Exchanging Money in Mumbai during the currency changeover
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Exchanging Money in Mumbai during the currency changeover
I am in Mumbai and changing money is hard and Thomas Cook is gouging people. If you go to
the "State Bank of India", not the central bank of india or any other variation, you get the
best rates. Also when you buy your railway tickets you get a good rate. I exchanged at the
airport (wrong counter - they had 3, but only one said State Bank of India, it had the
longer line and I should have known.) Right now all you can get is the new 2,000 rupee notes
at any place (plus the odd money in 100 rupee notes.) There are no new 500 rupee notes and
all the 1000 rupee notes are being taken out of circulation on quota. DO NOT take 500 or
1000 rupee notes for change! Here are my experienced exchange rates for 100 Euros (the
Dollar is a little less)
Bad counter at airport 6,120
Thomas Crook 6,300
Hotel Desk 6,500
State B. of India 7,017 Cashed 200 Euros, probalby could have done more.
Railway Station 7,100 but you have to buy a ticket and only 100
The State B of India that I went to is on Horiman Circle.
I have heard that Goa and other smaller places is near impossible to change money - will
keep you updated. Going to Pune next week, Kolhapur, the Goa
the "State Bank of India", not the central bank of india or any other variation, you get the
best rates. Also when you buy your railway tickets you get a good rate. I exchanged at the
airport (wrong counter - they had 3, but only one said State Bank of India, it had the
longer line and I should have known.) Right now all you can get is the new 2,000 rupee notes
at any place (plus the odd money in 100 rupee notes.) There are no new 500 rupee notes and
all the 1000 rupee notes are being taken out of circulation on quota. DO NOT take 500 or
1000 rupee notes for change! Here are my experienced exchange rates for 100 Euros (the
Dollar is a little less)
Bad counter at airport 6,120
Thomas Crook 6,300
Hotel Desk 6,500
State B. of India 7,017 Cashed 200 Euros, probalby could have done more.
Railway Station 7,100 but you have to buy a ticket and only 100
The State B of India that I went to is on Horiman Circle.
I have heard that Goa and other smaller places is near impossible to change money - will
keep you updated. Going to Pune next week, Kolhapur, the Goa
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Additionally, go to the door at state bank and tell them you want foreign exchange, international, which is on the 1st floor (2nd floor to US people and not the mezzanine in between them) You should not have to stand in line.
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Thank you for the updates. Out relatives in India are having a very hard time now. My SIL who is about 72 yrs.old said its too hard to wait in the long lines. I get the idea which is to ferret out under the table money and tax it but it seems the way the govt. is going about it is poorly thought out. It looks like many will simply lose their money due tot he govts. incompetence.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...ia-s-cash-woes
Well, this partly answers my question. ATM machines have to be converted to make room for different-sized notes! Free S'bux to the queues of people@Neve miss a marketing opportunity!!
Well, this partly answers my question. ATM machines have to be converted to make room for different-sized notes! Free S'bux to the queues of people@Neve miss a marketing opportunity!!