by :: Cate
According to this video, yes! (Hat tip @chrisguillebeau via @alanperlman)
Do you count your cash the way the video says people in your country do?
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Thanks for this one, Cate! I am definitely an American when it comes to counting cash.
When going to established currency exchanges in India, we were often given big stacks of small denomination rupees with a giant, industrial size staple punched through them! The larger value notes seem to be distributed early in the day, leaving only the smaller notes available for exchange.
@Betsy – I’m definitely American in that regard, too! When I was at a store yesterday I also realized that I expect the sales person to place my change in my hand, not on the counter. I realized this because the sales person, who I don’t think grew up in the U.S., placed my change on the counter, even though my hand was extended. It reminded me of being in Germany, where change is placed in a little dish on the counter, not in your hand.
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@Sylvia – Thanks for your comment! I haven’t been to India yet, so I have to ask …with the staple holding all of the small denomination rupees together, how did you pay for things? Did you take the staple out after leaving the currency exchange or rip off the bills as needed?
I just took a look at your website – what beautiful shawls!!
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@Cate – Often we had to separate the rupee notes by removing the Giant Staple with something such as a key. But, for larger purchases we could just pass along the stapled bundle as payment. I got into the habit of taking along a black day pack when we visited Thos. Cooke as they would hand off huge bundles of notes in one of their bright Red shopping bags – just what you don’t want to carry out onto the street!
One other tip – take little moistened hand wipes or cleaning gel as the currency is really dirty.
Thanks ever so much for your comment on my shawl site – greatly appreciated!
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