Originally Posted by
headinclouds
The post office process sounds easy and simple. Go to a specific branch, show your passport, exchange the notes. Would make sense for the post office to have such a service at the int'l airports, IMO. Why the BOE has such a complex procedure is beyond me, especially for tourists.
The vast majority of people exchanging old notes will be British residents, not tourists, and so it makes sense for the post office to offer the service in locations suitable to them. Having offices in airports doing no other business and paying airport rent would be bonkers, especially as they make no profit from exchanging notes.