In article . com "oly" writes:
Only drug dealers need a note of that size. Of course, Dutch banks are
probably quite comfortable handling drug money - as long as they can
make something on the transactions.

Oh well. How do you propose the Dutch pay for, say, a 5000 Euro second-hand
car? A credit card will not be accepted (and it may be beyond the limit on
the credit card; it is on mine). A debit card might work if your limit is
high enough, but people with a high enough limit on the debit card in general
do not buy such a second hand car; and the limit is not high enough on my
card). Checks are almost not used in the Netherlands. Or do you think they
should show up with a stack of 100 50 Euro notes?

I wonder what I should have done when I had had to pay for my current car
in cash (37,500 Euro). As the case was I could transfer the money from
my account to the dealers account before the car was handed over, but
that can take a week, not a good proposition when buying a second-hand
car.
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