yeah i had trouble with those. when i went to a store to change it into smaller notes, they looked at me like i was trying to give them fake money. later the guy at the store explained to me they had lots of problems with the 500 euro note, it was the most forged euro banknote and you could only realistically change it at the bank. anyone else would look at you like you were a gang member trying to pass counterfeit money
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