<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Droneklax:
Most people do not need to exchange $ bills into € these days, if they have an ATM card.
But if for some reasons you have to sell your $ ( leftover drug money, etc 
), here is a secret for you:
Use the chinese exchange shops in the 13th arrondissement. They are all mom and pop operations, and give you the best rate in town.
Today they bought $1 for €0.88.
My $900 yielded 792€.
American Express wanted to give me 702€. Thieves.
Metro Tolbiac, Avenue de Clichy, walk half a mile, you'll find them.</font>
You are still getting scammed, $900 should yield €830.07 on todays exchange rate excluding commission. So the mom and pop rate is pretty decent and Amex tried to scam you.