Some small retailers that include transatlantic tourists
and other jet-setters among customers are accepting euros
as the dollar's value dwindles worldwide.
Washington Post Staff Writer Alejandro Lazo reports today
that a small falafel shop in D.C.'s Adams Morgan district
has joined the trend.
Scott and Arianne Bennett, who own a Mediterranean sandwich
shop, "are joining a number of businesses in tourist-heavy
areas that have begun accepting the euro and other foreign
currencies," he reports.
The store hasn't made any significant practical changes to
accommodate the currency.
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"Conversion sheets are kept near the store's cash register
for employees manning the counter. Dollar prices on the menu
are converted at the register, and change is returned in dollars.
The couple's local Bank of America branch accepts deposits
of the foreign currency at no additional charge," according
to the story.
The trend is catching on. In tourist-laden Dupont Circle,
Claude Taylor, a 44-year-old photographer who owns a studio
there, began accepting euros last week for prints of his travel
photography.