I have 600 Swedish Krona and I can't use it

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Can you get to an international airport? They often take a wider variety of currencies than the exchange kiosks in town, although the rates are usually worse.

Can you wire it back to the person? Might ask the bank.

Theoretically, you could find someone planning to go to Sweden and exchange for cash, but that's not legal so you didn't hear that from me.

Ebayska Svenska?

Call your bank. They can tell you where you can exchange it.

Light a cigar with it. Then look melodramatically into the middle distance and say, "it's lonely at the top".

Give me a break! US banks aren't like european banks. I went to wells fargo, one of the countries oldest and largest banks, and they had problems cashing a CANADIAN check!!!!!!!! You want foreign currency? FORGET your average US bank.

As I understand it, most exchange places buy/sell currency like places buy/sell gold. They basically reduce or increase the exchange rate a bit n their favor, and tack on a fee. They DON'T merely charge a percentage, so you should figure the rate from a public and reliable source before checking services.

I still have a few hundred dollars worth of foreign currency. Danish, German, and Swiss.

steve

Serious suggestion: Adie, find a Swedish goods store (IKEA?) and see if they will accept it.

Your local Bureau De Change won't do a conversion for you?

-Chris

It IS legal to exchange currency, and many DO do it, but MOST US banks DON'T! If you are in New York, there are some US backs that, as I understand it, DO do such things. But I checked places in california, indiana. and several other states, and they DON'T!

In EUROPE, last time I was there, EVERYONE exchanged various currencies. It is just one of the little differences.

If you REALLY want to exchange such currency in the US:

1. Friends/neighbors that could use it.
2. SOME shops dealing with precious metals, this includes some jewelry shops.
3. Exchange centers.
4. SOME banks, like a swedish bank, or one affiliated, MIGHT take your currency.
5. SOME branches of banks.

BTW places with customs areas, like some airports, have exchange centers.

So it isn't "can you do it". OF COURSE you can! The question is WHERE, and HOW MUCH. My mother once went to a jewlery store, that sold precious metals, and exchanged currency, and bought some ILLEGAL CURRENCY! It wasn't illegal to buy/sell here, but the producing country forbid its transfer outside of their country! They didn't have MUCH, but she got the money!

Steve

Well, in your country it might be legal. Where I live you can only exchange currencies through a licensed business like a bank or exchange booth.

People exchange with each other all the time, though. It's not like anyone's ever going to know. The problem would be finding someone planning a trip to Sweden if you don't have a lot of Swedes there. Maybe go and hang around outside a Lutheran church. Tell them you want to convert...currencies, that is. (Sorry, bad joke.)

Also, you could mail it back rather than let it go to waste. I think mailing cash is also illegal, though.

I've had a similar problem twice even though both times I was right in the middle of Europe trying to exchange another European currency. Very frustrating. I hope you find a solution.

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i will give you 600 php for it, just to get it off your hands