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Best place to get canadian dollars?

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  • 05-01-2013 4:59pm
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    aN.Droid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭


    Hey there,

    So I am off to Vancouver the 27th and am looking to change my euros to dollars.

    Does anyone know the best place with the least amount of commission for changing the cash?

    Also the last time I was in Canada was 5 years ago, has the cash changed since then? I heard it is plastic now? Is every note plastic or just some?

    Thanks for any help you can give!


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    JustRoss23
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    Hopefully someone can recommend a good place as i was just thinking this meself. are you going to bring cash with you?


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    aN.Droid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭aN.Droid


    JustRoss23 wrote: »
    Hopefully someone can recommend a good place as i was just thinking this meself. are you going to bring cash with you?

    Gonna bring some cash with me probably about 500 dollars. Maybe a bit more and keep the rest in the bank.

    Always handy to have some cash on you.


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    horse7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,735 ✭✭✭horse7


    Any updates on this one.


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    Frostine
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭Frostine


    I would say any bank would be your best bet to exchange money. Only the $20, $50 and $100's are polymer so far, but the $5's and $10's will be coming this year I believe.http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/bank-note-series/polymer/ Here's some examples.
    And the $1 and $2 coins are called "Loonies" and "Toonies". The dollar coin has a picture of a Loon(water bird) on the back, that's why it's called a Loonie and Toonie just rhymes and it's $2.:)


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    horse7
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    Is there a best deal out there to buy canadaian dollars,are all the banks the same, i know the post office do not sell c/dollars.


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    Calgary22
    Registered Users Posts: 451 ✭✭Calgary22


    Cuurency fair mate is the best all round much better then any bank rate.


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    horse7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,735 ✭✭✭horse7


    Do they sell cash.


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    Calgary22
    Registered Users Posts: 451 ✭✭Calgary22


    no done over bank transition set up an account with them and transfer that way cuts out the middle man i.e the banks so we make more profit:D


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    horse7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,735 ✭✭✭horse7


    Could i get an english translation of that.


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    #11
    Skinnykenyan
    Registered Users Posts: 306 ✭✭Skinnykenyan


    Canada???

    .... Ill get my coat

    Post office maybe?

    Edit: post office dosnt it seems


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