money exchange

[John Upton]

hi ,
got back from icmeler last tuesday 15th sept, stayed at the diva hotel and dined at the Chef and the three bells both good value for money and the staff are very friendly,what i would like to point out is exchange money igot 2.38 lira first time but went acouple of days later i was handed 219 lira for £100, i came out and relised mistake i returned and the person said i had left 20lira i had not i questioned the amount and he counted out 213lira u said the exchange was 238lira he said that ihad to pay tax, this is the first i have paid tax in all the years i have been coming to icmeler ,has any one else had this problem.

[reesy1959]

Never had to pay tax for money exchange in Turkey.

Where did you exchange it?

[Fanny]

me neither - though I beleive it's not unheard of to have to pay a fee if you are changing a cheque?

[John Upton]

hi at the money exchange in the square upthe road from icr office

[stevew]

Hi I've only used the exchange once, Nieve I know, got stung never again.
Supermarket under ICR every time
Steve

[reesy1959]

Exchange offices will charge - always use the supermarkets or bars for the best exchange rates with no tax or commission.

We usually use our Nationwide card now as there is no commission in Turkey and you get the international bank rate, always more than you get in resort.

In June, the exchange was 2.4 5and we were getting from 2.5 from the ATM machines using Nationwide.

[blondie]

Yes, if you use the proper exchange offices they will charge you tax or commission - best to change it in the bars or supermarkets, because you get a better rate anyway and no commission. The wee minimarket under the ICR offices always has one of the best rates.

[geordie susie]

hi, if its the exchange place i think you are talking about then my daughter was ripped off there too the one just past the old leather shop its now a hairdressers. i checked her change when she came out and it was 50 lira short so i went back in and i knew he had ripped her off, the boss was sat behind him he could see how angry i was at his attitude and i vowed never to go back there. we are all going in 2 weeks time 9 of us, finally persuaded my mam to come after 6 years!!! cant wait to show them all the things we rave about just hope the weather is nice enough to enjoy it

[Fanny]

we always take ££££££££s and get them exchanged in supermarkets or bars we know - never been charged commission

am almost sure on here somewhere a while back that someone wrote a cheque to be exchanged into TL and was charged a fee - for the tax/fee that the restaurauteur would have to pay???

[Chris]

I changed some sterling at the supermarket below ICR this week,everybody else was offering 2.40,they gave me 2.44.

[andytaj]

We had the same problem with that exhange office, when our son went in there.

I was in the ICR office talking to Donna and told her about it. She said go back and ask them what they were playing at.

The man said there was a 7% tax. I stood my ground and told that as he had not mentioned this at the time (It was only 10 minutes previous) I wanted my sons sterling back. I held my ground and he eventually succumbed and gave me the sterling and I returned my sons Lira.

I meant to post this as a warning, but due to having tooooo much fun in Icmeler, it slipped my mind.

We always got 2.40 to the £ at the little shop by the Elvis bar.

Let this be another warning to newcomers to Icmeler.

Andy and Tracey

[sirkyboy]

The first time we came to Icmeler, we got almost stung at the change place on the main road, not far from Titanic.

First time, it was all nicey nicey, got the right amount of money as he said we would, and he gave us a card, and said we dont need our passport anymore.

The next time we went there, he shorted us a 20, counted it out twice in front of us, then put it in a little bag thing.

Luckily, I'm a very mistrusting git, and so I got it our and re-counted it in front of him, and lo and behold 20 lira missing. He miraculously found it on the desk under a book or something.

After that we used different offices and didn't have any issues.I then read on here, that supermarkets are the way to go, and never looked back.

The next year we stayed in Marmaris, and my dad went to use a change office, and guess what, they robbed him of a twenty. He listened to me after that, and started chagning his money at the supermarkets.

[salford_steve]

I changed some sterling at the supermarket below ICR this week,everybody else was offering 2.40,they gave me 2.44.

Supermarket below ICR is never getting my custom again. Fair enough you get a good exchange rate but bought 600 lambert and butler on my last day, when I got home and opened a carton they are total fakes and disgusting. So be warned don't buy cigs from them. I have bought them from the supermarket near Kurt Apartments in the past and they have been fine.

Steve

[reesy1959]

I changed some sterling at the supermarket below ICR this week,everybody else was offering 2.40,they gave me 2.44.

Supermarket below ICR is never getting my custom again. Fair enough you get a good exchange rate but bought 600 lambert and butler on my last day, when I got home and opened a carton they are total fakes and disgusting. So be warned don't buy cigs from them. I have bought them from the supermarket near Kurt Apartments in the past and they have been fine.

Steve

I would never buy any cigarettes or tobacco in resort, I always buy at Cardiff Airport or on the plane.

[salford_steve]

Usually change my money and buy cigs from supermarket near Kurt Apartments they know us well and we never have any problems. I will know next time stick to what you know.

Steve

[Fanny]

I changed some sterling at the supermarket below ICR this week,everybody else was offering 2.40,they gave me 2.44.

Supermarket below ICR is never getting my custom again. Fair enough you get a good exchange rate but bought 600 lambert and butler on my last day, when I got home and opened a carton they are total fakes and disgusting. So be warned don't buy cigs from them. I have bought them from the supermarket near Kurt Apartments in the past and they have been fine.

Steve

sorry to hear about that, but to be honest I don't think it's just that one supermarket
in my experience, the majority of UK brands sold in Icmeler are fake - either that or they use some exotic blend especially for the Turks hehe
so on the way out, I buy a supply on the plane and if i run out of those during my stay, I buy Turkish brands - that way I know what to expect and they are cheaper than the UK brands

On the return home, I always get my cigarettes oand on the return home, I get them at duty free at the airport - they are about the only thing that's cheap at Dalaman

[salford_steve]

Well I'll be buying them from the aiport in future, as I said always bought them from Victoria Supermarket near Kurt apartments and never had a problem and I was always convinced they were genuine as I couldn't tell the difference. I am going to keep hold of them and when I go back in June the guy in this supermarket is going to have them thrown back on his counter.

Steve

[blondie]

That'll teach you to stop smoking

[salford_steve]

That'll teach you to stop smoking

You could be wright.

Steve

[Chris]

Theres always one Steve.