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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 2147036, member: 39"]But that would require traveling outside the US. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> As for the exchange rate, oh well. The euro started at a rate of 1.17 ($ per €) in January 1999, had its record low in October 2000 ($0.82 per €), had its record high in July 2008 ($1.59 per €) and is now at $1.12. I would not buy much in/from the US these days, but by and large the rate is OK while, say, $1.50/€ was not ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Denmark has its own currency (the krone) but the DKK is tied to the euro via the Exchange Rate Mechanism. In any case, there is hardly any need to exchange euro (or dollars, etc.) into kroner. For a trip, get a little cash, and let your plastic do the rest. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Sure, there will be a foreign usage fee (or whatever that is called) but as long as you pay in your "home" currency, that is still a good deal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 2147036, member: 39"]But that would require traveling outside the US. :D As for the exchange rate, oh well. The euro started at a rate of 1.17 ($ per €) in January 1999, had its record low in October 2000 ($0.82 per €), had its record high in July 2008 ($1.59 per €) and is now at $1.12. I would not buy much in/from the US these days, but by and large the rate is OK while, say, $1.50/€ was not ... Denmark has its own currency (the krone) but the DKK is tied to the euro via the Exchange Rate Mechanism. In any case, there is hardly any need to exchange euro (or dollars, etc.) into kroner. For a trip, get a little cash, and let your plastic do the rest. :) Sure, there will be a foreign usage fee (or whatever that is called) but as long as you pay in your "home" currency, that is still a good deal. Christian[/QUOTE]
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