and 15 Euros <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> better run out to a ATM Years ago when Marigot was bustling and had great boutiques and shopping, that's exactly what I had to do when I found the Dior purse I wanted.....it was better to buy (then francs) than to pay on dollars. Fun times....ran to exchange and came back with francs. Guess it had to do with the cost of goods to the boutique.
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Re: Euro vs. US dollars
[Re: BeachKitten]
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04/07/2015 06:52 AM
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Oh yes, those wonderful days of boutique shopping in Marigot with Francs!!!!!
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