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Eiffel Tower: Bureau De Change
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  • Updated by kentishgirl on Jan 26, 2005
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  • I cant find the receipt from this exchange desk to give you the name...but I will keep looking!
    In a way it was my own fault...but I was completly p****d off at the attitude of the guy working there at the time!
    The bureau is located next to a souvenier shop just by Bir Hakiem metro station.


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    At Least Do This: I needed some sterling changed into euro as we were about to leave Paris and I knew that the area we were visiting would not have any money change facilities, so I guess you could say I was in a bit of a rush, and not thinking straight...when I change money I always ask "how many Euro will I get for this amount"? In this case I diddnt and boy was I ripped off....big style!

    We were quite short if cash as it was, so I had £80 sterling that I wanted to change...I guessed that would give me about 100euro what with the exchange rate....think again...try 74euro! He gave me a really bad rate, and charged me about 15euro in commission! They have a set commission and then a percentage every euro they change!

    I was stung completley...and in shock!
    The rate and commision board was really hard to see in fairness...stuck on a wall right behind where the guy was sitting so it was obstructed...on the glass frontage they had a sign saying "no transaction will be reversed"...this should of been a tell tale sign straight away...I was almost in tears...the guy was so blatantly rude and just kept tapping at the sign on the glass - and saying "huh...you should have asked me before I changed it"!!

    There was an Italian guy waiting to be served after us, I knew after about 10minutes of arguing with the staff that we would not get our money back...he just diddnt care! We hung around outside the bureau for a while deciding if there was anything else that we could do...when all of a sudden the Italian guy cam out shaking his head and looking at his receipt....Clearly then we were not the only ones!

    Alternative: So....in the future I would strongly suggest that money change transactions are carried out in a bank...and ask what you will get beforehand!
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    Comments for kentishgirl about Paris
    Bilou Wed Feb 6, 2008 14:29 UTC
     sorry, wrong message
    astraltraveller Tue Sep 26, 2006 14:48 UTC
     Wife and I just back from Paris. These guys are a menace! We were approached twice on the steps from SC. Guy grabbed my wrist and I jerked my arm away. We ended up going all sorts of circuitous routes to avoid them. Where are the cops?
    Nemorino Tue Jul 4, 2006 19:26 UTC
     Glad you enjoyed your visits to Paris, in spite of various mishaps.
    Inguuna Sun Jan 16, 2005 13:27 UTC
     Hey, you have very interesting pages about Paris and that warning tip was very helpful.
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