to pay a small expense will be met with a mix of suspicion and annoyance. 
Have you ever used a 500 euros note?
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Re: Have you ever used a 500 euros note?
No... this is a country where even using a to pay a small expense will be met with a mix of suspicion and annoyance.
to pay a small expense will be met with a mix of suspicion and annoyance. 
Re: Have you ever used a 500 euros note?
Latin countries versus German Countries !Montgomery Burns wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 1:06 pmNo... this is a country where even using a
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Re: Have you ever used a 500 euros note?
No, I didn't use one in the sense of actually paying something with them.
I did track a few when you could still receive them from the banks. However, I always exchanged them for other notes at another branch of the bank.
In 2007 (or around that mark; I'm not 100% certain), my parents sold the car we had back then. The new buyers paid in cash and the majority of the notes were
. But my parents didn't do anything with them apart from depositing the notes on their bank account.
Now with the abandoned and 
being the largest note, I've used for purchases of >5€ a few times, but only at automatic cash registers at my local supermarket. This normally gives 9x 
,1x 
and 1x 
as well as some coins
I did track a few when you could still receive them from the banks. However, I always exchanged them for other notes at another branch of the bank.
In 2007 (or around that mark; I'm not 100% certain), my parents sold the car we had back then. The new buyers paid in cash and the majority of the notes were
. But my parents didn't do anything with them apart from depositing the notes on their bank account. Now with the
abandoned and being the largest note, I've used for purchases of >5€ a few times, but only at automatic cash registers at my local supermarket. This normally gives 9x ,1x and 1x as well as some coins my EBT profile
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If you'd like to contact me, don't hesitate to write a PM to me, or to send an email. I can understand German (native language), English and Dutch
Re: Have you ever used a 500 euros note?
Yes of course - till yet i tracked 20.564 of them 
früher ging es uns gut - heute geht es uns besser -> es wäre besser, es ginge uns wieder gut
tradition ist die weitergabe des feuers und nicht die anbetung der asche
tradition ist die weitergabe des feuers und nicht die anbetung der asche