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Is it safe to carry cash and make payments by cash in public?

April 26, 2017carry cash PAYMENTS public safe

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Is it safe to carry cash and make payments by cash in public?

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Overwhelming majority of people and companies in Ukraine are used to cash payments. All stores, supermarkets and markets prefer cash, in gryvnas. Apartment owners prefer cash in dollars; hotels majorly accept cash in gryvnas. Many foreign guests bring about a $1000 cash in dollars, and go to currency exchange offices to exchange it to gryvnas. If this sum is over, they go to ATMs and withdraw cash in gryvnas from their Visa or Master cards. (There are practically NO ATMs accepting American Express). If you do not display all your cash money in the middle of a noisy, crowded bazar (local market), there is practically no risk of being pick-pocketed. In central cities, it is quite safe. Situations with foreigners being pick-pocketed happen rarely.