Best place to change EUR (cash) (and others)

[dowie]

Found some EUR in a draw last night and a few other currencies from previous holidays, I really should cash them in.

I'm in London, can get into central London in 10 mins on the train from where I live, is this the best place to look (has a network of multiple branches).

https://www.thomasexchangeglobal.co.uk/

Or are there any other recommendations?

Also, I assume booking online to click and sell first is cheaper usually than just turning up to the shop?

 

[Jean-F]

Found some EUR in a draw last night and a few other currencies from previous holidays, I really should cash them in.

I'm in London, can get into central London in 10 mins on the train from where I live, is this the best place to look (has a network of multiple branches).

https://www.thomasexchangeglobal.co.uk/

Or are there any other recommendations?

Also, I assume booking online to click and sell first is cheaper usually than just turning up to the shop?

I always used “Thomas exchange” in the past, best rates I ever found, but I never sold any € or $ back to them, I always kept them as I thought that I was bound to go to Europe or the U.S. again.
I could be wrong, but I think that you get a better rate when ordering on line.
I’d park my cab on the rank at Liverpool Street if using that branch, but Canary Wharf was better, rank always had spaces.
There’s a branch on the ground floor of London Bridge Station too.

 

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Don't you have family over in Europe? Could sell them your Euros and get a better price no?

 

[Feek]

What sort of quantity are you talking about? Just stick 'em in a pocket and go into any Bureau de Change or Post Office when you're next out and about. For the difference in exchange rates, it's probably not worth the bother of making a specific trip somewhere to exchange it.

 

[dowie]

I always used “Thomas exchange” in the past, best rates I ever found, but I never sold any € or $ back to them, I always kept them as I thought that I was bound to go to Europe or the U.S. again.
I could be wrong, but I think that you get a better rate when ordering on line.
I’d park my cab on the rank at Liverpool Street if using that branch, but Canary Wharf was better, rank always had spaces.
There’s a branch on the ground floor of London Bridge Station too.

Cheers Jean, I think I'll probs go with them then.

Don't you have family over in Europe? Could sell them your Euros and get a better price no?

I guess I know a couple of Bulgarians and could ask them if they want to give me £50 for those ones but it's not going to make a huge difference, might as well do them all in one go.

What sort of quantity are you talking about?

Not a huge amount or anything about £200 worth in EUR and like approx £50, £100 etc.. amounts in some other currencies (Bulgarian, Hungarian, Latvian). It's a few hundred £s in total, I probably won't make a special trip but I do live in London so it's easy enough to go to nip to a decent place.

Could hold a little bit back for airport taxis for next holidays etc.. but don't really need that amount in a draw.

 

[Jean-F]

Cheers Jean, I think I'll probs go with them then.

Could hold a little bit back for airport taxis for next holidays etc.. but don't really need that amount in a draw.

Took me a second or two there, draw? I thought that you were talking about a raffle, or pulling names from a hat, then the one cent euro coin dropped, you meant drawer!
You are my wife’s long lost brother, and I claim my £5.00.

 

[Tefal]

Tesco and Debenhams used to be decent

Online rates are usualy better than in store for all of5hem though

 

[dowie]

Took me a second or two there, draw? I thought that you were talking about a raffle, or pulling names from a hat, then the one cent euro coin dropped, you meant drawer!
You are my wife’s long lost brother, and I claim my £5.00.

Oops, I'm quite possibly dyslexia tbh... though was never tested for it as a kid, autocorrect/spell checkers usually save me but not in cases like that!

Tesco and Debenhams used to be decent

Cheers, will take a look.