A 500 Euro note?

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   Just come from the supermarché around the corner from the hotel I am staying in this weekend. Got to the till, unpacked my basket onto the belt. The couple in front of me had a bill of around €30 and wanted to pay with a €500 note! I have never seen one before, neither I suspect had the woman on the till. Various levels of management were summoned, eventually with note checkers. Then they had to find enough change to enable them to complete the business. All that took six or seven minutes.

Has this ever happened to you?

Obviously the notion of payment by card has some way to go içi en France.

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cubsur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Online Points: 26924	Post Options Post Reply Quote cubsur Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: A 500 Euro note? Posted: 13/August/2021 at 16:48
	Just come from the supermarché around the corner from the hotel I am staying in this weekend. Got to the till, unpacked my basket onto the belt. The couple in front of me had a bill of around €30 and wanted to pay with a €500 note! I have never seen one before, neither I suspect had the woman on the till. Various levels of management were summoned, eventually with note checkers. Then they had to find enough change to enable them to complete the business. All that took six or seven minutes. Has this ever happened to you? Obviously the notion of payment by card has some way to go içi en France.
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peteknopp Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Contributors Joined: 20/December/2006 Status: Offline Points: 3432	Post Options Post Reply Quote peteknopp Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13/August/2021 at 17:01
	When there were more in circulation they were known as Bin Ladens - seldom seen! Had a couple thru work years ago but dont often see the yellow 200's either


AJSUGGY Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Regular Joined: 11/April/2020 Status: Offline Points: 233	Post Options Post Reply Quote AJSUGGY Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13/August/2021 at 19:11
	Same here the only way I could use it was to pay it into my bank. Even then I got some strange looks.

Richardk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 29/July/2008 Status: Offline Points: 760	Post Options Post Reply Quote Richardk Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16/August/2021 at 22:11
	Its only use is for dodgy dealings - they have no other use