Agree. I went cheap at the reputable bank at the airport and only got about 100 Euros. I figured I could hit an ATM right away after landing in Venice (but there was a SNAFU)so I had to give the cabbie most of my Euros. Our hotel was on the outskirts of venice right next to train station. ATM was about a15 minute walk ---so I'll use a credit card for our train tickets --- some Tren Italia kiosks are finicky and it wouldn't take any of my Visa or Mastercards without a PIN ( I never use them to get cash). So I had to bag the hotel for some cash that I would repay after getting into Venice proper. SO, my long winded moral of the story is the US exchange rate from a major bank wasn't too bad and I should of got 300 Euro's to get me started and not sweat that day.