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Old 02-02-2014, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by theorem painter View Post
I don't know what you need them for but I have always found the easiest way to get them is to go to the ATM at the first European airport that you land.
We do that too, but a couple of caveats... don't use a cc to get $ from the atm as they will start charging you interest from the point of sale. Use a debit card. Second, you will be assessed a surcharge over and above the exchange rate if you are using a debit card tied to a bank account that doesn't forgive foreign transaction fees. (Same thing with cc purchases unless you have a cc that doesn't charge a foreign transaction fee--Amex is the worst, BTW).

We do a fair amount of foreign travel and so opened a Schwab bank account, which issues a debit card with no foreign transaction fees and which reimburses us any atm fees. You have to open a brokerage account too, though. We put a small amount into brokerage as the bank account bennies made it worthwhile. I think there are other banks that will do the same.

OP didn't answer how many euros he needs. I have a few.
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