How do I get American money exchanged for foreign money? I live in Florida.?

Question

A friend is going to Paris for her honeymoon and we wanted to go ahead and exchange some money for her as a gift.

Answer 1

Try your local bank, although they may charge you a fee and a lower exchange rate. Check your yellow pages for Currency Exchange office, these are local businesses that deal in exchanging foreign money, sometimes they will charge a smaller fee and give you a higher rate of exchange.

Answer 2

You can get foreign currency at national banks (large banks that are spread across the US, but usually not local S&L's, small banks or credit unions), but you usually have to order it. They might not have it right there on hand. Makes sense, right? We use the USD. What you might be able to do in lieu of that is to get them an American Express traveler's cheque card. They can use it like a credit card, and I believe, even use it at an ATM. That is often the cheapest way to exchange currency abroad, anyway...thru and ATM. Otherwise, give them the cash, because it's going to be a hassle getting it in Euro form in the states. They won't have any problem getting a Euro in...you guessed it...France. (LOL...ok, I'll quit joking).

Answer 3

Depending on your city, many downtown banks will exchange it for you. A lot of smaller banks & branches no longer do money exchange as it is not profitable in small volume. There are change bureaus in the airports, but they tend to charge higher fees.

Answer 4

I know from personal experience that small town Florida banks don't stock Euros, but they might want to order them for you. Larger banks in touristy spots will have them on hand. A Euro costs a little over $ 1.28 today.

Answer 5

Most banks (not credit unions) can do this. Currency exchange places at the airport can sometimes do it also. Or, give her traveller's cheques or a pre-loaded credit card that can be used easily anywhere.

Answer 6

Besides most large banks, try local American Express office.

Answer 7

if you are going out from W Palm Orlando Jax or Miami international, you will find exchange kiosks or your bank can order the currency you want give them advance notice and they will oblige done it many times for russian chinese and euro's

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Try a bank if Juan on the corner won't do it for you.

Answer 10

Most banks will convert for you