Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/24

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Eurotrip Question
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:00:21 +1000
References: <COL119-W553A5559061E71252F3BF082180@phx.gbl> <23a0a61f0907230849q43eb5850j7acf43ea6669b816@mail.gmail.com> <2C5DB42A199164CD3FBE6C42@scarborough.isc.org> <ED84893953B5E30671499B21@scarborough.isc.org> <458539AB-21AD-43B2-BB54-C007E7AD8C60@btinternet.com> <2805764E3A554C84DE462B6A@scarborough.isc.org> <4A68B5B6.5020206@wanadoo.nl> <3cad89990907231931s3bcbd77bob2b28b054c139ce5@mail.gmail.com> <4A69815C.7030608@gmx.de>
 
Leica in Solms takes Mastercard, in Euros. I just happen to know ;-)

2009/7/24 Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de>

>
> Here in Germany, stores and restaurants much prefer direct debit cards
> (Maestro, now accepted almost everywhere in the EU) drawing directly on 
> your
> account (with PIN, or without PIN but card ownership confirmed by
> signature). There is also a chip on most cards that can be credited from
> your account and makes the card usable in lieu of cash - mostly used for
> telephone boxes, parking, bus-tickets and the like.
>
> VISA and Mastercard are accepted, but VERY reluctantly.
>
> However, for most transactions up to around 500 euros, cash rules.
>
> Cheers
> Douglas
>
>
> --
> Cheers
> Geoff
> Alles was eine gute Kamera braucht / Everything a good camera needs:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
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