Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Calis Beach Forum => Calis Beach Questions and Information => Topic started by: Madbaz on June 16, 2014, 20:56:13 PM
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Can anyone advise . Last year it we found it best to change money over in calis at the jewellers . Is it still the case this year
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Yes. You'll almost always get a better rate in Turkey than in the UK.
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You'll always get more in a change office in Fethiye and more again in a Turkish bank. ( you'll need passport if you don't have a bank account at the branch)
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If you are in Calis and don't want the hassle of going to Fethiye, the jewellers always give a very good rate. However, although the change shop in Calis advertises a slightly lower rate, as I explained in an earlier post, apparently this is not set in stone, is only for tourists and we can haggle to get the price up above the jewellers' rates!!!!! :( >:( Rip off Turkey at its best. :o
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Not being able to haggle up a poor exchange rate isn't evidence of rip off Turkey but being able to is?
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cheers folks for the advice will try both see what i can get
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Scunner, the point I am trying to make, obviously unsuccessfully is - that I assumed (obviously wrongly) that the change shop was, apart from the banks, the only legal way of changing currency. When the man from the shop sees us coming out of a jewellers, asks what rate we got, told us it was illegal for the jeweller to exchange money, then tells us that the exchange rate on his huge illuminated sign is for "tourists" and that we, as regular visitors could get a higher rate if we haggled, (as explained in a previous post) then yes, I consider that is a rip off for tourists and also for regular visitors like ourselves, who change currency at "illegal venues" knowingly to get a better deal then are told we can haggle at the legal ones for an even higher one!!!!! And now I am starting to sound like Jacqui. :o
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In Calis last week the rate advertised at the change shop moved from 3.4 on Monday to 3.5 lira on Saturday.
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And now I am starting to sound like Jacqui. :o
Be careful Sadler or you'll have KKOB calling you Your Highness :)
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Little excursion place between Joseph's and the opticians giving 353 today on the front 351
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Some people may worry us regulars get their money in illegal manner, however, we feel better once we go and buy fake bags,wallets,belts sunglasses... Now I am starting to sound like ....no idea !!
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??? ??? ??? :D