Where can I change $50 notes into smaller notes?

[Fifteen15]

It seems a lot of shops don't even like accepting $10 notes, they often ask if I have anything smaller. Where can I go to change the $50 notes into smaller change? Or can I just go into a supermarket, buy something small and say I don't have anything smaller then they would have to give me change?

[rarky]

Most banks will exchange your 50's for smaller denominations, as will the currency exchange vendors (for a small fee usually). If you try and pay for a meal at a restaurant or something at a mini-mart, and they don't have change, they will normally send someone out to get change for you. Just stand your ground and say that you don't have change.

It is definitely a good idea to carry mostly small denominations and will save you a lot of time and hassles.

[Sheryl]

I usually go into a phone shop and buy a phone card. Never had a problem breaking even a $100 that way.

[phuketrichard]

any money changers or go into a shop, buy a coke and open it, then they have to give u change :-)

[ambient]

In Sihanoukville you can change in Samudera market.