Trying to buy something online from a store in france..need help?

Question

Hi! I am trying to buy something online from a store in france (www.lamarelle.net) My total came to 59,68. I was wondering is that comma used as a dot or is that really 5,968 euros. I only bought paper stuff (Notebook post card etc.)

Thanks!

Answer 1

yeah the , is used as a . so it is 59.68

but i would try adding all the stuff you bought just in case

Answer 2

In France (and in many other countries), we write numbers in a different way than you do in the US.

A comma (,) separate the integer part of the number from the rest, when in the US, you have a dot (.) instead.

Also, in France, there is no comma to separate the thousands.

Example : a number in the US written this way : 1,439.45

would be written this way in France : 1 439,45 or even sometime 1439,45

So your total is 59 euros and 68 cents, or 59.68 Euros ;)

To know more about the decimal separator : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_sep...

more than half of the world uses the comma instead of the dot.

Hope this helped!

Answer 3

It means 59 Euros and 68 cents. Unless the website lets you pay it in another currency.

If the number was large they would use spaces in between a few digits, normally every 3 digits.

Answer 4

Heyy

I had a simular problem somewhere else,

It is 59,68€uros  

They use a comma for the price instead of a full stop (.) For A reason i don't know! Which can make it more confusing as it seems to look as if the comma is making it look like a "thousand" unit.

according to  "xe.com"

The exchange rate is from 59,68 € is

Approximatly If you live in my country  (UK) - £48 or

USA US$ 87

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Hope this helps