This was the first time the general public had been able to get their hands on the euro and they did so with great enthusiasm in all the participating countries. The rush when banks, post offices and other points of sale opened was such that two thirds of the kits had been sold in under a week and in some countries the kits were sold out within 48 hours.
L'empressement a été tel aux premières heures d'ouverture des banques, bureaux de poste ou autres points de vente que les deux tiers d'entre eux ont été vendus en moins d'une semaine et que des pénuries sont apparues dans certains Etats au bout de 48 heures.