India Rupee

[kiwitezza]

Had a couple of customers from India today. Their visa card had no credit and they had no US$. I accepted India rupee ( first time ever ) as payment 7,000 rupee in total.

Just been to 3 different money changers and all said no to changing into Thai baht.

Whats the go here? Should I try the main bank branches etc?

[khwaibah]

Bangkok Bank

http://www.bangkokbank.com/BangkokBank/WebServices/Rates/Pages/FX_Rates.aspx

[tingtong]

Bank should change it.

[kiwitezza]

Bangkok Bank

http://www.bangkokbank.com/BangkokBank/WebServices/Rates/Pages/FX_Rates.aspx

I'll shoot down there tomorrow...cheers

[wigantojapan]

banks if they will change it will only change 500 rupee bills. having said that there are a lot of fake 500 rupee bills so they might not even change them.

[arunsakda]

Funny experience a few months ago, got into a Taxi at Swampy heading for Sukumvit and the

driver pulled the god damned no meter routine.

Dude turns around and screams "YOU GIVE ME 500 RUPEE !" What??

(I'm a Yank who has occasionally been mistaken for German and Russian, don't think I look at all Indian. 500 rupee would have been a good deal

if it included highway toll and tip!)

[kiwitezza]

Finally managed to change the 7 1,000 rupee notes I had. Siam Commercial Bank would not change them so i went to Bangkok Bank. They pulled out a folder with different rupee notes on it..after a couple minutes they changed it into baht..lesson learnt.

[Rama]

It is illegal to take India Rupees out of India......Indians are supposed to change to another currency before exiting India.....the bank did you a favor.........

[kiwitezza]

It is illegal to take India Rupees out of India......Indians are supposed to change to another currency before exiting India.....the bank did you a favor.........

Thanks for the heads up..I know not to accept Rupee as payment from now on..

[Terry McEjut]

I have had no trouble buying and selling INR with Bangkok Bank. Here's the receipt from the latest purchase.