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I havnt had used any cash in any visits in the past few years. altho not sure how you'd pay the 200kr when they talk about they are a virtually cashless society. I'd be happy paying 200kr for the toilets as long as the money was being used to help infrastructure and things to help reduce the impact of the tourism boom on the environment there. Where was this charge @Chipper ? I used a loo at Seljalandsfoss but dont remember being charged but that was a few years ago now, i know there is a parking charge now. I bought a fair few sandwiches in supermarkets and don't remember them being that expensive and the exchange rate was worse than it is now - what supermarkets were you going to? There was one with roast beef, mustard and crispy onions that was so goodwhich tourists centres did you visit with the £15? (just interested where these prices are, so i can avoid!!)
Hi - the 200Kr for a pee was at Gullfoss. If you bought food in the cafe, this pee was free but as we had just had breakfast and prices were steep, it was cheaper to go to the separate loos and pay - turnstile. On our way to the Snaelfellnes [sp?] peninsula, in the midst of a long drive, we came across a petrol stop -no personnel - and a loo. There was a person employed in the block to collect 100Kr from every cross-legged tourist! There is no parking charge there but you are right about Seljalandsfoss having a car park fee.
As for sandwiches in supermarkets, we went to just about everyone we came across because I cannot eat any alliums [onions, leeks, garlic etc etc] so was rarely able to eat in a cafe; very few places were willing to give that a try for me. The pre-packed sandwiches were all around 1500Kr with minor variations. In the end, we made up picnics a lot. The tourist bit at Geysir was the most helpful but my hot chicken sandwich and chips was around £20 [@130Kr to the £] and the pizza my other half had was a pound or two more. The toll tunnel between Reykjavik and the ford where our hotel was for a couple of nights did allow cash. The tourist centre on the Sn. peninsula did not have any food but the loo was free. We didn't get lunch until 5pm that day, not realising that there wouldn't be food. We did find a great bakery in Reykjavik on the street that we walked down from the cathedral - it's on Trip Advisor - it was very busy. Totally delicious cakes. Parking in the multi storey for 6 hours on a Saturday in Reykjavik was..£2! We had imagined that this would be extortionate - a pleasant surprise and we were able to use most of our coins up on that. Hope that helps.
- the other times i went in 2013 (think exchange rate was about 210isk then!) and earlier in 2015 i didn't buy from a shop as we did the same as you and made our own sandwiches - but as it was just me on the other trips and they were only a few days, it would have resulted in wasted food unless i ate a whole loaf of bread myself lol but def the best option with two people 
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- but not from 10/11 as that's notoriously overpriced and, i don't know if its still the case but they were putting the prices up in the evening! The prices had put me off going since 2016, but a company is running a trip from a)my local airport only 15mins away and b) direct to the north which is v rare so it's won me over.