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Money exchange scums
- 4-12-2008
- Categorized in: Money Exchange
I must warn the tourists in Prague and other big cities about the pathetic scums who prey on unsuspecting bargain seeking/ greedy Dollar/Euro/Pound Sterling carrying people by offering them a rate sufficiently above the rates offered at other office exchanges. Happiness about the deal just concluded soon turns into despair and anger when they discover they have been given Hungarian Forint in stead of Czech Crowns. The 100 Pounds they have just shortly parted with is now worth some 10 Pounds.
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#7
A jP
Said this on 8-24-2010 At 12:34 am
watch out for all the change bureaus too, they advertise no commisison or charges but the rate mysteriously drops when you hand over your cash, I only used it because the cash machines only had large notes and I wanted lest the thirty pounds. I swear the rate on the board was 28CZ yet mysterioulsy became CZ 20.8 - this was the one near Charles Bridge
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#6
Ljohnson
Said this on 4-2-2010 At 06:02 pm
I am from US, have the best service by getting cash from local cash machine. Credit cards take care of all of the exchange rates. Not too costly either.
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#5
nicky
Said this on 2-3-2010 At 12:14 am
Heading over on the 28th of feb for my 40th. Thanks for the heads up.
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#4
FK
Said this on 11-7-2009 At 09:16 pm
If you need money in Prague, just make a withdrawal at the cash machine. That way you will have official exchange rate, you will get crowns and you don't have to carry around too much money. The price the bank charges is not very unreasonably high unless you withdraw 100 CZK.
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#3
j paul
Said this on 7-14-2009 At 05:35 am
When changing money please watch out for the change offices on Wenceslas Square which are probably operated by Russians, they are thieve. They advertise something else, and charge huge commission.
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#2
Chris Elkington
Said this on 7-3-2009 At 04:56 pm
If something seems too ood to be true, it usually is!!!
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#1
j taylor
Said this on 11-10-2008 At 08:44 pm
Thank you for this, we are soon to visit Prague and will look out for these things.
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