Originally Posted by flyingcat2k
I would like to note that if you are hung up with only Euros in a non-Euro country, many merchants will take your Euro and give you change in the local currency. The rates are absolutly horrendous and I could only see doing this in dire straights or emergencies.
Yeah, your adivse is correct. You can also often pay with $$$ but always the same problem that you get awful rates. So something like this should be avoided.