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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KSorbo, post: 1904239, member: 56370&quot;]I had the same experience when I was an exchange student in Moscow in 1993.&nbsp; I took a bunch of small denomination bills with me but didn&#039;t realize that they needed to be crisp.&nbsp; I did manage to unload the worn ones when I took a trip to the Baltic republics, as they accepted bills regardless of condition.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There was so much inflation during that time that even though the pay phones still cost only 15 kopeks, I had to buy the coins for 15 rubles because they were hoarded and sold at a premium.&nbsp; Small change in general was a problem.&nbsp; I remember buying a Snickers bar for 450 rubles and paying with a 500 note and being given a stick of gum as change.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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