End of trip and still have too many euros

use them to pay your hotel bill?

Already paid. Was wondering if I should trade back here or wait till US

Keep them for your next trip.

Eat a meal in the airport. It'll take it all.

Donate them to me.
I'll send you a private message with my address.

Save them for your next trip. You probably got those Euros at a pretty good rate. We typically bring several hundred Euros home from a trip to use the next time.

Should I exchange them here at a bank or wait till I get back to the states?

Either way you will lose big, both now for that exchange, and again when you need Euro for the next trip.

When is the next trip? Money isn't making any interest at the moment so putting them in a jar for the next time would be the cheapest.

Changing them back is the most expensive.

I hope your daughter feels better...

Bring them home and save for next trip or sell them to someone who may be traveling to Euro. We always bring home a couple of hundred so we have them when we land the next time in Europe.

You will get hosed regardless of where you exchange them. I would save them for the next trip (we always bring a few hundred back as it makes the next trip easier) or if you know you are not likely to travel any time in the reasonable future, then let your circle of friends know you have them and will sell the bills to them at the current exchange rate (or current exchange rate plus 1% your probable cost).

Although it can be a very reasonable cost to get Euros from your bank's ATM partner, it's always a rip-off to exchange back with a human being. Try to discard the belief that you are a hedge-fund, currency investor trying to make a killing. Rather, you will try hard to visit Europe again in the next few years. And you will then escape exchange costs at the beginning of that trip. We always have at least a hundred Euros on hand, but we travel quite often.

I don't usually spend more money on my last day than on my first, but to each her own.

Here is what we do. We always try to come home with at least 100 to 150 euro for the next trip. The rest we sell. Several options. No indication where you are from. If you have a local Rick Steves' travel group meeting in your area, attend a meeting and someone will buy them from you. Sell at the going Interbank rate that you can get on line or in the paper. It is good deal for both of you. If no group, then check around with friends and neighbors who might be traveling in the next six months or so. If you pass word someone will take them. I would trust putting a note here and selling to someone on this board. I posted once on this board and within 24 hours had a pm and buyer that was local. Meet at a Panera and exchanged them. Would not use ebay or Craig's list.

If you sell to a currency exchange (only option in the states) in Italy you will lose roughly ten percent on the transaction. It is very doubtful that you local bank will buy euro and again, you lose a good percentage in the transaction. It is an easy problem to solve. Good luck.

We always buy Aperol and/wine at the airport duty free shops. That uses some euros. If you do buy liquor, make sure you put it in your luggage at your US entry point, if you need to transfer to another flight

I agree with saving them for your next trip.

Anybody looking at the exchange rate today?!

There's no such thing as too many euros!

If you are near a travel group meeting, you might be able to exchange them there. Or meet up with a forum poster (don't know where you live, but someone might be in driving distance?

Yvonne,

Pure curiosity here, so answer only if you want to.

I understand from your OP that the reason you have so many Euros is that you couldn't do your planned activity on your last day because unfortunately your daughter was ill (Hope she is better now, or at least healing).

Your other post says that you have about €500 over.

What kind of a missed activity would have cost €500 if you had done it?
Asks he whose daily budget for 2 seniors is usually about €150 including everything - food, room, entertainment.

I'm at a loss. And curious.

I'll swap you $510 for your Euros