500 Euro Note

Sunnyisland · 23-12-2011 08:17PM #1

In liffey Vally shopping centre today and not one shop would accept my 500 euro note ? Its still legal tender and despite trying to purchase articles valued over 200 euro my money was not accepted.Have to bring it to my bank very annoying indeed.Why wont they accept them from the public if they give them out to the public ?

Professey Chin · 23-12-2011 08:18PM

Too open to fraud

23-12-2011 08:18PM

they don't have to accept it

and they usually dont give them out to the general public

why would you be carrying that much cash around xmas

jaffacakesyum · 23-12-2011 08:18PM

Rich bastard

RoyalMarine · 23-12-2011 08:19PM

they're so uncommon the staff would struggle to validate a legit note to a fake note maybe?

electrobanana · 23-12-2011 08:19PM

First world problems eh..

23-12-2011 08:19PM

Not accepting your €500 note? Bastards. Did you try to barter with a bag of yokes and some heroin instead?

maglite · 23-12-2011 08:20PM

They dont have to accept it as there is no contact until they agree to the sale.

They could however take it and legally not have to provide you with change, should you prefer.

44leto · 23-12-2011 08:20PM

realies wrote: »

In liffey Vally shopping centre today and not one shop would accept my 500 euro note ? Its still legal tender and despite trying to purchase articles valued over 200 euro my money was not accepted.Have to bring it to my bank very annoying indeed.Why wont they accept them from the public if they give them out to the public ?

I know it was taken out of circulation, but I don't know if the ones still out there are still legal tender.

They took them out of circulation because crims found them to convenient for concealing large quantities of money.

FearDark · 23-12-2011 08:20PM

bluewolf wrote: »

why would you be carrying that much cash around xmas

Is that rhetorical?

tricky D · 23-12-2011 08:21PM

Casino or bookies are the best bet for getting them changed. Even banks are somewhat reluctant.

Also the notion of legal tender has been discussed many times. It applies to debts only, not purchases not yet completed.

MarkR · 23-12-2011 08:21PM

Out shopping for diamond shoes?

23-12-2011 08:23PM

FearDark wrote: »

Is that rhetorical?

i meant it's prime time to be mugged and stuff since everyone is shopping

why not use a card...

cosanostra · 23-12-2011 08:23PM

You should have told them to keep the change i bet they would have taken it then

WindSock · 23-12-2011 08:23PM

Probably didn't have enough change to give, or it was only printed on one side, or maybe it's the fact that THEY DON'T EVEN PRINT €500 NOTES!!!

23-12-2011 08:24PM

WindSock wrote: »

Probably didn't have enough change to give, or it was only printed on one side, or maybe it's the fact that THEY DON'T EVEN PRINT €500 NOTES!!!

jealous you never had one?

Chuck Stone · 23-12-2011 08:27PM

Take it back to the bank and ask for... your... money...... back. . . . .

cson · 23-12-2011 08:28PM

WindSock wrote: »

Probably didn't have enough change to give, or it was only printed on one side, or maybe it's the fact that THEY DON'T EVEN PRINT €500 NOTES!!!

O rly?

http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/2/500euronotes_1.jpg

OP ignore the peasants and simply flash ones Visa Gold in future.

Dotrel · 23-12-2011 08:29PM

Carrying around €500 notes is so vulgar! (but I find I can't close my wallet if I use smaller denominations)

saa · 23-12-2011 08:30PM

Oh yeah and when did everyone become too good to carry around briefcases full of 50 euro notes.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 23-12-2011 08:31PM

'I'll think you'll find pal that that's legal tender'. *To be said in a Glasgow accent.

Sunnyisland · 23-12-2011 08:32PM

WindSock wrote: »

Probably didn't have enough change to give, or it was only printed on one side, or maybe it's the fact that THEY DON'T EVEN PRINT €500 NOTES!!!

They print them ok, have a few of them here

:D

Guy:Incognito · 23-12-2011 08:32PM

realies wrote: »

Why wont they accept them from the public if they give them out to the public ?

What shop is giving out €500 notes? 500 is the biggest note so you couldnt end up gettign it in change.

Banks will give dollars to the public. Doesnt mean you can spend them here.

cson wrote: »

O rly?

http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/2/500euronotes_1.jpg

OP ignore the peasants and simply flash ones Visa Gold in future.

Gold Visa? Pah, peasant. If you card isnt black and issued by American Express you may not speak to me.

Conor108 · 23-12-2011 08:35PM

Ive never seen one

rossie1977 · 23-12-2011 08:39PM

according to wikipedia there are almost 600 million €500 notes in circulation around the eurozone

i think i have only ever seen one and that was years ago in a nightclub in athlone

rainbowtrout · 23-12-2011 08:39PM

Conor108 wrote: »

Ive never seen one

I'd bet there's also an awful lot of sales assistants in shops who haven't either so wouldn't know what they look like.

Sunnyisland · 23-12-2011 08:40PM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

What shop is giving out €500 notes? 500 is the biggest note so you wouldn't end up getting it in change.

Banks will give dollars to the public. Doesn't mean you can spend them here.

Never said I got them of a shop, also dollars are not the currency of Ireland the euro is.

Did some business last week and got paid in 500,s, lodged some of them to my account no problem and kept some to spend,better than lots of twenties or fifties or so i thought, PS I was told 200s are no problem

stovelid · 23-12-2011 08:43PM

It was 500 quid. You'd swear it was 5 million the way some of you are going on.

maxfresh · 23-12-2011 08:43PM

realies wrote: »

Never said I got them of a shop, also dollars are not the currency of Ireland the euro is.

Did some business last week and got paid in 500,s, lodged some of them to my account no problem and kept some to spend,better than lots of twenties or fifties or so i thought, PS I was told 200s are no problem

Business eh...either drug dealer or car sales man :pac:

Sunnyisland · 23-12-2011 08:44PM

Conor108 wrote: »

Ive never seen one

http://www.google.ie/search?q=pic+of+500+euro+note&hl=en&rlz=1T4GGLL_enIE411IE412&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=8Nn0Tv-FOMeohAf0rPm4AQ&ved=0CB4QsAQ

Sunnyisland · 23-12-2011 08:45PM

stovelid wrote: »

It was 500 quid. You'd swear it was 5 million the way some of you are going on.

Thanks stovelid.

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