Tip
Carry small change
Break your notes before you need them — in much of the world nobody has change, and a large note can stall an otherwise simple transaction.
Carry small change
Harry’s repeated experience is that small vendors, drivers and even major transport hubs simply do not hold change. Turning up with a large note leaves you either overpaying, waiting while someone goes to find change, or unable to complete the transaction. His advice is to get notes broken down in advance rather than assuming the seller will solve it.
How Harry applies it
Paying for his head massage in Delhi, the exchange stalled on change — and he generalises it on camera: nobody in India ever has change, anywhere you go, even at train stations, so it’s worth getting change beforehand. The same day, his fixed-price shirt purchase in Old Delhi came down to whether he was holding the right notes.
