Money in Canada
I am roughing out plans for a trip from Florida to Alaska in mid 2015. What is the best way to pay your way thought Canada? Are debit cards widely accepted? Should I convert green backs into Canadian ...
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Gonzo42 wrote:
I went to Vancouver island to see Borchard Gardens (great) but when I spent USD there they always gave me change in Canadian coins. Refused to give me US coins, saying is was a rule or law, I forget which. Kind of a funny thing, not a big deal, but I wonder what little trick that is all for.
It could be that there was not US change. It could be rules of the store, they mix all the change together in the till. It could be the time spent to pick out US change. Other places keep change separate because they have to separate it to go to the bank. They don't worry about trying to figure out the exchange rate on change.
When we go to the US we have never been allowed to use Canadian change. I keep two change purses for each currency. Think of it being a convenient thing that you can use US coin here.
