Using Euros in Switzerland?

On 29 mei, 12:59, d4g....uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
(*)) wrote:
> <jeremyrh....m> wrote:

> > I've paid for things in Euros in Switzerland when stopping for lunch
> > on trips from France. Generally you get fleeced on the exchange rate,
> > but what do you expect?
>
> You should have paid for it with your nationwide debit card! :)

LOL

I wonder if Nationwide will allow non-residents to have an account?
Intelligent (!?!) Finance don't - the clowns.

B;

Am Tue, 29 May 2007 12:45:53 +0200 schrieb Magda:

> I wouldn't try it if I were you. Paying in foreign currency is illegal in many countries.

*LOL*

No problem in Switzerland, you can even bring a suitcase full of foreign
money to open a bank accout there. They are famous for that ;-)

SCNR,

Frank

On 29 May 2007 04:11:11 -0700, jeremyrh.geom wrote:

>On 29 mei, 12:59, d4g....uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
>(*)) wrote:
>> <jeremyrh....m> wrote:
>
>> > I've paid for things in Euros in Switzerland when stopping for lunch
>> > on trips from France. Generally you get fleeced on the exchange rate,
>> > but what do you expect?
>>
>> You should have paid for it with your nationwide debit card! :)
>
>LOL
>
>I wonder if Nationwide will allow non-residents to have an account?
>Intelligent (!?!) Finance don't - the clowns.

I think I've already suggested to David that he should open a Euro account in
Euroland.
The words tax avoidance came to mind for some odd reason.
--

Martin

On Tue, 29 May 2007 15:41:19 +0200, Frank Hucklenbroich
<Hucklenbroich01@> wrote:

>Am Tue, 29 May 2007 12:45:53 +0200 schrieb Magda:
>
>> I wouldn't try it if I were you. Paying in foreign currency is illegal in many countries.
>
>*LOL*
>
>No problem in Switzerland, you can even bring a suitcase full of foreign
>money to open a bank accout there. They are famous for that ;-)

A famous Dutch footballer put his case full of money down on the floor for a few
seconds and somebody took it.
--

Martin

On Tue, 29 May 2007 17:10:36 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

>Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On 29 May 2007 04:11:11 -0700, jeremyrh.geom wrote:
>>
>> >On 29 mei, 12:59, d4g....uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
>> >(*)) wrote:
>> >> <jeremyrh....m> wrote:
>> >
>> >> > I've paid for things in Euros in Switzerland when stopping for lunch
>> >> > on trips from France. Generally you get fleeced on the exchange rate,
>> >> > but what do you expect?
>> >>
>> >> You should have paid for it with your nationwide debit card! :)
>> >
>> >LOL
>> >
>> >I wonder if Nationwide will allow non-residents to have an account?
>> >Intelligent (!?!) Finance don't - the clowns.
>>
>> I think I've already suggested to David that he should open a Euro account in
>> Euroland.
>> The words tax avoidance came to mind for some odd reason.
>
>That's a bit rude.

Hey! You pay a consultant for advice like that! :-)

Reminds me of somebody who recently discovered that her doddery old parents have
declared all their secret bank accounts on their tax returns this year
--

Martin

On Tue, 29 May 2007 15:41:19 +0200, in .europe, Frank Hucklenbroich
<Hucklenbroich01@> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... Am Tue, 29 May 2007 12:45:53 +0200 schrieb Magda:
...
... > I wouldn't try it if I were you. Paying in foreign currency is illegal in many countries.
...
... *LOL*
...
... No problem in Switzerland, you can even bring a suitcase full of foreign
... money to open a bank accout there. They are famous for that ;-)

That's not the same as paying for a beer in yens or other...

On Tue, 29 May 2007 15:40:06 +0200, Frank Hucklenbroich
<Hucklenbroich01@> wrote:

>Am 29 May 2007 03:39:20 -0700 schrieb Tim Synge:
>
>> I'm going to Switzerland this summer and calculating how many
>> Swiss Francs to take. I wonder whether it is worth my while taking my
>> little stock of Euros with me too?
>
>Yes, you can do that. At least in the bigger cities or near the border they
>do accept EUR in shops. The rate is maybe not as good as in the bank, but
>its possible to use your EUR to pay.

When going by car, you can buy the toll sticker at the border with Euros
(and taking the change in account, for a very reasonable exchange rate).

Regards, Martin

Tim Synge schrieb:
> Now that the Euro is here, I suspect that I am like many people in the
> UK in holding on to spare/excess Euros from previous visits, rather
> than converting currency back to sterling every time I return to the
> UK. I'm going to Switzerland this summer and calculating how many
> Swiss Francs to take. I wonder whether it is worth my while taking my
> little stock of Euros with me too? In other words, (1) is the Euro
> generally accepted in Switzerland and (2) if so, would the prevailing
> rate of exchange make this a good/bad idea?
>
> Thanks.
>

Yes you can spend Euro notes at least in gas stations, hotels and
similar places, but don't reckon on spending your Euro small change that
way. You'll get SFR back in change. It's only worth it if you really
want to use up Euros rather than change money back and forth.
T.


T.

Am Tue, 29 May 2007 20:50:58 +0300 schrieb Markku Grönroos:

> I see little point to carry cash money in euros from the British Isles to
> Switzerland in order to pay for goods and services there.

The OP did have leftover EUR and wants to get rid of them, so it seems a
good point to pay with them in Switzerland.

Otherwise it would make little sense.

Regards,

Frank