Wed Feb 6, 12:11 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the latest example that the U.S. dollar just ain't what it used to be, some shops in New York City have begun accepting euros and other foreign currency as payment for merchandise.
"We had decided that money is money and we'll take it and just do the exchange whenever we can with our bank," Robert Chu, owner of East Village Wines, told Reuters television.
The increasingly weak U.S. dollar, once considered the king among currencies, has brought waves of European tourists to New York with money to burn and looking to take advantage of hugely favorable exchange rates.
"We didn't realize we would take so much in and there were that many people traveling or having euros to bring in. But some days, you'd be surprised at how many euros you get," Chu said.
More here....Posted this in LBN first, not noticing the faint gray print at the top of the article showing it to be almost 2 days old. Thought it was worth re-posting here.
Even I didn't see this coming quite so soon, and I'm quite the pessimist about things like this anymore. :(
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