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May 11, 2014 | 10:07 am
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Hey
(google translate helps me... @:-))
my parents get sick and i fly instead of here to CPH. Last year i do an daytrip and see some from the tourist bus and boat. I know the city are ....ing expensive.
Are there are cheap Supermarkets who accept my CC?
And there are some cheap Restaurants to?
For the 3 Days i dont want chance any money into the local currency.
My friends say the city is an kura.
(google translate helps me... @:-))
my parents get sick and i fly instead of here to CPH. Last year i do an daytrip and see some from the tourist bus and boat. I know the city are ....ing expensive.
Are there are cheap Supermarkets who accept my CC?
And there are some cheap Restaurants to?
For the 3 Days i dont want chance any money into the local currency.
My friends say the city is an kura.
May 11, 2014 | 9:41 pm
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May 13, 2014 | 6:09 am
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I think this is what prompted the Latvian (though it looks like "kuraž" may in fact be Croatian or Serbian rather than Latvian). What were you actually trying to say? How did that word "kuraž" get in there and what is it supposed to mean?
Sorry your parents are unwell - but I don't understand the connection with Copenhagen.
Your questions about supermarkets and restaurants do make sense, maybe one of the Copenhagen locals can advise?
BTW, while Google Translate is undoubtedly useful when trying to decipher a text in a foreign language it should never be used to try and write something in a foreign language - the results are rarely accurate, and are quite often hilarious. My local council tried to put up a multilingual web site using Google Translate and made complete fools of themselves.
Sorry your parents are unwell - but I don't understand the connection with Copenhagen.
Your questions about supermarkets and restaurants do make sense, maybe one of the Copenhagen locals can advise?
BTW, while Google Translate is undoubtedly useful when trying to decipher a text in a foreign language it should never be used to try and write something in a foreign language - the results are rarely accurate, and are quite often hilarious. My local council tried to put up a multilingual web site using Google Translate and made complete fools of themselves.
May 13, 2014 | 12:32 pm
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i speak only german and a little english and i donkt know what my friends mean with.
or some are (for longer) in CPH.
I know in some city some cheap supermarkets and restaurants and i try to help here everybody.
Your questions about supermarkets and restaurants do make sense, maybe one of the Copenhagen locals can advise?
I know in some city some cheap supermarkets and restaurants and i try to help here everybody.
May 14, 2014 | 9:38 am
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Regarding CCs in Denmark, has historically been quite unfriendly toward foreign cards either via fees or not accepting them. Until quite recently (well not sure since I use cash but maybe 10 years) you could only use the domestic Dankort in a regular supermarket. This is still the case in Aldi as of May 2013 based on a Google search.
In any case, Netto is the ubiquitous domestic discount supermarket chain. Their policy is here: http://www.netto.dk/Kundeservice/Pag...g-svar.aspx#N2
0.75% surcharge for Danish CCs, 1.4% for foreign but you can use Dankort and foreign debit cards without a surcharge. But this also true for the "upmarket" store in Dansk Supermarked A/S: http://www.foetex.dk/Kundeservice/Pages/kreditkort.aspx
Aha, this fee structure was imposed by COOP as well in 2011 based on new legislation allowing these surcharges, and these two cover about 95% of supermarkets in DK. http://lokalavisen.dk/supermarkeder-...ler/710069920/
In any case, Netto is the ubiquitous domestic discount supermarket chain. Their policy is here: http://www.netto.dk/Kundeservice/Pag...g-svar.aspx#N2
0.75% surcharge for Danish CCs, 1.4% for foreign but you can use Dankort and foreign debit cards without a surcharge. But this also true for the "upmarket" store in Dansk Supermarked A/S: http://www.foetex.dk/Kundeservice/Pages/kreditkort.aspx
Aha, this fee structure was imposed by COOP as well in 2011 based on new legislation allowing these surcharges, and these two cover about 95% of supermarkets in DK. http://lokalavisen.dk/supermarkeder-...ler/710069920/
May 14, 2014 | 1:43 pm
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Well, I would use an ATM in DK to get cash. However, if you have a debit card rather (e.g. if your ATM card in Germany has a Visa or MC logo) then you can use it without a fee.
But 1.4% is not going to kill you...... The upscale department store Magasin has a nice food store. They won't charge the surcharge.
You will also find that restaurants and smaller shops will hit you with a 3% charge if you use a foreign CC. It's rather unbecoming. I guess Danes don't understand the concept of "cost of doing business".
But 1.4% is not going to kill you...... The upscale department store Magasin has a nice food store. They won't charge the surcharge.
You will also find that restaurants and smaller shops will hit you with a 3% charge if you use a foreign CC. It's rather unbecoming. I guess Danes don't understand the concept of "cost of doing business".
May 15, 2014 | 4:24 am
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If your card has chip and pin you shouldn't have a problem using it in Denmark. I think most European Credit Cards have chip and pin now.
Yes supermarkets charge extra for using a credit card.
But doesn't your bank also charge you for taking money from ATMs?
My bank does when I take out money in another country.
So I think it'll will cost you about the same.
Cheap restaurants : Copenhagen has a lot of pizza and kebab/sharwarma places and they are cheap ( z.B. the street Nrrebrogade has a lot of cheap restaurants ).
http://www.bing.com/maps/#Y3A9NTUuNj...hycmVicm9nYWRl
I don't normally eat in the kebab places as I don't like the quality but I can strongly recommend a sharwarma place on Strget ( the main pedestrian ).
http://www.shawarmagrillhouse.dk
If you come from the Town Square ( Rdhuspladsen ) the shop is the first sharwarma shop you see, only about 30-50 metres from the square.
Their meat is top quality and you get a lot.
39 kr for a sharwarma in pita bread and 49 kr for a sharwarma in durum roll.
The supermarked chain Ftex sells sandwiches ( 30 kr ) and salads and the like.
They also have a bakery in each shop which is a cheap bakery for Denmark.
Yes supermarkets charge extra for using a credit card.
But doesn't your bank also charge you for taking money from ATMs?
My bank does when I take out money in another country.
So I think it'll will cost you about the same.
Cheap restaurants : Copenhagen has a lot of pizza and kebab/sharwarma places and they are cheap ( z.B. the street Nrrebrogade has a lot of cheap restaurants ).
http://www.bing.com/maps/#Y3A9NTUuNj...hycmVicm9nYWRl
I don't normally eat in the kebab places as I don't like the quality but I can strongly recommend a sharwarma place on Strget ( the main pedestrian ).
http://www.shawarmagrillhouse.dk
If you come from the Town Square ( Rdhuspladsen ) the shop is the first sharwarma shop you see, only about 30-50 metres from the square.
Their meat is top quality and you get a lot.
39 kr for a sharwarma in pita bread and 49 kr for a sharwarma in durum roll.
The supermarked chain Ftex sells sandwiches ( 30 kr ) and salads and the like.
They also have a bakery in each shop which is a cheap bakery for Denmark.